- User Profiles Gone - Can't Log in to Windows!
- Posted by E. Toby Coe on January 25th, 2006
All User Profiles have somehow disappeared from the Windows log in start up
page. So I have no way of entering Windows or accessing my computer. Is this
a virus? A windows corruption? What do I do?
I tried doing a windows repair using the re-installation disk but after an
hour of re-installing and creating new user profiles, as soon as windows
booted there was no user profiles again! Please help!
- Posted by paulibus on January 25th, 2006
What operating system are you running?
Are you getting a welcome screen with no names or icons?
If you are running xp, you might try hitting ctl-alt-del twice at the
welcome screen. This will give you a box asking for name and password. When
you installed, if you input an administrator's password use it here, with the
user name: administrator.
"E. Toby Coe" wrote:
- Posted by E. Toby Coe on January 26th, 2006
I am using Windows XP Home. I have no idea what administrator password may
have been used to set it up because it was over 2 years ago and it is a
shared computer.
"paulibus" wrote:
- Posted by paulibus on January 26th, 2006
Assuming the Administrator profile is still viable, with xp home you need to
go into safe mode. Hold the f8 key while booting. You will get a list of
options. Select safe mode. You may get a welcome screen with the term
"Administrator" on it. Click on it. If no password is required, you are in.
You can then go to Control Panel, User Accounts and create a user account
for regular signon.
"E. Toby Coe" wrote:
- Posted by E. Toby Coe on January 26th, 2006
What if I password is required? I think it is because I was prompted once
before while fooling around in safe mode after after three failed attempts it
shut down.
"paulibus" wrote:
