Re: Win XP stuck in sign-in/logoff loop?

"Tim Hombs" <TimHombs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> William,
>
> Thank you. This is an interesting line of thought. I had several virtual
> CDs installed before I tried to copy the HDD. The copy program was taking
> a
> long time to figure out just what was installed, so I reduced it's work by
> uninstalling all of ther virtual CDs.
>
> Could you explain further how I would open the registry from a networked
> machine? Do you mean while BartPE is loaded, or while the computer is
> sitting at the normal login screen?
>
> I tried "Connect Network Registry" while the other PC was at the login
> screen. The registry loads, but I receive an error when I try to expand
> anything.
>
> I did not try while BartPE was loaded. It seems to me that the connection
> would use the current registry, which is not what I would want to edit if
> BartPE is loaded.
>
> I appreciate your thoughts on this matter.
>

Tim,

Use the BartPE bootable disc on the machine causing the trouble. When BartPE
has loaded and logged on. Go Start and Run and type

regedit

Highlight the HKLM (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE), then go to "File" menu on the
toolbar and select "Load Hive...".

Navigate to c:\wiindows\System32\Config directory. (This would be on the
Physical Disk, not the Ram Drive which Bart would be using)

Select the "System" file, has no file extension. If you cannot see this file
then unhide "Show Folder and Files" in the Folder Options.

Name the hive "Testing" or whatever you like.

Now navigate to:

HKLM\Testing\System\MountedDevices

and delete all values in the right-hand pane that look like this:

\DosDevices\C

This includes \DosDevices\A , \DosDevices\D and so on.

Then *highlight* HKLM\Testing and go to the "File" menu on the toolbar and
select "Unload Hive"

Reboot and try to log in now.

When your machine reboots, it will recognize the drives and should allow you
to log on.

--
William



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