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by wilson

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When I enter my password it states "loading personal settings" then goes to blank screen, then Logs Off "saving your settings" - how can I get into my system please.

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by captbilly1eye

Have any changes been made recently to the system?
Is this a laptop or desktop?
Can you boot into Safe Mode?
You mentioned that you need to log in. Do other users use this same computer? If so, have they tried to log on?

by wilson

Before this problem started I ran System Mechanic 7 Professional & it did a self shutdown but on restart I could not logon again. This is a desktop running XP & when I boot in safe mode I have same problem - accepts password starts to\load setting then immediately shuts down. Its the same for all user accounts.

by deepsand

navigate to the Startup Folder for your [u]UserName[/u], generally C:\Documents and Settings\[u]UserName[/u]\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, and tell us what entries are present there.

Do the same for AllUsers, i.e. C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup .

Additionally, for both your UserName & AllUsers, open the file named desktop.ini, contained in the StartUp folders, in NotePad, and show the contents here.

by wilson

I cannot login to get to the start menu so am sorry I cannot try what you suggest

by deepsand

This will yield a DOS box; Windows will not yet have been launched.

by jkdil33

Hi,
Can u help me in getting the answer?
how can we get the content of a .ini file to a list box in VB6.0

Please give the answer fast
thank you

by deepsand

This one is dedicated to the problem of the original poster.

by wilson

Thanks tried safe ode no success if i go for DOS when what do I do next please

by deepsand

to get to the sub-directories that I name in my above post.

Once there, use the Directory command, "DIR", to display the contents of each sub-directory; if you are not familiar with the DIR command, enter "DIR /?", without the quotations marks, which will give you a Help display showing the format & available parameters and switches for that command. Be sure to display [b]all[/b] entries, i.e Directories, Hidden Files, System Files, and Read-Only Files. Also, be sure to display the Long Filenames.

If possible, pipe the output to your printer, so as to avoid your having to copy the DIR listing by hand; otherwise, write down all of the data displayed, including the File Names, Dates, Times and Sizes.

From within each of the 2 specified sub-directories, display the contents of the file named "desktop.ini" by using the "edit" command thusly; "edit desktop.ini" without the quotation marks. If you've a printer, click on "File" at top of the Edit window and select Print; otherwise, copy the displayed contents by hand. Close the Edit window by selecting File > Exit.

When you've obtained the Directory listings & desktop.ini contents, post them here for our review.

by deepsand

I've yet to see the requested & necessary information for proceeding further with this matter.

Is it is the case that the problem has been resolved, and the information provided to you here has been helpful in such, please mark it as such, so that others seeking the same or similar assistance will know that.

Thank you.

by swyche

Restart from XP CD, No to Recovery Console,
Yes to install XP, Hit the "R" for Repair XP.

Fastest way to fix it that I know, worked
each time without 20 questions from an expert
for every question I had. Keep it SIMPLE,
dude !

by older mycroft

Your time might be better served helping someone who is posting in the present. ;)

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