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[Beaver24]

Hello,

I have the exact same problem as discussed in: http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/07/02/how-to-edit-windows-registry-key-values-without-booting-in-windows/

My computer will not load past the welcome screen, and when attempting to log on to windows, it automatically logs me off.

I have followed all of the steps in link, but when I access Microsoft > Windows NT > CurrentVersion > Winlogon, Userinit.exe is already there. There is nothing to edit because all of the values are correct. Although the "C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe," is typed correctly, when I restart my computer, the same problem occurs. I have tried both solutions given with UBCD4Win and PC Regedit.

Could someone please guide me in the right direction to help me solve this problem.

Thank you.

[Raymond]

This can actually be caused by a virus called Brontok.
I'd suggest you to burn a copy of Kaspersky Rescue CD using a computer that is working and scan the computer that you're unable to login for viruses.
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2008/06/16/kaspersky-offers-free-rescue-disk-to-clean-virus-without-booting-in-windows/

[Beaver24]

Thanks for the suggestion. I scanned my computer for viruses with Kaspersky, but it did not find the Brontok virus. After Kaspersky finished scanning, I restarted the computer and the same welcome screen popped up that would not let me log on. Are there any other causes for this to happen?

[Kindovic]

what is your available disk space of the system boot volume?

[Beaver24]

I'm not too sure how to check that, but I should have a good amount of disk space because the computer is fairly new.