Hi,

Had this on a machine some weeks back. Most likely cause is a file called 
userinit.exe which is normally found in C:\Windows\System32 folder has been 
changed by spyware/malware and then is seen as a threat by your 
anti-virus/spyware protection and removed.

To resolve the issue I simply copied userinit.exe from a clean machine and 
pasted it into the affected drive in the location above. You'll need to 
connect the affected drive to a machine either via a caddy and USB lead or 
add it to a machine as a slave via its normal internal cable. You should 
then be able to access the Windows folder (assuming the drive isn't password 
protected). If it is there are other solutions but they are more complex.

Regards

Mchael.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "E Clyde Melton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 4:49 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] windows won't open


When I click my username to open windows xp a virus seems to be telling it 
to reverse as if I am signing out. Safe mode does the same thing. What is 
the next step to solve this?

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