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    XP SP2... Freezing at log on screen

    Since installing SP2, system has started hanging when I try to log on. Oh, XP Pro BTW

    Basically, everything loads hunky-dory. But when I click a user, I get as far as 'Welcome - loading your personal settings' and then thats it. Completely frozen. (Once it has done this before even selecting user).

    Can anybody possibly give me a clue as to which services/apps might be causing this. I have stripped out all the non-essential startup files, to no avail.


    Thanks for your attention


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    Try booting in safe mode (press F8 when pc is loading up) and then run msconfig (start>run>type msconfig) then in the startup tab disable everything.

    If you can now log in run msconfig and re-enable each startup thing one by one, restarting the pc each time - and you should find the problem.

    If you dont find the problem this way open device manager and disable anything unnecesary and then reenable it using the same method.

    Very tedious I know but it will find the problem!

    Hope this helps

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    Are you on a domain? Ive had this before and had to rejoin it to the domain.

    Ive also got a reg file that should give you more info than just apply personal settings, you can run if you want it?

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