Re: XP logs me on and then immediately logs off, can't stop it!

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From: Mike M. (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/24/04


Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:46:04 -0800

When I boot in Safe Mode I cannot get past the login
screen so I'm unable to delete/add users. I also get the
same behavior when logging in as the Administrator in
Safe Mode.
--Mike
>-----Original Message-----
>Boot in safe mode, delete the user and recreate the
user. Probably the user
>has gone corrupt.
>
>Tom
>"Mike M" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:1314401c411c6$59784eb0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> I have windows XP Home. One day when I attempt to log
on
>> the machine begins to log on, and then immediately
>> says "saving your settings" and logs off. No error
>> message but I am completely unable to log on.
>>
>> I go into safe mode and get the exact same behavior,
even
>> with the administrator account.
>>
>> I used the recovery console and run chkdsk /r and
>> everything run fine.
>>
>> I put the drive in another machine as a second drive
and
>> I can see all the data without any problem so I don't
>> believe its a drive problem.
>>
>> I did a windows reinstall and that didn't seem to fix
>> anything. Still get the same behavior -- attempt to
login
>> and the system acts like its logging in, it flashes the
>> wallpaper up momentarily, and then begins loggin out
>> while displaying the "saving your setting" message.
Then
>> I'm back to the login screen.
>>
>> Any help or insight is appreciated. I get the sense
that
>> it is just a login or start up file that may be
corrupted
>> or damaged. But reinstall XP didn't help
>>
>> Thanks
>> --Mike
>>
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