Guest Greg Oliver Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 My problem is one that I've never had before. My WindowsXP Pro starts up what is seemingly fine. I put in my password, it does its normal "loading user settings", pauses and then I get an error message stating that the application failed to initalize. I hit OK and it pops up again, and I hit ok again. Then, my desktop appears and I have no icons. I do know that I have several virus and spyware attacking my system. My problem is that my current spyware and registry cleaner are not solving the problem, nor is One Care. The only way I can access the internet is to wait for the spyware to pop up telling me I have a problem that re-directs me to a web page. From there I can use any address I want in that browser. To make matters worse, I can't find my XP Pro disc to re-install. I'm very frustrated and ready to give up. Any advice that will solve my problem without me spending hundreds of dollars? I can't run any applications unless they are web based and even then, my chances are iffy.
Guest Doug Knox - [MS-MVP] Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 Re: Windows Start up problem Boot the computer into Safe Mode (press F8 between the BIOS POST and Windows actually starting to load). The timing can be tricky, so it may take a couple of tries. Once in Safe Mode, run your AV and anti-malware software. You can also choose Safe Mode with Networking, so your AV/malware apps can check for newer updates. -- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "Greg Oliver" <Greg Oliver@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:7BC5A290-4890-47AC-83BF-E5DFAE33C421@microsoft.com... > My problem is one that I've never had before. My WindowsXP Pro starts up > what > is seemingly fine. I put in my password, it does its normal "loading user > settings", pauses and then I get an error message stating that the > application failed to initalize. I hit OK and it pops up again, and I hit > ok > again. Then, my desktop appears and I have no icons. I do know that I have > several virus and spyware attacking my system. My problem is that my > current > spyware and registry cleaner are not solving the problem, nor is One Care. > The only way I can access the internet is to wait for the spyware to pop > up > telling me I have a problem that re-directs me to a web page. From there I > can use any address I want in that browser. To make matters worse, I can't > find my XP Pro disc to re-install. I'm very frustrated and ready to give > up. > Any advice that will solve my problem without me spending hundreds of > dollars? I can't run any applications unless they are web based and even > then, my chances are iffy.
Guest Greg Oliver Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 Re: Windows Start up problem I've tried Safe Mode, Debugging mode, last configuration that worked.. all with the same results. I forgot to mention that my task manager has been disabled by the admin. Which is a new problem. I also can't get a start menu to pull up by pressing Ctrl+esc. Nothing I've tried has worked. The error message I get at start up is in a userinit.exe dialog box that states, the apllication failed to initialize (0xc0000005). Does that help at all? I can't perform any tasks at all right now. "Doug Knox - [MS-MVP]" wrote: > Boot the computer into Safe Mode (press F8 between the BIOS POST and Windows > actually starting to load). The timing can be tricky, so it may take a > couple of tries. Once in Safe Mode, run your AV and anti-malware software. > You can also choose Safe Mode with Networking, so your AV/malware apps can > check for newer updates. > > -- > Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart > Display\Security > Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes > http://www.dougknox.com > -------------------------------- > Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro > http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm > -------------------------------- > Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. > Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. > > "Greg Oliver" <Greg Oliver@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:7BC5A290-4890-47AC-83BF-E5DFAE33C421@microsoft.com... > > My problem is one that I've never had before. My WindowsXP Pro starts up > > what > > is seemingly fine. I put in my password, it does its normal "loading user > > settings", pauses and then I get an error message stating that the > > application failed to initalize. I hit OK and it pops up again, and I hit > > ok > > again. Then, my desktop appears and I have no icons. I do know that I have > > several virus and spyware attacking my system. My problem is that my > > current > > spyware and registry cleaner are not solving the problem, nor is One Care. > > The only way I can access the internet is to wait for the spyware to pop > > up > > telling me I have a problem that re-directs me to a web page. From there I > > can use any address I want in that browser. To make matters worse, I can't > > find my XP Pro disc to re-install. I'm very frustrated and ready to give > > up. > > Any advice that will solve my problem without me spending hundreds of > > dollars? I can't run any applications unless they are web based and even > > then, my chances are iffy. >
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