In Windows XP, there was an option to change the logon screen background color: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors. You could change the string "Background" to any 3-digit RGB color code you wanted. (i.e., 0 0 0 = black, etc.) This color would show up on CTRL+ALT+DEL plus it would show up when you logged in remotely using Remote Desktop. Windows XP machine normally hangs on "Applying Personal Settings" If windows tries to create a paging file on NTFS Volume. This issue might be true if following are the reason as well. You use the Welcome screen to log on to the system. You have a network share mapped to a drive letter. The network share has been made available offline. Choose the "Advanced options" tab. Click to "Startup Settings". Now hit the "Restart" tab again. Choose the type of Safe Mode you wish to boot with when your computer restarts. In the Safe Mode, press the shortcut keys to access "Run": Windows + R. Here, you are required to type "services.msc" and hit "Enter". hello daniweb community, can any one help me? my xp machine cannot log in to my desktop, after loading xp and when it shows the blue windows where the logo of xp is shown , it is stuck there forever. even if in safe mode its like that. is there any way to recover from this? how can i log into my destop, is there a way to reinstall xp without Rules ·. Thinkpad stuck at welcome screen - posted in Windows XP Home and Professional: Hope I am in the right forum for this. I have a think pad running XP. The problem; when I turn it on, it I have a problem with a Windows XP computer. When I start the computer, no logon-screen appears, so I can not log in. The computer is added to a Windows Domain. I just see the background and the mouse pointer. The computer has not freezed and I can move the mouse pointer around. Nothing happens if I press Ctrl+Alt+Delete. HKA3h. 1) Click on Start, Click on Control Panel. 2) Double-click on Add or Remove Programs. 3) Find the Network Associates or McAfee product listed and click on it. It should look similar to the following. 4) Click on Change/Remove. 5) You'll see a screen similar to the one below. If Safe boot also freezes, the problem is with a Windows driver/service. See this article : Diagnose boot problems in Windows XP using MSCONFIG Specifically, look for the /SOS parameter, which causes the driver names to be displayed when they’re loaded, to diagnose driver-related issues. 1: type in, "cd C:\Windows\System32\Drivers" press enter 2: type in "rename classpnp.sys classpnp.sys.old" press enter. Restart the computer. If this does not work or you cannot boot to safe mode in command prompt you will have to reinstall the OS. If an OS install does not work the problem is hardware. Here's A Detailed Version of my problem I have tried resetting bios, disabling cache for video and cpu, tried installing windows xp and windows se on a diff computer, reinstall system files in recovery console, tried installing with 2 diff hard drives, 3 different cd rom drives, I reset the bios and disabled any kind of extras such as integrated lan, audio and USB support and I'm still unable 1) Call Microsoft Activation Center, and ask them done activation for you (save time and effort) 2) Install that key with a Windows XP SP3 Installation disc. Download service pack 3 onto a flash drive. Start up Windows in safe mode, and insert the flash drive. Double click the installer from the flash drive.

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