Load order after password

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Fred

I am trying to resolve a login problem on Win XP sp2.. what happens after
you put in a password?
does anyone know what loads or how I can find out what is hanging? It doesnt
hang in safe mode with netowrking, only normal login

TIA
 
I am trying to resolve a login problem on Win XP sp2.. what happens after
you put in a password?
does anyone know what loads or how I can find out what is hanging? It
doesnt
hang in safe mode with netowrking, only normal login
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Well, safe mode and normal mode are very different, so you will probably
find that the problem isn't the password, but the fact that drivers that
don't load in Safe Mode do load in normal mode (regardless of password or
no).

Perhaps if you described the actual problem it might be easier to help.

HTH
-pk
 
I am trying to resolve a login problem on Win XP sp2.. what happens after
you put in a password?
does anyone know what loads or how I can find out what is hanging? It doesnt
hang in safe mode with netowrking, only normal login
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Open Msconfig and disable half of the startup items, keep a reference to
your halfway mark. Reboot the computer. Is the problem still present?
If yes cut the remaining msconfig entries in yet another half and try
again. If the problem disappeared the problem lies in one of the items
in the first half. Keep on using this "half off" method until you find
the entry that causes the problem.

You can also use Boot Logging to log the boot process and then see if
anything is evident in the boot log. When boot logging is enabled the
boot log will be Ntbtlog.txt file in the %SystemRoot% folder.

John
 
Try Autoruns from the MS Windows SysInternals site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx

AutoRuns will show/list all apps/etc. that load/run when you first boot
(Boot Execute tab),
when you logon (Logon tab) and other programs that load (grouped be labeled
tabs) for easy viewing.

It also provides the ability to selectively allows you to stop (use with
care) any program that you don't want to load.
You can undo any changes you have made.

Note: To get additional details on an item in the list you may need to
highlight the item (right click) and use the 'Search Online' option to get
the details, especially useful for the more obscure items in the list.

JS
 
the exact scenario is after putting a valid password, computer hangs (shows
hourglass)
for over 20 minutes then comes back to login window.
safe mode works as it should..
 
the exact scenario is after putting a valid password, computer hangs
(shows
hourglass)
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If the issue were the password, you'd get a rejection within a minute.
for over 20 minutes then comes back to login window.
safe mode works as it should..
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OK, the account profile may be corrupt. Go back to Safe Mode as
Administrator, and create an entirely new user profile (account). Reboot
in normal mode and log in to the new one. If it's fine, the old profile
likely is corrupt and you need to migrate the old data to the new profile.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811151

HTH
-pk
 
made a new user, same symptoms.. both accounts work in safe mode..
i made the new account admin rights, is that ok?
 
made a new user, same symptoms.. both accounts work in safe mode..
i made the new account admin rights, is that ok?
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Yes, that's what you would need. You now know that the account likely
isn't corrupt and the password isn't the issue, it's that something is
failing to load in regular mode.

Go back to Safe Mode, and run msconfig (start, run, msconfig). Turn off
all non-essential applications and services from the startup sections, and
see if that helps. If it does, turn things back on one at a time with
restarts between. Keep notes.

Also, while you're there, enable boot logging (the /BOOTLOG switch on the
boot.ini tab), and the log (which you'll be able to read from Safe Mode) may
well tell you what the problem is.

HTH
-pk
 
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