System help?

when the keyboard failed to type some letters, and one would be used in the password. Cleaning the keyboard fixed that. {it would only fail to type a few letters].

It would sure help us to know which operating system the computer is using? XP HOME, XP PRO, something else?

Have you scanned for spyware? If not, please do.

In addition to Ray's good suggestion, it's possible you're typing in the wrong password or the profile has become corrupted.. Try restarting the computer into Safe Mode, the type the user name as "administrator".. If you've not created a special password for the "administrator" log in, then leave the password blank and press the "Enter" key.. That should load the administrator profile from which you can then change the password on your personal profile..

How To Start In 'Safe Mode'

If you're using XP, after logging in as "administrator" in Safe Mode, click on Start-Run, type: "CONTROL userpasswords2", then click on OK. When the "User Accounts" window loads, click once on your username, then click on "Reset Password" and follow the prompts to reset your password. Reboot and try the new password.

If that doesn't fix the issue, then you probably need to create a new profile which can also be done from the "administrator" login.

Hope this helps.

Grif

recently? Blazefind (and a few others) have a tendency to do just what you describe - cause a logon loop.

If you have your installation CD (or installed the recovery console to the hard drive boot menu) it is pretty easily cured.

Start the Recovery console. Type-in the built-in Administrator password to enter the Console (usually none unless you added a password). You'll see the prompt reading C:\Windows (Or any other drive-letter where you've installed XP)

Type the following command and press Enter.

CD SYSTEM32
(If that does not work, try CHDIR SYSTEM32)

Now type - COPY USERINIT.EXE WSAUPDATER.EXE

Next, quit Recovery Console by typing EXIT and restart Windows.

You'll be able to login successfully as you've created the wsaupdater.exe file (now, a copy of userinit.exe)

Now, change the USERINIT value in the registry as follows:

Click Start, Run and type REGEDIT. Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

In the right-pane, change the value of Userinit to C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe,

IMPORTANT!! - Type the above value exactly as given, including the comma !!! (Also, change the path to userinit.exe appropriately if Windows is installed in a different drive or the Windows directory is named differently such as WINNT).

Close REGEDIT and reboot. You should now be able to log on normally.