Re: Ping any MVP - XP Home Problem


"Jim Lake" <jimlake@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I have a weird situation with XP Home edition; SP2 is NOT installed:
>
> System:
> XP Home on an eMachines T2742 (2.7 GHZ; 256 Mb RAM; 40 Gb HDD)
>
> Problem:
> Boots to Welcome screen and loops back to welcome screen when any of the
> UserID buttons are clicked. Ctl-Alt-Del brings up the Classic login dialog
> box, but still loops back to XP Style Welcome screen when attempting to
log
> in from the Classic dialog. Cannot circumvent the boot sequence, nor get
> past the Welcome screen to get to any desktop functions in XP.
>
> What I Tried:
> F8 out of startup sequence to safe mode - same thing
> F8 out of startup sequence to command prompt mode - same thing
> F8 out of startup sequence to last known good config - same thing
> F8 out of startup sequence to debug mode - same thing
> F8 out of startup sequence to boot logging mode - same thing
> Checked the CMOS settings for odd power or video settings - all default
> settings appear correct.
>
> Can anyone help with a solution please?
>
> JL

This usually happens after some imaging operation, e.g. with Ghost,
or when additional disks with WinXP on them are installed. It is
caused by the system drive letter being incorrect, thus preventing
WinXP from locating userinit.exe.

The cure depends on your facilities. Is the machine networked?
Do you have access to another WinXP desktop? See also here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];249321


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