Re: Logon problems - Space Bar issue

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/14/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 21:19:24 -0500

Hi Mark,

Sounds as though you have some startup program that needs acknowledgment
that is meant to run silently. By hitting the space bar acts the same as
hitting the ok button or similar that the program is needing.

Check your runkeys and Start/Run/Msconfig/Startup to see if anything listed
there would cause this type of behavior. You may also want to check your
RunOnce keys, perhaps something is stuck in a loop there.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce 

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"Mark" <compsponge@ hotmail .com> wrote in message 
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> Help, this is now starting to bug me :-(
>
> XP Pro Sp1 and all latest updates......
>
> 1 :  System boot as normal and presented with Username and Password Screen
> 2 :  User name and Password entered
> 3 :  Screen  goes a lovley light blue and sits there ... NO ACTION any 
> where
> 4 :  Can try lots of things... NO Action
> 5 :  Press the SPACE Bar and the System completes a Normal boot process 
> and
> all is fine ????
>
> I have had this come and go on occasions but never found the cause or fix,
> but after some upgrades ( XP) on another system, I am seeing the same on
> that unit....
>
> HELP
>
> Mark
>
>