Re: Windows Logs Out Without Logging In
From: Ted (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/20/04
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Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:20:27 -0700
So you are saying give the copy command:
copy userinit.exe wsaupdater.exe
then reboot?
I've created the six disks and will try it in the morning
when I get in to the office.
Thank you for your response.
>-----Original Message-----
>Sounds like you recently removed BlazeFind.
>Thanks go to Rick Rogers, MVP for the following
instructions:
>
> Did you run a spyware removal program lately? The
userinit value may have
>been corrupted by the removal of blazefind. It adds
wsaupdater.exe to the
>logon value in the system registry, sometimes appending
it, sometimes
>replacing it. Running Adaware or other cleaners detects
and removes
>wsaupdater.exe, but doesn't correct the registry damage.
If this is the
>case, then you may need to load the registry hive from
another installation
>and change it. This is the key:
>
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>
>Userinit string value should be:
>
>C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,
>
>On the damaged installations it's one of these:
>
>C:\WINDOWS\system32\wsaupdater.exe,
>C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,C:\WINDOWS\system32
\wsaupdater.exe,
>
>Another "quickie" method of resolution is to load the
Recovery Console (see
>below), copy userinit.exe as wsaupdater.exe from the
command prompt, then
>restart normally. Once in, go and change the registry
value back to what
>it's supposed to be and delete the copied file.
>
>HOW TO: Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows
XP [Q307654]
>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=307654
>
>This can also be done by using the 6 disk boot floppy
set mentioned in the
>above article, as it loads enough of the Recovery
Console so that you can
>copy the file. This is particularly useful if you have
an OEM installation
>that includes only a Restore CD, or no disk at all.
>
>
>
>--
>Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
>http://pelos.us/SERVER.htm
>
>
>
>"Ted" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:41be01c49e9f$0b16d190$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>I suspect a program I tried to use to get rid of spyware
>> and adware (www.pcbugdoctor.com) deleted needed Windows
>> files. After the sweep the system rebooted to the log
on
>> screen. After entering the password the messages go
>> from "Loading Personal Settings..." to "Closing Network
>> Connections..." and returns to the log on prompt for
the
>> user. I rebooted and pressed F8 to start with last good
>> configuration but still the same problem. The hard
drive
>> is NTFS. How can I get this thing restarted? How can I
>> get it started and possibly restore the needed deleted
>> files?
>> Thanks, Ted
>
>
>.
>
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