The Atkins
December 11th 03, 09:40 PM
AT THE WELCOME SCREEN IN WINDOWS XP HOME, I CLICK ON THE
OWNER ACCOUNT AND THE SCREEN CHANGES TO LOADING PERSONAL
SETTINGS. IT HANGS THERE FOR ABOUT 60 SECONDS AND THEN IT
DISPLAYS MY WALLPAPER AND NOTHING ELSE. THERE IS NO START
BAR OR ICONS. YOU CANNOT RIGHT CLICK AND GET ANYTHING.
ALL YOU CAN DO IS CONTROL+ALT+DELETE AND BRING UP THE TASK
MANAGER. FROM THERE YOU CAN RUN MOST PROGRAMS (IF YOU
KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM) i DELETED ALL ACCOUNTS BUT THE
OWNER. tHEN WHEN I RESTARTED IN SAFE MODE, I WOULD SEE AN
ADMINSTRATOR ACCOUNT AND THE OWNER ACCOUNT (WHICH i
THOUGHT WAS THE ADMINSTRATOR ACCOUNT) WHEN i STARTED IN
NORMAL MODE, THERE WERE NO ACCOUNTS LISTED AND i HAD TO
HIT ENTER TO GET IT TO LOAD TO THAT BLANK SCREEN TO WHERE
i COULD USE THE TASK MANAGER. I THEN CREATED NEW ACCOUNTS
FOR MY THREE CHILDREN FIRST GIVING THEM LIMITED ACCOUNTS
AND THEN ADMINSITRATIVE ACCOUNTS. THEIR ACCOUNTS LOAD
FINE AND THEY GET AN ACTIVE DESKTOP WHILE THE OWNER
ACCOUNT LOADS TO THE BLANK ONE. tHE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS
THAT NOW WHEN I START IN SAFE MODE, THE ADMINISTRATOR
ACCOUNT DOES NOT LOAD AND AT THE WELCOME SCREEN WE JUST
SEE THE OWNER ACCOUNT AND THE THREE KIDS' ACOUNTS.
THIS BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH MY SON'S ACCOUNT HAVING
THE PROBLEM. WE SIMPLY DELETED HIS ACCOUNT AND EVERYONE
ELSE'S WAS FINE. SOON IT SPREAD TO EVERYONE'S ACCOUNT. i
AM RELUCTANT TO DELETE THE OWNER ACCOUNT BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS A LOT OF MY WORK THAT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE.
BESIDES I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.
PATTY ATKINS
OWNER ACCOUNT AND THE SCREEN CHANGES TO LOADING PERSONAL
SETTINGS. IT HANGS THERE FOR ABOUT 60 SECONDS AND THEN IT
DISPLAYS MY WALLPAPER AND NOTHING ELSE. THERE IS NO START
BAR OR ICONS. YOU CANNOT RIGHT CLICK AND GET ANYTHING.
ALL YOU CAN DO IS CONTROL+ALT+DELETE AND BRING UP THE TASK
MANAGER. FROM THERE YOU CAN RUN MOST PROGRAMS (IF YOU
KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM) i DELETED ALL ACCOUNTS BUT THE
OWNER. tHEN WHEN I RESTARTED IN SAFE MODE, I WOULD SEE AN
ADMINSTRATOR ACCOUNT AND THE OWNER ACCOUNT (WHICH i
THOUGHT WAS THE ADMINSTRATOR ACCOUNT) WHEN i STARTED IN
NORMAL MODE, THERE WERE NO ACCOUNTS LISTED AND i HAD TO
HIT ENTER TO GET IT TO LOAD TO THAT BLANK SCREEN TO WHERE
i COULD USE THE TASK MANAGER. I THEN CREATED NEW ACCOUNTS
FOR MY THREE CHILDREN FIRST GIVING THEM LIMITED ACCOUNTS
AND THEN ADMINSITRATIVE ACCOUNTS. THEIR ACCOUNTS LOAD
FINE AND THEY GET AN ACTIVE DESKTOP WHILE THE OWNER
ACCOUNT LOADS TO THE BLANK ONE. tHE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS
THAT NOW WHEN I START IN SAFE MODE, THE ADMINISTRATOR
ACCOUNT DOES NOT LOAD AND AT THE WELCOME SCREEN WE JUST
SEE THE OWNER ACCOUNT AND THE THREE KIDS' ACOUNTS.
THIS BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO WITH MY SON'S ACCOUNT HAVING
THE PROBLEM. WE SIMPLY DELETED HIS ACCOUNT AND EVERYONE
ELSE'S WAS FINE. SOON IT SPREAD TO EVERYONE'S ACCOUNT. i
AM RELUCTANT TO DELETE THE OWNER ACCOUNT BECAUSE IT
CONTAINS A LOT OF MY WORK THAT I DON'T WANT TO LOSE.
BESIDES I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.
PATTY ATKINS