Re: Log on Locally user rights assignment failure HELP!!!!

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From: Lick Lesley (netrek_at_optusnet.com.au)
Date: 11/27/04


Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 00:22:45 +0800

Carey,

Performed a Repair Install but that didn't help. I' can't log into the
system at all.

If you try to log into the system using any of the accounts, you are
prompted with a message saying you do not have log on locally user rights.

Cheers
Pasadena!
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23VYELuJ1EHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Windows XP Home Edition does not have the ability to
> join a domain, nor does it have the Group Policy feature
> found in Windows XP Professional. I would suggest
> trying to perform a "Repair Install".
>
> How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
>
> [Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]
>
> Try the following first:
>
> Original Administrator Account Does Not Appear During Friendly Logon
Method
>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281992&Product=winxp
>
> Enable Administrator account on Welcome Screen
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_admin_ok.htm
>
> [Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>
> "Lick Lesley" wrote:
>
> | Scenario:
> | OS: Windows XP Home Edition
> | Hardware: Laptop HP ZE4200.
> | Problem: User applied patch from internet which denies any user logging
on
> | locally, including administrators. This is a standalone home use laptop.
> | Not setup for a domain.
> |
> | I was given this laptop which does not allow ANY user to log into the
> | system. This person applied a patch which turned it from logging into
the
> | OS without prompting a username password to a complete lockout of all
> | accounts.
> |
> | Very handy because there's no way of getting into the system to reset
the
> | group policy for local user rights. Used recovery console which is of
no
> | use. Used a Linux NT Admin password reset tool with no luck. It comes
with
> | a full dos registry editor but it doesn't help that local user rights
> | assignment keys are not stored in the registry.
> |
> | I upgraded the OS to install a new user hoping this might assign the
newly
> | created user with logon privileges but that didn't work.
> |
> | I need to find a way to run secedit to re-initialize the security hive
to
> | installation state.
> |
> | My only other option would be to install XP into another directory and
> | recovery from the new installation. Long winded and something I'd
rather
> | want to avoid.
> |
> | Anyone have any ideas what I can do to reset local group policy
assignments
> | would be much appreciated.
> |
> | Cheers
> | Pasadena!
>



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