OT: WinXP problem
Sunday, January 13, 2002 by Snowman | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I'm hopeing someone here can help me with a "small" prob I got! I just installed WinXP Pro the other day and all was fine but now I can't access the "User Accounts" from the Control Panel anymore! I do have Admin rights so that's not the problem!
I'm haveing no other problems accessing anything else in the Control Panel.
I really hope someone can help me solveing this tricky problem!!
Thanks in advance!
Snow
I'm haveing no other problems accessing anything else in the Control Panel.
I really hope someone can help me solveing this tricky problem!!
Thanks in advance!
Snow
Snowman
Reply #3 Monday, January 14, 2002 2:54 AM
Reply #3 Monday, January 14, 2002 2:54 AM
Snowman whacks Koasati with a stick! 
Nope that didn't help....
Nope that didn't help....
Snowman
Reply #5 Monday, January 14, 2002 7:55 AM
Reply #5 Monday, January 14, 2002 7:55 AM
crae... say that one more time and I'll kick your butt! 
Really, no one else got any *serious* suggestions?!?!
Really, no one else got any *serious* suggestions?!?!
leqin
Reply #6 Monday, January 14, 2002 12:12 PM
Reply #6 Monday, January 14, 2002 12:12 PM
I take it that the "User Accounts" applet icon appears in your control panel, but when you click on it nothing happens. If so - have you tried logging off and then relog in on the Administrator account and do you get access then.
Snowman
Reply #7 Monday, January 14, 2002 12:30 PM
Reply #7 Monday, January 14, 2002 12:30 PM
leqin: Yes nothing happens when I click the icon. The same goes when I click the "logo" at the top of the Start menu.
Yes I have tried loggin in on the Administrator account but with the same result!
Yes I have tried loggin in on the Administrator account but with the same result!
feline
Reply #8 Monday, January 14, 2002 1:03 PM
Reply #8 Monday, January 14, 2002 1:03 PM
have you tried to repair your installation?
supposed to be nice and fast, and hopefully will help.
supposed to be nice and fast, and hopefully will help.
leqin
Reply #9 Monday, January 14, 2002 3:33 PM
Reply #9 Monday, January 14, 2002 3:33 PM
Okay well your best bet is to go to the top
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/default.asp
thats the page for all the Microsoft Newsgroups for XP. I think you need to visit either the Security and Administration, or the Setup and Deployment group. You should find plenty of people in there - lots of MVPs who should be able to sort this out pretty quick for you.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/default.asp
thats the page for all the Microsoft Newsgroups for XP. I think you need to visit either the Security and Administration, or the Setup and Deployment group. You should find plenty of people in there - lots of MVPs who should be able to sort this out pretty quick for you.
Snowman
Reply #10 Tuesday, January 15, 2002 6:13 PM
Reply #10 Tuesday, January 15, 2002 6:13 PM
Problem solved! The reason for my worries was that it appeared that I had a massive virus attack!!!! My system some how got infected by the PE_Weird and W95/Kuang.GR vira!
How this happend I do not know, I have recieved no "funny" mails lately but my firewall was kinda messed up so it might have "sneaked" in the back door in one way or another. But anyways, I got a nice and clean system now and access to all applications!!
How this happend I do not know, I have recieved no "funny" mails lately but my firewall was kinda messed up so it might have "sneaked" in the back door in one way or another. But anyways, I got a nice and clean system now and access to all applications!!
Snowman
Reply #12 Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:28 AM
Reply #12 Thursday, January 17, 2002 9:28 AM
Snowman kicks crae's butt.
I told you I would... but yeah I had to reinstall.. About 95% of all .exe files on the boot drive was infected 
But now all is "fine", got a clean and healthy system once again and a virus detecter/clean running in background!!
I told you I would... but yeah I had to reinstall..
About 95% of all .exe files on the boot drive was infected 
But now all is "fine", got a clean and healthy system once again and a virus detecter/clean running in background!!
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Reply #1 Sunday, January 13, 2002 9:49 PM