See below.
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>>>>I see. This problem is usually caused by the file userinit.exe
>>>> not being where Windows expects it to be or by it being
>>>> corrupted, perhaps because of malware. The cure is fairly
>>>> simple if you can connect to the machine with some other
>>>> PC (e.g. a laptop) via a network connection, and much
>>>> harder if this is not feasible. What's your setup?
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>>> Hi, i have a 2003 windows domain where evryone logs on. This specific pc
>>> is one that is in a remote site where users just log onto the pc to gain
>>> access to the NET and e-mails. Now the pc is on in my building i.e head
>>> office (not connected to the domain). The pc has win xp pro and all the
>>> pc's on my domain also. Server is win 2003 latest SP's.Hope that
>>> explains my setup more or less. Please post if anything is not clear?
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>> This is clear enough but it does not really answer the
>> question. The question is: If you connect the problem
>> PC to you network (perhaps by physically carring it
>> close to a network outlet), can you reach it from another
>> PC?
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> OH, i see what you mean now. i haven't tried it though but will now.
> Seeing that i cannot get in windows how do i check his IP. Doesn't the ip
> only gets assigned if you log on to the profile?
Ask your network administrator for the NetBIOS name of this
machine, then ping it by this name.
> or can i go to a command line screen in safe mode and do a ipconfig from
> there.wil il work?
Since you cannot logon, you cannot get to the Command Prompt.
>> With "reach" I mean
>> - Can you ping it?
>> - Can you make a connection to one of its shares? -
> I'm not sure if there are shares on the pc and believe it or not if i pick
> up the phone now and phone that people who are working on the pc to ask if
> they have shares, they won't know either. Thats the people i have to work
> with. But for now i suggest i will have to work and get the ip in some
> way.
If you can ping the machine and if you know the password for its
administrator account then you can try this command:
net use Q: \\ipaddress\C$ /user:administrator SomePassword
However, if the machine was never networked before then it
is unlikely that Windows will permit this type of access.
In the meantime you can try the following method. In rare cases
it has fixed your problem.
1. Boot the machine with your WinXP CD.
2. Select Repair when prompted.
3. Select Recovery Console when prompted.
4. Enter the Administrator's password when prompted.
5. Type these commands:
fixboot {Enter}
fixmbr {Enter}