I’m working on a friend’s computer and I can’t give any details on the machine because I can’t get passed the login screen. I click on his name the box proceeds to login and it either gets to the desktop with no icons and sits there for a minute or 2 and then logs me out or it just instantly logs me out. Either instance it sits at the login screen after the logout. I tried going in through safe mode, but received the same results. I’ve also tried the recovery console, and no results. The one thing he told me he did was he received an email from Earthlink (email didn’t look out of the ordinary) and downloaded a new piece of software. He also received the software in the mail.
Recovery Console results: Actually what I did was went in to “To set up Windows XP new, press ENTER”. Then it asks about installing Windows. My options are “To repair the selected Windows XP installation, press R.” “To continue installing a fresh copy of Windows XP without repairing, press ESC.” I select the first option. It goes through it’s process and when it finishes Windows starts up and I try logging in and I get the same result, login with an instant log out.
Thanks,
Jason