Can you access the machine's registry from a machine on the network using remote registry? It has worked for me a few times. (assuming userinit.exe exists & is intact)
Worth a look to see if the userinit value in registry is hosed. Key: BrokenMachine\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon Normally the value for userinit is c:\windows\system32\userinit.exe, Fix the value, disconnect registry & reboot the box. Just in case they have windows installed to a different directory/drive etc though might want to check here first: Brokenmachine\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment Regards, Tammy Stewart (coppertop) ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
