autoruns mistake

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I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning, withnot
so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i knew what
was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to the system
restore to undo the mess I made.
I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it can
load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do this till
doomesday comes.
Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc back
to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
 
Re: autoruns mistake

It sounds like you disabled the Userinit entry at:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

You need to access the registry and restore this value. Is your machine
a standalone or is it part of a network?

John

Larry wrote:

> I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning, withnot
> so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i knew what
> was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to the system
> restore to undo the mess I made.
> I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
> password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
> listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it can
> load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do this till
> doomesday comes.
> Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc back
> to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Did you try booting to the Last Known Good Configuration? Tap the F8
key just before Windows starts to boot to get to the boot options.

John

Larry wrote:

> I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning, withnot
> so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i knew what
> was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to the system
> restore to undo the mess I made.
> I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
> password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
> listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it can
> load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do this till
> doomesday comes.
> Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc back
> to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Larry wrote:

> I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
> withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i
> knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to
> the system restore to undo the mess I made.
> I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
> password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
> listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it
> can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do
> this till doomesday comes.
> Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc
> back
> to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry

Some things to try:

1. Try Last Known Good Configuration. Repeatedly tap F8 as the computer is
starting to get to that menu. Use your arrow key to select LKGC.

2. See if you can get into the built-in Administrator account. In the logon
box, enter Administrator and whatever password you originally assigned. If
you didn't assign a password, then leave it blank. If you can, run System
Restore.

3. If neither of those things works, try enabling some of the services you
disabled from the Recovery Console. Boot the computer with your XP install
disk and choose "R" to start the Recovery Console.

Using the Recovery Console - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654/

The Recovery Console will want the password for the built-in Administrator
account.

4. Or you could try a Repair Install.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - Repair Install
How-To

In any case, if you have important data on the drive that you haven't backed
up, I'd pull the drive and either put it in an external USB enclosure or
slave it in a working machine and retrieve the data first.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Larry wrote:
> I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
> withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING)
> that i knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I
> can't get to the system restore to undo the mess I made.
> I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
> password, never done that before. I put in my username which is
> already listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but
> before it can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my
> logon. I can do this till doomesday comes.
> Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my
> pc back to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry

http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/997822.htm


RESOLUTION
===========

Using the recovery console, copy userinit.exe to wsaupdater.exe to allow log
on
capability to be restored, and correct the registry data manually.

Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the
Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the
CD-ROM
drive if you are prompted to do so. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen
appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.

If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation
that you
want to access from the Recovery Console. When you are prompted to do so,
type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank
(which is likely the case if Windows XP was preinstalled by your computer
manufacturer), just press ENTER. You should now be in the Windows
installation folder. Note this location, as it will be necessary for steps
later in this article.
At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing
ENTER after you type each line:
cd system32
copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe
exit

For the detailed informaiton on how to install Recovery Console, you may
visit the
below article in Microsoft knowledge base:

307654 How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307654

At this time, remove the startup floppy or CD-ROM from your system, and boot
into
Windows XP. Log on to the system using an account with administrator-level
privileges, and edit the registry using this information. It is recommeded
that a
registry backup be created prior to continuing. Information on how to do so
can be
found at

HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP and Windows
Server
2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=322756

Click start, then run. Enter
regedit
and click OK. Using RegEdit, expand
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
Microsoft
Windows NT
CurrentVersion
Winlogon
Locate Userinit in the value column, right-click this item, and choose
modify.
Replace
"wsaupdater.exe" with "userinit.exe," (do not use quotes, and ensure the
trailing
comma is present as shown) and click OK. Exit RegEdit.

Restart your computer, and log on to the system using an account with
administrator-level privileges.

Go to My Computer, then to the System32 folder (usually C:, then Windows,
then
System32). If Explorer prompts that removing files from these areas is not
recommended, click to continue. Locate and remove wsaupdater.exe, and delete
this
file.

--
Mir Sajjad Mehdi
Microsoft XP Platform Support
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Hey John Yes my system is a stand alone desktop and yes I tried different
boots safemood, safemode with command prompt boot ot last known good
settings. If I had a boot disk maybe?????? I don't know a whole lot about
computers, enough to make messes. I tried to boot from xp setup disk as well
something about recover consoul. Don't know anything about dos commands. Any
how

"John John (MVP)" wrote:

> It sounds like you disabled the Userinit entry at:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>
> You need to access the registry and restore this value. Is your machine
> a standalone or is it part of a network?
>
> John
>
> Larry wrote:
>
> > I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning, withnot
> > so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i knew what
> > was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to the system
> > restore to undo the mess I made.
> > I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
> > password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
> > listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it can
> > load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do this till
> > doomesday comes.
> > Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc back
> > to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Thanks for getting back with me. I have tried to boot to last known good
config. would'nt do anything for me. I have not tried the admin account I'll
try that next. I also tried the recovery consoul but don't know anything
about dos commands

"Malke" wrote:

> Larry wrote:
>
> > I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
> > withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i
> > knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to
> > the system restore to undo the mess I made.
> > I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
> > password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
> > listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it
> > can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do
> > this till doomesday comes.
> > Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc
> > back
> > to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>
> Some things to try:
>
> 1. Try Last Known Good Configuration. Repeatedly tap F8 as the computer is
> starting to get to that menu. Use your arrow key to select LKGC.
>
> 2. See if you can get into the built-in Administrator account. In the logon
> box, enter Administrator and whatever password you originally assigned. If
> you didn't assign a password, then leave it blank. If you can, run System
> Restore.
>
> 3. If neither of those things works, try enabling some of the services you
> disabled from the Recovery Console. Boot the computer with your XP install
> disk and choose "R" to start the Recovery Console.
>
> Using the Recovery Console - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654/
>
> The Recovery Console will want the password for the built-in Administrator
> account.
>
> 4. Or you could try a Repair Install.
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - Repair Install
> How-To
>
> In any case, if you have important data on the drive that you haven't backed
> up, I'd pull the drive and either put it in an external USB enclosure or
> slave it in a working machine and retrieve the data first.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>
>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Clark... wrote:

> Larry wrote:
>
>>I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
>>withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING)
>>that i knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I
>>can't get to the system restore to undo the mess I made.
>>I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
>>password, never done that before. I put in my username which is
>>already listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but
>>before it can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my
>>logon. I can do this till doomesday comes.
>>Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my
>>pc back to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>
>
> http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/997822.htm
>
>
> RESOLUTION
> ===========

<snip>

That solution deals with the wsaupdater.exe problem, it is very unlikely
that the OP is dealing with wsaupdater.exe and the solution offered will
not likely to fix anything.

John
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Hi again well the administrator account would'nt work either Next tip

"Malke" wrote:

> Larry wrote:
>
> > I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
> > withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i
> > knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to
> > the system restore to undo the mess I made.
> > I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
> > password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
> > listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it
> > can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do
> > this till doomesday comes.
> > Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc
> > back
> > to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>
> Some things to try:
>
> 1. Try Last Known Good Configuration. Repeatedly tap F8 as the computer is
> starting to get to that menu. Use your arrow key to select LKGC.
>
> 2. See if you can get into the built-in Administrator account. In the logon
> box, enter Administrator and whatever password you originally assigned. If
> you didn't assign a password, then leave it blank. If you can, run System
> Restore.
>
> 3. If neither of those things works, try enabling some of the services you
> disabled from the Recovery Console. Boot the computer with your XP install
> disk and choose "R" to start the Recovery Console.
>
> Using the Recovery Console - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307654/
>
> The Recovery Console will want the password for the built-in Administrator
> account.
>
> 4. Or you could try a Repair Install.
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm - Repair Install
> How-To
>
> In any case, if you have important data on the drive that you haven't backed
> up, I'd pull the drive and either put it in an external USB enclosure or
> slave it in a working machine and retrieve the data first.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>
>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

I don't think that you will be able to fix this from the Recovery
Console, you cannot edit the registry by way of the Recovery Console.
If you feel confident enough to mount the drive in another Windows XP
computer or in a USB enclosure then you can access the damaged registry
and try to fix things. If you cannot mount the disk in another XP
machine or USB enclosure then this will be a very difficult problem to
solve, you will need to use a special boot disk with an onboard registry
editor, building such a boot disk is not a trivial matter, it takes
several hours and it takes advanced computer skills.

Does your hard drive have more than one partition? Installing a second
"parallel" copy of Windows on the second partition is another method
that can be used to access the damaged registry on the broken
installation. Otherwise you can try a Repair Install, but that will
require that you "slipstream" SP3 to your Windows CD.

Fixing the damaged registry is not too hard to do, the hard part is
finding a way to access the registry. Tell us which methods are
available to you and we will see what we can suggest.

John


Larry wrote:

> Hey John Yes my system is a stand alone desktop and yes I tried different
> boots safemood, safemode with command prompt boot ot last known good
> settings. If I had a boot disk maybe?????? I don't know a whole lot about
> computers, enough to make messes. I tried to boot from xp setup disk as well
> something about recover consoul. Don't know anything about dos commands. Any
> how
>
> "John John (MVP)" wrote:
>
>
>>It sounds like you disabled the Userinit entry at:
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>
>>You need to access the registry and restore this value. Is your machine
>>a standalone or is it part of a network?
>>
>>John
>>
>>Larry wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning, withnot
>>>so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i knew what
>>>was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to the system
>>>restore to undo the mess I made.
>>>I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
>>>password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
>>>listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it can
>>>load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do this till
>>>doomesday comes.
>>>Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc back
>>>to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Thats good because i did not understand anything he said or typed. This is
way over my head. I tried the administrator account but that does the same
thing starts to the desktop then shutsdown, then startes again (if I click
ok) and shuts down. I don't understand how you can edit a registry entry,
if you can't even get to a command prompt Larry

"John John (MVP)" wrote:

> Clark... wrote:
>
> > Larry wrote:
> >
> >>I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
> >>withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING)
> >>that i knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I
> >>can't get to the system restore to undo the mess I made.
> >>I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
> >>password, never done that before. I put in my username which is
> >>already listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but
> >>before it can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my
> >>logon. I can do this till doomesday comes.
> >>Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my
> >>pc back to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
> >
> >
> > http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/997822.htm
> >
> >
> > RESOLUTION
> > ===========
>
> <snip>
>
> That solution deals with the wsaupdater.exe problem, it is very unlikely
> that the OP is dealing with wsaupdater.exe and the solution offered will
> not likely to fix anything.
>
> John
>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

My HD has just one partition. and I don't understand what you mean by saying
what methods i have available to me. And I sure don't know what a
slipstream is. Maybe I will just bring it to the shop and let them have at
it."John John (MVP)" wrote:

> I don't think that you will be able to fix this from the Recovery
> Console, you cannot edit the registry by way of the Recovery Console.
> If you feel confident enough to mount the drive in another Windows XP
> computer or in a USB enclosure then you can access the damaged registry
> and try to fix things. If you cannot mount the disk in another XP
> machine or USB enclosure then this will be a very difficult problem to
> solve, you will need to use a special boot disk with an onboard registry
> editor, building such a boot disk is not a trivial matter, it takes
> several hours and it takes advanced computer skills.
>
> Does your hard drive have more than one partition? Installing a second
> "parallel" copy of Windows on the second partition is another method
> that can be used to access the damaged registry on the broken
> installation. Otherwise you can try a Repair Install, but that will
> require that you "slipstream" SP3 to your Windows CD.
>
> Fixing the damaged registry is not too hard to do, the hard part is
> finding a way to access the registry. Tell us which methods are
> available to you and we will see what we can suggest.
>
> John
>
>
> Larry wrote:
>
> > Hey John Yes my system is a stand alone desktop and yes I tried different
> > boots safemood, safemode with command prompt boot ot last known good
> > settings. If I had a boot disk maybe?????? I don't know a whole lot about
> > computers, enough to make messes. I tried to boot from xp setup disk as well
> > something about recover consoul. Don't know anything about dos commands. Any
> > how
> >
> > "John John (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>It sounds like you disabled the Userinit entry at:
> >>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
> >>
> >>You need to access the registry and restore this value. Is your machine
> >>a standalone or is it part of a network?
> >>
> >>John
> >>
> >>Larry wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning, withnot
> >>>so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i knew what
> >>>was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to the system
> >>>restore to undo the mess I made.
> >>>I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
> >>>password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
> >>>listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it can
> >>>load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do this till
> >>>doomesday comes.
> >>>Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc back
> >>>to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
> >>
>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

The other method would be to put the disk in another Windows XP machine
or in a USB enclosure and use Regedit and the Load Hive feature to
change the Winlogon Userinit value. If you have a knowledgeable friend
or other to help you they could put your hard disk in their XP machine
and use the method shown here: http://www.rwin.ch/xp-live/regedit.htm
to access the registry.

The value to check is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Value Name: Userinit
Value Type: REG_SZ
Value data: C:\WINNT\system32\userinit.exe,

Note the required comma at the end.

If you bring the pc to a repair shop print these instructions and ask
them if they can check it for you, they should be able to do this quite
easily.

John

Larry wrote:
> My HD has just one partition. and I don't understand what you mean by saying
> what methods i have available to me. And I sure don't know what a
> slipstream is. Maybe I will just bring it to the shop and let them have at
> it."John John (MVP)" wrote:
>
>
>>I don't think that you will be able to fix this from the Recovery
>>Console, you cannot edit the registry by way of the Recovery Console.
>>If you feel confident enough to mount the drive in another Windows XP
>>computer or in a USB enclosure then you can access the damaged registry
>>and try to fix things. If you cannot mount the disk in another XP
>>machine or USB enclosure then this will be a very difficult problem to
>>solve, you will need to use a special boot disk with an onboard registry
>>editor, building such a boot disk is not a trivial matter, it takes
>>several hours and it takes advanced computer skills.
>>
>>Does your hard drive have more than one partition? Installing a second
>>"parallel" copy of Windows on the second partition is another method
>>that can be used to access the damaged registry on the broken
>>installation. Otherwise you can try a Repair Install, but that will
>>require that you "slipstream" SP3 to your Windows CD.
>>
>>Fixing the damaged registry is not too hard to do, the hard part is
>>finding a way to access the registry. Tell us which methods are
>>available to you and we will see what we can suggest.
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>>Larry wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hey John Yes my system is a stand alone desktop and yes I tried different
>>>boots safemood, safemode with command prompt boot ot last known good
>>>settings. If I had a boot disk maybe?????? I don't know a whole lot about
>>>computers, enough to make messes. I tried to boot from xp setup disk as well
>>>something about recover consoul. Don't know anything about dos commands. Any
>>>how
>>>
>>>"John John (MVP)" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>It sounds like you disabled the Userinit entry at:
>>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>>>
>>>>You need to access the registry and restore this value. Is your machine
>>>>a standalone or is it part of a network?
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>Larry wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning, withnot
>>>>>so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i knew what
>>>>>was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to the system
>>>>>restore to undo the mess I made.
>>>>>I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
>>>>>password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
>>>>>listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it can
>>>>>load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do this till
>>>>>doomesday comes.
>>>>>Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc back
>>>>>to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>>>>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Hi John,

If someone is at SP3, is it a requirement to slipstream SP3 to a Windows
Installation CD -- let's say SP2 -- before doing a repair install?

If one does a repair install with a Windows SP2 installation CD, won't the
OS revert back to SP2?

Alan

"John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
news:uS9KHKaKJHA.5460@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I don't think that you will be able to fix this from the Recovery Console,
>you cannot edit the registry by way of the Recovery Console. If you feel
>confident enough to mount the drive in another Windows XP computer or in a
>USB enclosure then you can access the damaged registry and try to fix
>things. If you cannot mount the disk in another XP machine or USB
>enclosure then this will be a very difficult problem to solve, you will
>need to use a special boot disk with an onboard registry editor, building
>such a boot disk is not a trivial matter, it takes several hours and it
>takes advanced computer skills.
>
> Does your hard drive have more than one partition? Installing a second
> "parallel" copy of Windows on the second partition is another method that
> can be used to access the damaged registry on the broken installation.
> Otherwise you can try a Repair Install, but that will require that you
> "slipstream" SP3 to your Windows CD.
>
> Fixing the damaged registry is not too hard to do, the hard part is
> finding a way to access the registry. Tell us which methods are available
> to you and we will see what we can suggest.
>
> John
>
>
> Larry wrote:
>
>> Hey John Yes my system is a stand alone desktop and yes I tried different
>> boots safemood, safemode with command prompt boot ot last known good
>> settings. If I had a boot disk maybe?????? I don't know a whole lot about
>> computers, enough to make messes. I tried to boot from xp setup disk as
>> well something about recover consoul. Don't know anything about dos
>> commands. Any how
>>
>> "John John (MVP)" wrote:
>>
>>
>>>It sounds like you disabled the Userinit entry at:
>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>>
>>>You need to access the registry and restore this value. Is your machine
>>>a standalone or is it part of a network?
>>>
>>>John
>>>
>>>Larry wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
>>>>withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i
>>>>knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to
>>>>the system restore to undo the mess I made.
>>>>I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
>>>>password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
>>>>listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it
>>>>can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do
>>>>this till doomesday comes.
>>>>Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc
>>>>back to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>>>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Hey Clark Thanks for your responce, but i think this problem is way over my
head. To be honest what you said in your post has my mind in a fog bank. I'm
in the process of doing a repair install, I don't know how much data i will
lose but maybe it will be ok. Any other simpler fixes are allways welcome.
Agani Thanks Larry

"Clark..." wrote:

> Larry wrote:
> > I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
> > withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING)
> > that i knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I
> > can't get to the system restore to undo the mess I made.
> > I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
> > password, never done that before. I put in my username which is
> > already listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but
> > before it can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my
> > logon. I can do this till doomesday comes.
> > Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my
> > pc back to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>
> http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/997822.htm
>
>
> RESOLUTION
> ===========
>
> Using the recovery console, copy userinit.exe to wsaupdater.exe to allow log
> on
> capability to be restored, and correct the registry data manually.
>
> Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the
> Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
> Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the
> CD-ROM
> drive if you are prompted to do so. When the "Welcome to Setup" screen
> appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
>
> If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation
> that you
> want to access from the Recovery Console. When you are prompted to do so,
> type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank
> (which is likely the case if Windows XP was preinstalled by your computer
> manufacturer), just press ENTER. You should now be in the Windows
> installation folder. Note this location, as it will be necessary for steps
> later in this article.
> At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following lines, pressing
> ENTER after you type each line:
> cd system32
> copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe
> exit
>
> For the detailed informaiton on how to install Recovery Console, you may
> visit the
> below article in Microsoft knowledge base:
>
> 307654 How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=307654
>
> At this time, remove the startup floppy or CD-ROM from your system, and boot
> into
> Windows XP. Log on to the system using an account with administrator-level
> privileges, and edit the registry using this information. It is recommeded
> that a
> registry backup be created prior to continuing. Information on how to do so
> can be
> found at
>
> HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP and Windows
> Server
> 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=322756
>
> Click start, then run. Enter
> regedit
> and click OK. Using RegEdit, expand
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> Software
> Microsoft
> Windows NT
> CurrentVersion
> Winlogon
> Locate Userinit in the value column, right-click this item, and choose
> modify.
> Replace
> "wsaupdater.exe" with "userinit.exe," (do not use quotes, and ensure the
> trailing
> comma is present as shown) and click OK. Exit RegEdit.
>
> Restart your computer, and log on to the system using an account with
> administrator-level privileges.
>
> Go to My Computer, then to the System32 folder (usually C:, then Windows,
> then
> System32). If Explorer prompts that removing files from these areas is not
> recommended, click to continue. Locate and remove wsaupdater.exe, and delete
> this
> file.
>
> --
> Mir Sajjad Mehdi
> Microsoft XP Platform Support
>
>
>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

"Larry" <Larry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7110B78C-365A-4739-B7D6-AFE08DD5A3DE@microsoft.com...

> I don't understand how you can edit a registry entry,
> if you can't even get to a command prompt

Although this takes some legwork, the instructions are straightforward
enough.

"How To Edit Windows Registry Key Values without Booting in Windows":
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...gistry-key-values-without-booting-in-windows/

"How to Build the Ultimate Boot CD for Windows®":
http://www.ubcd4win.com/howto.htm

Having one of these resuce disks is *very* helpful. But you might prefer
just to pay an experienced tech to fix this problem. If so, stay away
from the big chain stores.
 
Re: autoruns mistake

I'm not 100% sure on that, I think that you might be right.

John

Alan wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> If someone is at SP3, is it a requirement to slipstream SP3 to a Windows
> Installation CD -- let's say SP2 -- before doing a repair install?
>
> If one does a repair install with a Windows SP2 installation CD, won't the
> OS revert back to SP2?
>
> Alan
>
> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:uS9KHKaKJHA.5460@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>
>>I don't think that you will be able to fix this from the Recovery Console,
>>you cannot edit the registry by way of the Recovery Console. If you feel
>>confident enough to mount the drive in another Windows XP computer or in a
>>USB enclosure then you can access the damaged registry and try to fix
>>things. If you cannot mount the disk in another XP machine or USB
>>enclosure then this will be a very difficult problem to solve, you will
>>need to use a special boot disk with an onboard registry editor, building
>>such a boot disk is not a trivial matter, it takes several hours and it
>>takes advanced computer skills.
>>
>>Does your hard drive have more than one partition? Installing a second
>>"parallel" copy of Windows on the second partition is another method that
>>can be used to access the damaged registry on the broken installation.
>>Otherwise you can try a Repair Install, but that will require that you
>>"slipstream" SP3 to your Windows CD.
>>
>>Fixing the damaged registry is not too hard to do, the hard part is
>>finding a way to access the registry. Tell us which methods are available
>>to you and we will see what we can suggest.
>>
>>John
>>
>>
>>Larry wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hey John Yes my system is a stand alone desktop and yes I tried different
>>>boots safemood, safemode with command prompt boot ot last known good
>>>settings. If I had a boot disk maybe?????? I don't know a whole lot about
>>>computers, enough to make messes. I tried to boot from xp setup disk as
>>>well something about recover consoul. Don't know anything about dos
>>>commands. Any how
>>>
>>>"John John (MVP)" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>It sounds like you disabled the Userinit entry at:
>>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>>>
>>>>You need to access the registry and restore this value. Is your machine
>>>>a standalone or is it part of a network?
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>Larry wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
>>>>>withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that i
>>>>>knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get to
>>>>>the system restore to undo the mess I made.
>>>>>I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
>>>>>password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
>>>>>listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it
>>>>>can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do
>>>>>this till doomesday comes.
>>>>>Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc
>>>>>back to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>>>>
>
>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

John John (MVP) wrote:
> Clark... wrote:
>
>> Larry wrote:
>>
>>> I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this
>>> morning, withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem
>>> (THINKING) that i knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of
>>> stuff. Now I can't get to the system restore to undo the mess I
>>> made. I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon
>>> and password, never done that before. I put in my username which is
>>> already listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop,
>>> but before it can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for
>>> my logon. I can do this till doomesday comes.
>>> Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my
>>> pc back to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>>
>>
>> http://forums.techarena.in/windows-xp-support/997822.htm
>>
>>
>> RESOLUTION
>> ===========
>
> <snip>
>
> That solution deals with the wsaupdater.exe problem, it is very
> unlikely that the OP is dealing with wsaupdater.exe and the solution
> offered will not likely to fix anything.
>
> John

Ya know I wish I wrote down what I had to do to fix that same exact problem
with a customers PC
the problem occured after ( I think )
a motherboard switch and a repair install, I spent hours on it, but did
finally fix it,

Clark...
 
Re: autoruns mistake

It will not let you do anything unless the CD matches what is on the system
now. So if you have SP3 then you need to slipstream to that to use the
repair install. Otherwise it will ask you to install the proper CD.


"Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not> wrote in message
news:uQlJwoaKJHA.5704@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi John,
>
> If someone is at SP3, is it a requirement to slipstream SP3 to a Windows
> Installation CD -- let's say SP2 -- before doing a repair install?
>
> If one does a repair install with a Windows SP2 installation CD, won't the
> OS revert back to SP2?
>
> Alan
>
> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
> news:uS9KHKaKJHA.5460@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I don't think that you will be able to fix this from the Recovery Console,
>>you cannot edit the registry by way of the Recovery Console. If you feel
>>confident enough to mount the drive in another Windows XP computer or in a
>>USB enclosure then you can access the damaged registry and try to fix
>>things. If you cannot mount the disk in another XP machine or USB
>>enclosure then this will be a very difficult problem to solve, you will
>>need to use a special boot disk with an onboard registry editor, building
>>such a boot disk is not a trivial matter, it takes several hours and it
>>takes advanced computer skills.
>>
>> Does your hard drive have more than one partition? Installing a second
>> "parallel" copy of Windows on the second partition is another method that
>> can be used to access the damaged registry on the broken installation.
>> Otherwise you can try a Repair Install, but that will require that you
>> "slipstream" SP3 to your Windows CD.
>>
>> Fixing the damaged registry is not too hard to do, the hard part is
>> finding a way to access the registry. Tell us which methods are
>> available to you and we will see what we can suggest.
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>> Larry wrote:
>>
>>> Hey John Yes my system is a stand alone desktop and yes I tried
>>> different boots safemood, safemode with command prompt boot ot last
>>> known good settings. If I had a boot disk maybe?????? I don't know a
>>> whole lot about computers, enough to make messes. I tried to boot from
>>> xp setup disk as well something about recover consoul. Don't know
>>> anything about dos commands. Any how
>>>
>>> "John John (MVP)" wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>It sounds like you disabled the Userinit entry at:
>>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>>>
>>>>You need to access the registry and restore this value. Is your machine
>>>>a standalone or is it part of a network?
>>>>
>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>Larry wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
>>>>>withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that
>>>>>i knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get
>>>>>to the system restore to undo the mess I made.
>>>>>I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
>>>>>password, never done that before. I put in my username which is already
>>>>>listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but before it
>>>>>can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my logon. I can do
>>>>>this till doomesday comes.
>>>>>Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc
>>>>>back to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>>>>
>
>
 
Re: autoruns mistake

Hi George,

The reason I asked John John for clarification about his slipstreaming
statement is because I DID do an XP repair install -- to get my Help and
Support working again -- using my XP Home SP2 CD onto my SP3-updated system
a couple of weeks ago.

The repair install proceeded without any problems, and after it finished my
system had reverted back to SP2.

I then re-installed SP3.

Alan

"George" <pop@email.com> wrote in message
news:ulpx8vhKJHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> It will not let you do anything unless the CD matches what is on the
> system now. So if you have SP3 then you need to slipstream to that to use
> the repair install. Otherwise it will ask you to install the proper CD.
>
>
> "Alan" <somewhere@nospam.not> wrote in message
> news:uQlJwoaKJHA.5704@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi John,
>>
>> If someone is at SP3, is it a requirement to slipstream SP3 to a Windows
>> Installation CD -- let's say SP2 -- before doing a repair install?
>>
>> If one does a repair install with a Windows SP2 installation CD, won't
>> the OS revert back to SP2?
>>
>> Alan
>>
>> "John John (MVP)" <audetweld@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote in message
>> news:uS9KHKaKJHA.5460@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>I don't think that you will be able to fix this from the Recovery
>>>Console, you cannot edit the registry by way of the Recovery Console. If
>>>you feel confident enough to mount the drive in another Windows XP
>>>computer or in a USB enclosure then you can access the damaged registry
>>>and try to fix things. If you cannot mount the disk in another XP
>>>machine or USB enclosure then this will be a very difficult problem to
>>>solve, you will need to use a special boot disk with an onboard registry
>>>editor, building such a boot disk is not a trivial matter, it takes
>>>several hours and it takes advanced computer skills.
>>>
>>> Does your hard drive have more than one partition? Installing a second
>>> "parallel" copy of Windows on the second partition is another method
>>> that can be used to access the damaged registry on the broken
>>> installation. Otherwise you can try a Repair Install, but that will
>>> require that you "slipstream" SP3 to your Windows CD.
>>>
>>> Fixing the damaged registry is not too hard to do, the hard part is
>>> finding a way to access the registry. Tell us which methods are
>>> available to you and we will see what we can suggest.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> Larry wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey John Yes my system is a stand alone desktop and yes I tried
>>>> different boots safemood, safemode with command prompt boot ot last
>>>> known good settings. If I had a boot disk maybe?????? I don't know a
>>>> whole lot about computers, enough to make messes. I tried to boot from
>>>> xp setup disk as well something about recover consoul. Don't know
>>>> anything about dos commands. Any how
>>>>
>>>> "John John (MVP)" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>It sounds like you disabled the Userinit entry at:
>>>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
>>>>>NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>>>>
>>>>>You need to access the registry and restore this value. Is your
>>>>>machine a standalone or is it part of a network?
>>>>>
>>>>>John
>>>>>
>>>>>Larry wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I made the mistake of trying microsoft autoruns utility this morning,
>>>>>>withnot so good results. Thinking (This is the problem (THINKING) that
>>>>>>i knew what was going on I unchecked a bunch of stuff. Now I can't get
>>>>>>to the system restore to undo the mess I made.
>>>>>>I'm running XP Pro SP3. I trun on the pc and it askes for a logon and
>>>>>>password, never done that before. I put in my username which is
>>>>>>already listed no password and click ok. It boots to the desktop, but
>>>>>>before it can load any icons it shuts down and again askes for my
>>>>>>logon. I can do this till doomesday comes.
>>>>>>Here is my question, How can I get past this logon issue and set my pc
>>>>>>back to an earleir time. Thanks of any help Larry
>>>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 
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