Network to local? is it possible?

Here's some more info on a possible fix:

A User Logon Request Is Rejected Without Any Messages
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313322

If the above is not the case, this does work and has been verified:

This problem turns out to be that the Winlogon userinit entry is being set to
"wsupdater.exe," and not "userinit.exe,".

From here, you can either opt to slave the drive and then use:

Editing the Registry for "other" Users
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_adv_reg_editing.htm

Then:

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon.

In the right pane under Userinit, Change the key to read:
C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,

Or download and run the reg file on line 263 (right hand side), if Windows is installed on C:\Winnt. If not, modify the edit manually.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Or:

Place your XP CD in and navigate to the Recovery Console.
Change the C:\Windows prompt to: C:\Windows\System32 and copy userinit.exe to wsaupdater.exe

Reboot into Safe Mode and modify:

change userinit in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon from wsaupdater.exe, to userinit.exe,

@ZT3000- Did not let me do it in the safe mode either.

@cheyenne1212- my login looks like this below.....


Window's XP Professional
User login


Username:
Password:


::Okay:: ::cancel:: ::option>>::






Under options it gives me one option, and that is too Shutdown.

I have to type my name in each time, i do not have a selection.



ps... This laptop came right out of the box... does that matter?

Before you try the last info, try this:

The Administrator Logon dialog box may be hidden under the Welcome screen when the AutoAdminLogon feature is enabled and the user account is either deleted or missing.

-or-

The Log On to Windows dialog box may be displayed with incorrect credentials after the Autologon feature had been unsuccessful, and you received the following error message:

The system could not log you on. Make sure your user name and domain are correct, then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the correct case.

This problem can occur because the Autologon feature is attempting an automatic logon for a user account that does not exist. Either the account has been deleted or removed, but the registry settings for that account are still intact.

To work around the problem that concerns the hidden Administrator Logon dialog box, press ALT+TAB to bring the dialog box to the front of the screen so that you can log on to the computer with valid credentials.

what happens if you hit options?

Do you have some option under options that lets you log on locally?

@ZT3000- (2) I cannot login to the system, how would i make such changes from the outside?

WHAT?!!

This is a new machine?

Just type Admin as the user name and forget the password.

lol


yeah try what zt said.

Didn't see the new computer part.

@cheyenne1212-(2) when options is selected, i get the option to shutdown, that is it.

does it let you login if you type administrator or admin in the user and no password?

Haha, i wish that were the case... but no no it is not.

It may be new right out of the box, but it was pre formatted by dell to login to my work network.

Therefore, the given user name and password is

Administrator

and

*******