HI.

Sorry for my bad English.

My Windows XP will not boot any more - not in normal mode, not in safe mode.

What I get is
- first the empty desktop, with background picture but no icons
- then "Welcome" screen
- then my user id and an image which I am supposed to click on to log in
- when I click to log in, the system will tell me it is saving my settings
and then will log off me again and I am back where I started.

I suppose this could be a virus.

What can I do besides reinstalling Windows?

Kind regards and thanks
mjwiech

Unable to Log On To Windows XP After Removing wsaupdater.exe:
http://www.lavahelp.com/articles/v6/04/06/0901.html

Visit http://www.winxptutor.com/wsaremove.htm and see section "Unable to
logon to Windows after removing BlazeFind using a spyware removal utility?"

How to edit the registry offline using BartPE boot CD ?:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/peboot.htm

Other Possibilities - Driveletter problem
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Unable to Log on if the Boot Partition Drive Letter Has Changed:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/249321/

How to restore the system/boot drive letter in Windows:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q223188/

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"MJ Wiechowski" <MJWiechowski@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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HI.

Sorry for my bad English.

My Windows XP will not boot any more - not in normal mode, not in safe mode.

What I get is
- first the empty desktop, with background picture but no icons
- then "Welcome" screen
- then my user id and an image which I am supposed to click on to log in
- when I click to log in, the system will tell me it is saving my settings
and then will log off me again and I am back where I started.

I suppose this could be a virus.

What can I do besides reinstalling Windows?

Kind regards and thanks
mjwiech

Hi,
Abuot a month ago, I began having a similar problem. I run XP
home. I can however, boot into safe mode. What was happening was that
each time I woud start the PC or reboot, on the first attempt, it would
automatically shut down just a little while after my desk top began to
load. A subsequent attempt, would always boot fine. Yesterday however,
it took 6 tries to get it to finally boot andf today it will not boot
at all.
It boots into safe mode but once there, I don't have any idea what
to do. I tried a system restore all the way back to October but it did
not fix the problem.
Anyt ideals? I am typing this on my laptop.

Thanks, Erdaram