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Old 01-05-2006, 07:32 AM
cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)
 
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Default Re: Mistake in the registry locked me out

On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 05:46:02 -0800, "nezos"

>In my effort to clean a trojan, i did by mistake delete a value in the
>registry, i believe it is the following:


>userinit : C:\windows\system32\userinit.exe


>under
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->Software->Microsoft->WindowsNT->CurrentVersion->Winlogon


>and this had as an effect that when i login to an account the account log's
>off automatically, so i end up in the login screen, without entering the
>windows xp enviroment.


>Is there a way to fix the registry without logging onto windows?


I'd fix this from a Bart CDR boot, using RunScanner plugin and
Regedit, or by manually binding the HD's hives to HKLM in Regedit.

You prolly don't have Bart, and MS haven't provided that sort of
functionality. This case is an example of why you need such things.



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