"Logging Off" message when I log on XP SP2 - all updates

[Guest - Bobb -]

I had 2 disk drives in my Pc

Drive 1 had X64 ( C), Beta Vistas (G: and H:) and a vanilla XP (E:) that I

used for beta testing commercial apps ( Norton, Acronis etc)

Drive2 had 2 copies of XP and a Library (D:)

 

When I booted I'd get 3 prompts

XP, Vista or X64 .... If I chose XP, then I'd choose which copy of XP : C:

D: E: ?

..... cutting to the chase soon ...

 

I removed drive 1 and when I boot Drive 2 I get

XP on C:

XP on E: prompt ( as I used to long ago before X64/Vista installs.)

( My Library drive is D:)

That was good.

Then I figured, I haven't actually booted the second copy of XP on the

drive in a long time ( 2006), so I think I'll restore the vanilla version

backup to that partition ( since it's clean and has all updates as of

January 2008). ( Both the image and this partition have the letter E:

assigned to it(them).

 

OK, cut to chase:

I restored the ghost image of the other drive's XP partition to E: and it

restarted/booted XP on C: (default)- OK - logged in - OK. I restarted

and booted E: - OK - Logged in - and get "Logging Off" and back to the

login screen. I tried my account and Admin account - same thing.

 

OK - What am I overlooking ? Why the "Logging Off" ???

I haven't yet tried safe mode etc - will do so another day.

( I'll reinstall orig drive and note where default pagefile, etc was when

I boot XP on that other drive)

For now, I'm back on the original XP partition on C and it's fine.

 

But I'm wondering .. might it be another XP license ? It's such an old

install I've forgotten. Originally I bought XP upgrade ( from Win2000) and

after 1 yr or so MSFT had a windowsupdate ( remember when licensing was

really a mess ?? and they had that " run an app to make sure that you have

a valid license." ) and got a license problem issue. They then gave me a

new s/n and MAYBE this image is from before s/n change ???

 

Before I jump in that rathole I'm looking for other , more common ideas .

I tried google and support.microsoft.com and too many hits for "logging

off" - noen seem like my issue.

Thanks

Bobb

[Guest - Bobb -]

Re: "Logging Off" message when I log on XP SP2 - all updates

 

 

"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message

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>I had 2 disk drives in my Pc

> Drive 1 had X64 ( C), Beta Vistas (G: and H:) and a vanilla XP (E:) that

> I used for beta testing commercial apps ( Norton, Acronis etc)

> Drive2 had 2 copies of XP and a Library (D:)

>

> When I booted I'd get 3 prompts

> XP, Vista or X64 .... If I chose XP, then I'd choose which copy of XP :

> C: D: E: ?

> .... cutting to the chase soon ...

>

> I removed drive 1 and when I boot Drive 2 I get

> XP on C:

> XP on E: prompt ( as I used to long ago before X64/Vista installs.)

> ( My Library drive is D:)

> That was good.

> Then I figured, I haven't actually booted the second copy of XP on the

> drive in a long time ( 2006), so I think I'll restore the vanilla

> version backup to that partition ( since it's clean and has all updates

> as of January 2008). ( Both the image and this partition have the letter

> E: assigned to it(them).

>

> OK, cut to chase:

> I restored the ghost image of the other drive's XP partition to E: and

> it restarted/booted XP on C: (default)- OK - logged in - OK. I

> restarted and booted E: - OK - Logged in - and get "Logging Off" and

> back to the login screen. I tried my account and Admin account - same

> thing.

>

> OK - What am I overlooking ? Why the "Logging Off" ???

> I haven't yet tried safe mode etc - will do so another day.

> ( I'll reinstall orig drive and note where default pagefile, etc was

> when I boot XP on that other drive)

> For now, I'm back on the original XP partition on C and it's fine.

>

> But I'm wondering .. might it be another XP license ? It's such an old

> install I've forgotten. Originally I bought XP upgrade ( from Win2000)

> and after 1 yr or so MSFT had a windowsupdate ( remember when licensing

> was really a mess ?? and they had that " run an app to make sure that

> you have a valid license." ) and got a license problem issue. They then

> gave me a new s/n and MAYBE this image is from before s/n change ???

>

> Before I jump in that rathole I'm looking for other , more common ideas

> .

> I tried google and support.microsoft.com and too many hits for "logging

> off" - noen seem like my issue.

> Thanks

> Bobb

>

>

Long ago whether I booted the second partition oneither drive , once XP

was booted " the in use partititon" showed as E:. Now the "new one" shows

as L:

 

 

I put orig drive back in and with both in there both/logged in Ok.

Pagefile WAS on " the old drive " still, so I changed to be on the same

partition as XP and rebooted ( leaving letters as- is for now).

Was OK - nothing on "old drive". Shutdown, removed old drive.

Restarted - safe mode - OK

Restarted in normal mode: "Logging Off " again.

 

So I guess I'll have to change drive letters so that new install shows as

E: again ( currently L:)

I didn't want to mess with that until "everything was on the system disk".

Now that it is, when I get time later I'll boot XP on new partititon and

change letters for new install to be E: and old drive to be L: ( As it was

long ago)

[Guest - Bobb -]

Re: "Logging Off" message - How to change drive letter of boot partititon

 

Re: "Logging Off" message - How to change drive letter of boot partititon

 

I'll change the title of this to real reason for problem.

 

Since this image has seen this drive ( s/n etc??) as drive L:, how to make

XP "forget" ?

 

My "normal boot drive is drive 1"

I boot to

Vista / XP menu

-------

if XP then I choose

Drive 0 or Drive 1

menu

---

2 drives -

If I boot Beta XP on drive 0, XP's view is:

Drive0 partitions: X64( C) , XP - for beta testing(E), Vista32

(V),Vista64(X), Temp (T) area

and when I was using E for testing the second drive looked like this to XP

Drive1 partitions: XP (K): XP_backup (L), Archive (D)

 

If I boot Drive1, part0,

It's view shows Drive1 as

C = XP

E= XP_backup

D=Archive

 

That's all normal and how I've wanted it, NOW I want to remove Drive0

(testing over) and use that image on drive1 to replace the XP_Backup

partition. ( It's a vanilla/uptodate version of XP and I thought I'd use

it to "start fresh" with XP rather than my current copy which is .. how

old now ?)

 

I backed up (via ghost) partition #2 on drive 0 to a file.

WHEN I backup, that partition was E and my current target was L:

Now - my objective is to remove the X64 drive ( all done beta testing)

I restore Drive0 partition 2 image to Drive 1 partition 2.

When I boot that and log in I get a Logging Off prompt and 30 seconds

later back to log in screen.

If I reinstall the first drive I can login - and drive assignment is L.

Works OK.

I tried changing to Drive0 partition 2 to P, and Drive 1 partition 2 to

E:

Got the " letter will change after reboot message",

I removed drive0 and tried - failed.

Put it back in and drive1 boots.

Did various combinations...

I removed drive0 and tried Drive1/part2 again - failed.

Removed drive0.

I booted C (normal XP) and I can see this in windowsupdate logfile on

"Drive L"

( I don't care about updating- it's turned off before backup.)

So even after I choose " change letter", with no other drive in there, it

is staying at L:

Why ?

( Dates below -Jan 8 was using for testing - see it refers to drive as E)

Today it shows as L: even after choosing "Change Drive Letter", UNLESS

original drive in there.

 

Since this image has seen this drive ( s/n etc??) as drive L:, how to make

XP "forget" ?

 

2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Misc =========== Logging initialized

(build: 7.0.6000.381, tz: -0500) ===========

2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Misc = Process:

\??\E:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Misc = Module:

E:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll

2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Shutdwn FATAL: WUAutoUpdateAtShutdown

failed, hr=8024A000

2008-01-08 11:50:41:359 1024 6b8 AU ########### AU: Uninitializing

Automatic Updates ###########

2008-01-08 11:50:41:375 1024 6b8 Service *********

2008-01-08 11:50:41:375 1024 6b8 Service ** END ** Service: Service

exit [Exit code = 0x240001]

2008-01-08 11:50:41:375 1024 6b8 Service *************

2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Misc =========== Logging initialized

(build: 7.0.6000.381, tz: -0400) ===========

2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Misc = Process:

\??\L:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Misc = Module:

L:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll

2008-03-22 09:43:13:500 236 f0 Shutdwn Install at shutdown: no updates

to install

2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Shutdwn FATAL:

WUCheckForUpdatesAtShutdown failed, hr=80240FFF

2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Misc =========== Logging initialized

(build: 7.0.6000.381, tz: -0400) ===========

2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Misc = Process:

\??\L:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Misc = Module:

L:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll

2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Shutdwn FATAL: WUAutoUpdateAtShutdown

failed, hr=80240FFF

 

Any easy way to fix this ?

Thanks

[Guest - Bobb -]

How to change drive letter of boot partititon

 

How to change drive letter of boot partititon

 

Still no go. I found this

http://www.partition-saving.com/

and in 11-h, he describes my issue.

After restoring image from E to my drive, it sees that partition as L: so

startup fails " Can't find L:\windows\filename'

 

Anyone familiar with that SAVEPART app ??? I'm hesitant about running

a 10 yr old utility that doesn't mention NTFS, but that's the idea - I

need to " make it forget about drive L' AND I can't log into it to change

registry.

 

Anyone agree that's the problem ? and not some file living on the C: drive

, etc ?

 

Next step would be to boot XP with ONLY the x64/ Beta XP drive in there.

Go into registry and delete all references to any drive BUT C , D and E.

( the 3 partitions on that drive)

Restore THAT to the other drive and ( hopefully) since it wouldn't have

any knowloedge of a drive L, it would load that vanilla XP as E: Tedious

though and grateful for any shortcuts/insight.

Thanks

Bobb

 

 

 

"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message

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> I'll change the title of this to real reason for problem.

>

> Since this image has seen this drive ( s/n etc??) as drive L:, how to

> make XP "forget" ?

>

> My "normal boot drive is drive 1"

> I boot to

> Vista / XP menu

> -------

> if XP then I choose

> Drive 0 or Drive 1

> menu

> ---

> 2 drives -

> If I boot Beta XP on drive 0, XP's view is:

> Drive0 partitions: X64( C) , XP - for beta testing(E), Vista32

> (V),Vista64(X), Temp (T) area

> and when I was using E for testing the second drive looked like this to

> XP

> Drive1 partitions: XP (K): XP_backup (L), Archive (D)

>

> If I boot Drive1, part0,

> It's view shows Drive1 as

> C = XP

> E= XP_backup

> D=Archive

>

> That's all normal and how I've wanted it, NOW I want to remove Drive0

> (testing over) and use that image on drive1 to replace the XP_Backup

> partition. ( It's a vanilla/uptodate version of XP and I thought I'd use

> it to "start fresh" with XP rather than my current copy which is .. how

> old now ?)

>

> I backed up (via ghost) partition #2 on drive 0 to a file.

> WHEN I backup, that partition was E and my current target was L:

> Now - my objective is to remove the X64 drive ( all done beta testing)

> I restore Drive0 partition 2 image to Drive 1 partition 2.

> When I boot that and log in I get a Logging Off prompt and 30 seconds

> later back to log in screen.

> If I reinstall the first drive I can login - and drive assignment is L.

> Works OK.

> I tried changing to Drive0 partition 2 to P, and Drive 1 partition 2 to

> E:

> Got the " letter will change after reboot message",

> I removed drive0 and tried - failed.

> Put it back in and drive1 boots.

> Did various combinations...

> I removed drive0 and tried Drive1/part2 again - failed.

> Removed drive0.

> I booted C (normal XP) and I can see this in windowsupdate logfile on

> "Drive L"

> ( I don't care about updating- it's turned off before backup.)

> So even after I choose " change letter", with no other drive in there,

> it is staying at L:

> Why ?

> ( Dates below -Jan 8 was using for testing - see it refers to drive as

> E)

> Today it shows as L: even after choosing "Change Drive Letter", UNLESS

> original drive in there.

>

> Since this image has seen this drive ( s/n etc??) as drive L:, how to

> make XP "forget" ?

>

> 2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Misc =========== Logging initialized

> (build: 7.0.6000.381, tz: -0500) ===========

> 2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Misc = Process:

> \??\E:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

> 2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Misc = Module:

> E:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll

> 2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Shutdwn FATAL: WUAutoUpdateAtShutdown

> failed, hr=8024A000

> 2008-01-08 11:50:41:359 1024 6b8 AU ########### AU: Uninitializing

> Automatic Updates ###########

> 2008-01-08 11:50:41:375 1024 6b8 Service *********

> 2008-01-08 11:50:41:375 1024 6b8 Service ** END ** Service: Service

> exit [Exit code = 0x240001]

> 2008-01-08 11:50:41:375 1024 6b8 Service *************

> 2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Misc =========== Logging initialized

> (build: 7.0.6000.381, tz: -0400) ===========

> 2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Misc = Process:

> \??\L:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

> 2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Misc = Module:

> L:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll

> 2008-03-22 09:43:13:500 236 f0 Shutdwn Install at shutdown: no updates

> to install

> 2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Shutdwn FATAL:

> WUCheckForUpdatesAtShutdown failed, hr=80240FFF

> 2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Misc =========== Logging initialized

> (build: 7.0.6000.381, tz: -0400) ===========

> 2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Misc = Process:

> \??\L:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

> 2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Misc = Module:

> L:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll

> 2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Shutdwn FATAL: WUAutoUpdateAtShutdown

> failed, hr=80240FFF

>

> Any easy way to fix this ?

> Thanks

>

[Guest - Bobb -]

Re: How to change drive letter of boot partititon

 

Re: How to change drive letter of boot partititon

 

 

How to clean up "What the OS knew about drive letter assignment"?

Of course I'm just trying to NOT have to reinstall XP / all the updates

etc - since I already have had it once. But also I'm doing it to learn

different ways to move an install between drives. Same PC, Same s/n, etc

just want to remove one drive and move XP from part #2 on that drive to

part#2 on another drive.

 

 

My problem is the image has " Seen this partition already and assigned it

the drive letter L:"

So when windows starts and loads the registry, it can't "find drive L"".

I'm thinking that it's the drive letter assignment

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\MountedDevices

\DosDevices = L: must be listed in the image.

 

SO, if I temporarily install and boot the original partition and delete

the

\DosDevices = L: line in the registry and Back THAT UP, will the restore

work ?

 

Will XP then "forget " that "this drive was once called L: " and assign it

a new letter ?

Or is that reference in a lot more places than " Mounted Devices".

I'll disable all CD's etc so XP will "already know about C and D" and

assign it E:

 

 

 

<snipped>

>> I backed up (via ghost) partition #2 on drive 0 to a file.

>> WHEN I backup, that partition was E and my current target was L:

>> Now - my objective is to remove the X64 drive ( all done beta testing)

>> I restore Drive0 partition 2 image to Drive 1 partition 2.

>> When I boot that and log in I get a Logging Off prompt and 30 seconds

>> later back to log in screen.

>> If I reinstall the first drive I can login - and drive assignment is L.

>> Works OK.

>> I tried changing to Drive0 partition 2 to P, and Drive 1 partition 2

>> to E:

>> Got the " letter will change after reboot message",

>> I removed drive0 and tried - failed.

>> Put it back in and drive1 boots.

>> Did various combinations...

>> I removed drive0 and tried Drive1/part2 again - failed.

>> Removed drive0.

>> I booted C (normal XP) and I can see this in windowsupdate logfile on

>> "Drive L"

>> ( I don't care about updating- it's turned off before backup.)

>> So even after I choose " change letter", with no other drive in there,

>> it is staying at L:

>> Why ?

>> ( Dates below -Jan 8 was using for testing - see it refers to drive as

>> E)

>> Today it shows as L: even after choosing "Change Drive Letter", UNLESS

>> original drive in there.

>>

>> Since this image has seen this drive ( s/n etc??) as drive L:, how to

>> make XP "forget" ?

>>

>> 2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Misc =========== Logging initialized

>> (build: 7.0.6000.381, tz: -0500) ===========

>> 2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Misc = Process:

>> \??\E:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

>> 2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Misc = Module:

>> E:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll

>> 2008-01-08 11:50:40:812 660 b00 Shutdwn FATAL: WUAutoUpdateAtShutdown

>> failed, hr=8024A000

>> 2008-01-08 11:50:41:359 1024 6b8 AU ########### AU: Uninitializing

>> Automatic Updates ###########

>> 2008-01-08 11:50:41:375 1024 6b8 Service *********

>> 2008-01-08 11:50:41:375 1024 6b8 Service ** END ** Service: Service

>> exit [Exit code = 0x240001]

>> 2008-01-08 11:50:41:375 1024 6b8 Service *************

>> 2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Misc =========== Logging initialized

>> (build: 7.0.6000.381, tz: -0400) ===========

>> 2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Misc = Process:

>> \??\L:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

>> 2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Misc = Module:

>> L:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll

>> 2008-03-22 09:43:13:500 236 f0 Shutdwn Install at shutdown: no

>> updates to install

>> 2008-03-22 09:43:13:515 236 f0 Shutdwn FATAL:

>> WUCheckForUpdatesAtShutdown failed, hr=80240FFF

>> 2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Misc =========== Logging initialized

>> (build: 7.0.6000.381, tz: -0400) ===========

>> 2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Misc = Process:

>> \??\L:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe

>> 2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Misc = Module:

>> L:\WINDOWS\system32\wuaueng.dll

>> 2008-03-22 09:43:17:171 236 368 Shutdwn FATAL: WUAutoUpdateAtShutdown

>> failed, hr=80240FFF

>>

>> Any easy way to fix this ?

>> Thanks

>>

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