Auto Logoff

**constructor** · February 26th, 2005, 05:35 PM

Ok Folks

PC is a Athlon 1700 running XP PRO/SP2
a) Cannot log in to profiles - logs out
b) Same in safe mode
c) The CMOS Password was set - not by the customer - had to remove with the J3 Jumper

d)Repair install or just format it?
e) Any idea what knobbled it ?

**MobilePCPhysician** · February 26th, 2005, 06:05 PM

Sometimes a corrupt pagefile. repair install fixes it.

**constructor** · February 26th, 2005, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by MobilePCPhysician

Sometimes a corrupt pagefile. repair install fixes it.

Trying that now
cheers

**gazzak** · February 27th, 2005, 01:57 PM

Or check this thread.

**MobilePCPhysician** · February 27th, 2005, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by gazzak

Or check this thread.

They are the same answer.

**cheeseh** · February 28th, 2005, 11:01 PM

FYI this is usually caused by spyware problem. It causes a problem with the userinit.exe file or it's registry key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Value: Userinit)

**Green_Eyed** · March 1st, 2005, 01:52 AM

Originally Posted by constructor

Ok Folks

PC is a Athlon 1700 running XP PRO/SP2
a) Cannot log in to profiles - logs out
b) Same in safe mode
c) The CMOS Password was set - not by the customer - had to remove with the J3 Jumper

d)Repair install or just format it?
e) Any idea what knobbled it ?

We opened a new branch a few months ago and had a similar problem with at least half of the Dells we installed. It turned out to be the drive imager didn't have the right connector for the drives and the images were corrupt. That was really wierd tho, cuz we ran set up and activated them all just fine. Joined them to the domain and everything.

d) I would choose the format root.

e) Could be the spyware, especially if the user was an admin

**constructor** · March 1st, 2005, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by Green_Eyed

We opened a new branch a few months ago and had a similar problem with at least half of the Dells we installed. It turned out to be the drive imager didn't have the right connector for the drives and the images were corrupt. That was really wierd tho, cuz we ran set up and activated them all just fine. Joined them to the domain and everything.

d) I would choose the format root.

e) Could be the spyware, especially if the user was an admin

Machine part sorted with a repair install but it is rotten with viruses & spyware

**gazzak** · March 1st, 2005, 03:25 AM

Originally Posted by MobilePCPhysician

They are the same answer.

Doh. Great minds think alike

**confus-ed** · March 1st, 2005, 04:59 AM

Originally Posted by constructor

Machine part sorted with a repair install but it is rotten with viruses & spyware

I often 'just look around a bit' .. think 'what a mess' .. think fix time vs reformat time ? .. & I recover whatever documents the user might want & just go straight to format, do not pass go, do not collect £200 .. but just do a format & be done !

On the notion of running a repair to fix a corrupted swap file - err wouldn't it be much easier to just delete the pagefile

? A repair option is effectively a re-install anyway, so it might sort out our system files 'for a bit' (probably what it did here) but if you've not got rid of the original infection, you may find yourself going around & around.

**constructor** · March 1st, 2005, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by confus-ed

I often 'just look around a bit' .. think 'what a mess' .. think fix time vs reformat time ? .. & I recover whatever documents the user might want & just go straight to format, do not pass go, do not collect £200 .. but just do a format & be done !

On the notion of running a repair to fix a corrupted swap file - err wouldn't it be much easier to just delete the pagefile

? A repair option is effectively a re-install anyway, so it might sort out our system files 'for a bit' (probably what it did here) but if you've not got rid of the original infection, you may find yourself going around & around.

Spot on with that confused Still always optomistic that I can do it & sort any pC

The infection stats were off the map on this one and it hosted the rest of the Planet.

Deep Shafting coming up

Will still collect £200

QED