XP Auto Logging Off

[Seeker]

Here's a tricky one.
I've been searching the net for answers, but have only found the same question asked in many forums.
There is one example on this forum (although I only checked 42 pages, search didn't help). However the answer given was to download a 98 boot disk, even though the person said that they were running XP.
I anyone is kind enough to answer, please be a little specific in the response as trying to boot in any unusual way is total Greek to us.

XP Home on a Dell Dimension 4600. 2.8 Ghtz. 1000 Meg of RAM.

We recently had XP start auto-logging off when you sign on.
It goes thru the log-on process fine, shows micro-second
of the desktop and then logs the user immediately off. It
does it in the safe mode and normal modes. Last known
working does not work either. Suggestions?

We ran the quick diagnostic tool and all hardware and systems checked out.

We run Ad Aware and Spybot daily.

PLEASE HELP AS WE HAVE THREE KIDS AND CAN'T REALLY AFORD TO PAY FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP!

THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kaduce]

I'm having the SAME problem. Happend last night, my PC froze so I rebooted and it kept logging me off. Can anyone help?

[Basha]

Greetings,


I used to face the same problem...

Then I figured out what went wrong....

This happens if you haven't submitted the Activation Key...

Although some people tried to crack the activation part but it would eventually keep on logging you off after a month or so.

So if you have an original copy of Windows XP. Then you can simply contact the Support Center and provide them with Serial Number and they will give you the activation code.

But if your copy is burned then I advice you to switch to Windows XP Professional. Or reinstall your current copy and search for a way to override Activation.


And one more thing.....

Some people tried using upgrade during installation but they still had the same problem.... So if you will reinstall the copy then i advice you to make a fresh installation

And if you had any important documents or files that are stored in the primary partition and you don't want to loose them; you can access then through "Safe Mode" and copy them to another partition "I hope you have one"



I know that I wasn't that useful..... But maybe someone would come by with more information

[Seeker]

Thank you for your response, but that's not it.
It is a Dell Dimension 4600 that we bought in December 2003.
Everything is legit.
Dell activated the product before we received it.

Any other guesses?

[Miz]

I've been seeing this problem cropping up quite often and no definitive answer either.

The first thing that occurred to me was it's due to a corrupt user profile. It can't logon to that profile so it reboots.

Here's what I'd try if I were working on a computer with this problem.

Boot into Safe Mode. To do that, repeatedly press the F8 key during the boot process (don't hold it down because that'll probably give you a keyboard error).

You should get to a boot menu where you can choose Safe Mode and then press the Enter key.

You will be given the option of logging onto the Administrator account. Click on it and if you didn't put in a password for that account (most people don't), leave the password blank and press the Enter key.

If it boots on into Safe Mode, go to Control Panel>User Accounts and set up a new user account with administrative privileges, then reboot the usual way and logon to the new account.

If that works, you can click HERE for instructions on how to copy the data from the old account to the new. Once that's done, just delete the old account.

Please post back with the results.

[Seeker]

As mentioned in my original post, it does exactly the same thing in safe mode that it does in nomal mode, even for the owner and/or administrator account.

I have a feeling that the registry is corrupted.