Can't boot after v1.5.2 installation

[Malloc]

I've had this happen on 6 computers so far, but I have them on the network so I can remove registry edit though them.

Here are some other tools that have offline registry edits:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/peboot.htm
http://ubcd4win.com/index.htm

[SimonSays]

I've had this happen on 6 computers so far, but I have them on the network so I can remove registry edit though them.

Here are some other tools that have offline registry edits:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/peboot.htm
http://ubcd4win.com/index.htm

I was able to create a BartPE disk, works great but the fix is not working, I changed the registry and rebooted, still logs in then logs out...

simon

[helper]

I was able to create a BartPE disk, works great but the fix is not working, I changed the registry and rebooted, still logs in then logs out...

simon

Had the same problem...made a BartPE disk, and at first I didn't think it was working either....because I was still being emediately logged out. However, the problem is that I was trying to enter the original PW to logon. This isn't necessary after you use the BartPE disk. The PW is no longer there. So you need make sure when you go back to login to your computer that you DONT enter a password after running BartPE...just hit enter and you should be able to log right on to your computer!

Making the BartPE turned out to be the most frustrating part of this whole nightmare process, but I'm just thankful I was able to get back into my computer without having to completely reinstall everything and wipe my computer!

[reason2b]

I have had this on many computers so far and have successfully repaired it! Follow the instructions here to build a Bart PE CD:
http://thinkinginpixels.com/quick-fi...onlog-off-loop

I noticed that you must use a non-OEM Windows XP CD to build the Bart PE CD.

[Maryintn]

Thank you for your suggestion. I'll work on creating the Bart CD. I'm thankful we have a laptop as I don't know what we would have done with no working computer.

After all this, should we stop using Spybot? Will whatever happened be fixed? Is somebody at Spybot looking into this or should I report it in another place?

[scorcho99]

I have had this on many computers so far and have successfully repaired it! Follow the instructions here to build a Bart PE CD:
http://thinkinginpixels.com/quick-fi...onlog-off-loop

I noticed that you must use a non-OEM Windows XP CD to build the Bart PE CD.

THANK YOU! This worked perfectly on my Dell, I'm really glad I didn't have to reinstall.

So was it determined that the log on/off loop was caused by the removal of HellzLittleSpy? Because my spybot did in fact detect it right after I ran the update. I removed it and that's when I started having problems, I'm kinda curious on how it got on my system or how long it's been there.

I just ran another scan and it detected it again, does anyone have an idea on how to safely remove it?

[clarkabc]

I've had this happen on 6 computers so far, but I have them on the network so I can remove registry edit though them.

Here are some other tools that have offline registry edits:

http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/peboot.htm
http://ubcd4win.com/index.htm

I can install Spybot v1.5.2 and boot up ok but, I tried to uninstall Spybot and i get an error msg: "c:\program files\spybot-search and destroy\unins000.msg" missing. Re-install or download new file.
How is that done? I'm not a guru so could sure use some help if someone out there has had any experience with this!
Thanks, Arnie

[Terminator]

I can install Spybot v1.5.2 and boot up ok but, I tried to uninstall Spybot and i get an error msg: "c:\program files\spybot-search and destroy\unins000.msg" missing. Re-install or download new file.
How is that done? I'm not a guru so could sure use some help if someone out there has had any experience with this!
Thanks, Arnie

Try re-installing Spybot again and then uninstalling it. This problem is relatively rare though I have no idea what causes it.

If you still can't uninstall it then try this FAQ.

[Greyfox]

clarkabc,

You might try deactivating SpybotSD's IE Browser helper (Tools>Resident then untick Resident SD Helper) then reboot and try the uninstall again. If that doesn't work, then I would also recommend the approach suggested by Terminator.

[drragostea]

Since there were so many boot problems, I was thinking if some users had attempted md usa spybot fan's instruction:
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http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...13&postcount=5
http://forums.spybot.info/showpost.p...36&postcount=7
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Bill, if upgrading results in the boot loop, attempt to do a restore point in SAFE MODE.