How do I stop SpybotS&D from blocking userinit.exe?

[Matt]

Hi bugmento,

If Windows XP is the only operating system installed on your computer, booting into Safe Mode with these instructions.

* If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power
* Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.
* Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
* Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected.
* Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
* When you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.



Best regards,
-Matt-

[bugmento]

Hi bugmento,

If Windows XP is the only operating system installed on your computer, booting into Safe Mode with these instructions.

* If the computer is running, shut down Windows, and then turn off the power
* Wait 30 seconds, and then turn the computer on.
* Start tapping the F8 key. The Windows Advanced Options Menu appears. If you begin tapping the F8 key too soon, some computers display a "keyboard error" message. To resolve this, restart the computer and try again.
* Ensure that the Safe mode option is selected.
* Press Enter. The computer then begins to start in Safe mode.
* When you are finished with all troubleshooting, close all programs and restart the computer as you normally would.



Best regards,
-Matt-

Hi Matt, so i just tried booting in Safe Mode, as well as Last Working mode or whatever its called, and Safe Mode with Command Prompt. None of them allowed me to get into my account without logging out immediately. They would take me to the login screen and there would be

Administrator
and
My account

I tried logging into both Administrator and my account, and both had the same problem: Log in and log out immediately.

Any suggestions? I'm still just trying to disable teatimer.exe or the whole Spybot so I can just log in.

thanks,

Ryan

[Matt]

Hi bugmento,

I don't know if I'm going to say something very stupid now (please correct me if needed), but as far as I know, Spybot or TeaTimer will never load when starting your computer in safe mode. Safe mode should only start Windows, nothing else.

So I ask myself, how should TeaTimer block userinit.exe it it isn't loaded?

Can you give us an file path of userinit.exe ?

I'll think about your problem...


Best regards,
-Matt-

[Matt]

Hi bugmento,

I'm back again.

Boot into the "Safe Mode Menu" again and try "Last known good configuration", and see if that works.

Unless someone else knows a fix, and as a last resort you could try a repair install from the XP CD.
Perhaps this can help you too: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/EN-US/


Best regards,
-Matt-

[chi-va]

Hi,

I suppose that the correct registry entry for userinit is not set anymore probably because the Teatimer has prevented it once. Now it doesn't matter if the Teatimer is running or not. As long as the registry entry is not set correctly you won't be able to log in.

The solution is to manually set the entry for userinit. The best chance was when you was still able to use the Run menu but this is to late now.

Please read this blog from a Team Spybot member and choose one method in order to repair the registry:

http://forums.spybot.info/blog.php?b=14

After repairing the registry and rebooting the Teatimer could ask you about userinit again. Please allow the change this time.

[bugmento]

hey matt, chi-va, thanks for all the feedback. chi-va, the link you gave in your post seems to pretty accurately describe my problem, so i guess I have to network another computer to mine to fix it. To do this, would I just plug a network cable into my computer and the other end into another computer? because i can't create a network from "network connections" since I can't even log in.

thanks,
ryan

[chi-va]

In order to use method 1 you will need a network switch, or a router, or a hub or a crossover cable. Apart from that, it is probably necessary to configurate the network because your broken system doesn't seem to be in a network yet.

In this case, please modify method 1 by using a live operatings system like Windows PE( customised version BartPE).
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/peboot.htm