Userinit.exe (Machine Login & Logoff Issue) What is Userinit.exe Description of Userinit.exe Userinit.

exe is a key process in the Windows operating system. On boot-up it man ages the different start up sequences needed, such as establishing network conne ction and starting up the Windows shell. This program is important for the stabl e and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated. What is Machine Login & Logoff issue? Quote: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Userinit=C:\windows\s ystem32\userinit.exe, This is a registry entry. If it's missing or edited by a malware create machine login & logoff issue. How to resolve this issue? If your PC is a victim of the Malware discussed in this article, and unable to l ogin to your profile, then you'll need to fix the registry as discussed there. A s you're unable to login, registry modification can only be done from a remote s ystem, or via offline registry editing. This article discusses about offline reg istry editing. Load the hive method Insert the Live XP CD into the drive, and boot the system from the CD. Once the file loading phase is over, the Live XP desktop will be visible. Type Regedit.exe in the prompt, and press Enter. Select the HKEY_USERS hive From the File menu, choose the Load Hive option. Browse to your Windows installa tion drive, for example the following location: C:\Windows\System32\Config\ Select the file named SOFTWARE (the file without any extensions), and click Open Type a name for the hive that you've loaded now. (Example: MyXPHive) Now the SOFTWARE hive is loaded, and present under the HKEY_USERS base hive. In order to fix the Userinit value in the loaded hive, navigate to the following location: HKEY_USERS \ MyXPHive \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Winlogon Double-click Userinit and set it's value correctly. Example: Set it's data as fo llows: C:\Windows\System32\Userinit.exe,

After entering the correct data, you MUST unload the Hive. To do so, select MyXP Hive branch, and then in the File menu, choose Unload Hive. It's important to no te that you'll need to select the MyXPHive branch first, before unloading it. Quit Live XP CD and restart Windows. See if you're able to logon to your profile .