Hello,
When starting XP Proffessional, I get a popup dialog box saying "Userinit
Logon Application failed to start...." or words to that effect.
This is followed by the MS XP send report dialogue box.

The result is that the start menu, taskbar and desktop icons fail to be
displayed. These need to be maunally started by running a new task.

I have read other articles relating to Userinit.exe and searched the
knowledgbase to find a solution, but to no avail, can anyone please help.

An extract of my registry settings is as follows:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit\C:\WINDOWS\sys tem32\userinit.exe
(notice NO coma at the end of .exe also that it is using userinit.exe)

Could you please address any replies to my email account:
alexhancock1812(deletethis)@hotmail.com

Regards
Alex

Alex wrote:

> Hello,
> When starting XP Proffessional, I get a popup dialog box saying
> "Userinit Logon Application failed to start...." or words to that
> effect. This is followed by the MS XP send report dialogue box.
>
> The result is that the start menu, taskbar and desktop icons fail to
> be displayed. These need to be maunally started by running a new task.
>
> I have read other articles relating to Userinit.exe and searched the
> knowledgbase to find a solution, but to no avail, can anyone please
> help.
>
> An extract of my registry settings is as follows:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit\C:\WINDOWS\sys tem32\userinit.exe
> (notice NO coma at the end of .exe also that it is using userinit.exe)
>
> Could you please address any replies to my email account:
> alexhancock1812(deletethis)@hotmail.com

Sorry, no free email support. Asked here, answered here. Obviously
you've got the wrong entry in your registry. Userinit string should be:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,

Note the trailing comma which must be there. Often this entry is damaged
by malware.

Ways to deal with this:

1. Install Windows on a second partition, load the damaged registry hive
and fix it.

2. Boot with a Bart's PE or ERD Commander and fix the registry entry.

Malke
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MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

Add the comma at the end. The comma following the file path information is
required.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Look in the right pane for a value under name called Userinit. The value
should read:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,

Including the trailing comma. If it reads anything other then the above,
double click
the Userinit value and change it to the value above.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:EE30E7F4-5B3B-4FAD-989E-D212BAD371EB@microsoft.com,
Alex <Alex@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Hello,
> When starting XP Proffessional, I get a popup dialog box saying "Userinit
> Logon Application failed to start...." or words to that effect.
> This is followed by the MS XP send report dialogue box.
>
> The result is that the start menu, taskbar and desktop icons fail to be
> displayed. These need to be maunally started by running a new task.
>
> I have read other articles relating to Userinit.exe and searched the
> knowledgbase to find a solution, but to no avail, can anyone please help.
>
> An extract of my registry settings is as follows:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit\C:\WINDOWS\sys tem32\userinit.exe
> (notice NO coma at the end of .exe also that it is using userinit.exe)
>
> Could you please address any replies to my email account:
> alexhancock1812(deletethis)@hotmail.com
>
> Regards
> Alex

Hi,
Aha - I can't log in at all - after a trojan/malware attack - which I
thought I had got rid of. Error says -local profile is missing or damaged.
Also, password doesn't work in repair console -have tried to reset it in
setup to no avail.
Don't really want to do a complete reinstall (I know I should have backed up
more often)
Any ideas anyone
Regards
Mags

"Alex" wrote:

> Hello,
> When starting XP Proffessional, I get a popup dialog box saying "Userinit
> Logon Application failed to start...." or words to that effect.
> This is followed by the MS XP send report dialogue box.
>
> The result is that the start menu, taskbar and desktop icons fail to be
> displayed. These need to be maunally started by running a new task.
>
> I have read other articles relating to Userinit.exe and searched the
> knowledgbase to find a solution, but to no avail, can anyone please help.
>
> An extract of my registry settings is as follows:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit\C:\WINDOWS\sys tem32\userinit.exe
> (notice NO coma at the end of .exe also that it is using userinit.exe)
>
> Could you please address any replies to my email account:
> alexhancock1812(deletethis)@hotmail.com
>
> Regards
> Alex
>