HELP: XP PRO Logs in and then Logs back Out again

I'm having a problem with XP Pro:
I get to the log in screen, enter my password, it says it's loading my settings,
i see my wallpaper for about 4 seconds and then it goes back to the log in
screen and it says it's closing connections and I end up with the log in screen
again. Then if I log back in it repeats itself.

This happens in all safe modes, if I log in as admin, and if I used last working
configuration.

I can expore the disk using repair console or a bartPE disk I have and all the
directories and files seem to be intact. I have been told to run SFC /scannow
or chkdsk /f but I can't get them to run from the command prompt. Maybe I'm not
in the right directory to get them to run. If I run chkdsk, it says the volume
is locked, I say it's ok to run at next boot, but at next boot it doesn't run.

This all started when I ran MSDSC.exe by mistake. I deleted it from the system
before I shut it down right before this happened.

I've thought about reinstalling XP but I was wondering if I would have to
reinstall all my software.

Thanks for any reading and any help.

MK


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On 05/19/2012 08:53 PM, Dr X wrote:
I'm having a problem with XP Pro:
I get to the log in screen, enter my password, it says it's loading my settings,
i see my wallpaper for about 4 seconds and then it goes back to the log in
screen and it says it's closing connections and I end up with the log in screen
again. Then if I log back in it repeats itself.

This happens in all safe modes, if I log in as admin, and if I used last working
configuration.

I can expore the disk using repair console or a bartPE disk I have and all the
directories and files seem to be intact. I have been told to run SFC /scannow
or chkdsk /f but I can't get them to run from the command prompt. Maybe I'm not
in the right directory to get them to run. If I run chkdsk, it says the volume
is locked, I say it's ok to run at next boot, but at next boot it doesn't run.



snip


What you posted makes no sense...if you cannot log on to your system
how can you schedule a chkdsk ???


What you need to do is take your XP cd and boot to the repair console

then run chkdsk /r

It should then repair any possible file system corruption

In reply to "philo"

Sorry about the confusion, I tried to run Chkdsk using the bartPE disk and not
from the recovery console, got too focused on using that disk and not using
recovery console with chkdsk.

After taking your advice and running chkdsk /r from recovery console I restarted
the machine and no change, returns me back to the login screen.

Thank you for the advice, any other suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks

MK



On 05/19/2012 08:53 PM, Dr X wrote:
I'm having a problem with XP Pro:
I get to the log in screen, enter my password, it says it's loading my
settings,
i see my wallpaper for about 4 seconds and then it goes back to the log in
screen and it says it's closing connections and I end up with the log in
screen
again. Then if I log back in it repeats itself.

This happens in all safe modes, if I log in as admin, and if I used last
working
configuration.

I can expore the disk using repair console or a bartPE disk I have and all
the
directories and files seem to be intact. I have been told to run SFC /
scannow
or chkdsk /f but I can't get them to run from the command prompt. Maybe I'm
not
in the right directory to get them to run. If I run chkdsk, it says the
volume
is locked, I say it's ok to run at next boot, but at next boot it doesn't
run.



snip


What you posted makes no sense...if you cannot log on to your system
how can you schedule a chkdsk ???


What you need to do is take your XP cd and boot to the repair console

then run chkdsk /r

It should then repair any possible file system corruption




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In reply to "Dr X" who wrote the following:

Had to load BartPE and edit the reg file to get it boot up.

In reply to "philo"

Sorry about the confusion, I tried to run Chkdsk using the bartPE disk and not
from the recovery console, got too focused on using that disk and not using
recovery console with chkdsk.

After taking your advice and running chkdsk /r from recovery console I
restarted
the machine and no change, returns me back to the login screen.

Thank you for the advice, any other suggestions are appreciated.

Thanks

MK



On 05/19/2012 08:53 PM, Dr X wrote:
I'm having a problem with XP Pro:
I get to the log in screen, enter my password, it says it's loading my
settings,
i see my wallpaper for about 4 seconds and then it goes back to the log in
screen and it says it's closing connections and I end up with the log in
screen
again. Then if I log back in it repeats itself.

This happens in all safe modes, if I log in as admin, and if I used last
working
configuration.

I can expore the disk using repair console or a bartPE disk I have and all
the
directories and files seem to be intact. I have been told to run SFC /
scannow
or chkdsk /f but I can't get them to run from the command prompt. Maybe
I'm
not
in the right directory to get them to run. If I run chkdsk, it says the
volume
is locked, I say it's ok to run at next boot, but at next boot it doesn't
run.



snip


What you posted makes no sense...if you cannot log on to your system
how can you schedule a chkdsk ???


What you need to do is take your XP cd and boot to the repair console

then run chkdsk /r

It should then repair any possible file system corruption




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