User accounts not starting

Restarting a PC (DELL Inspiron 530 running Vista Home Premium) after
check-disk run on start-up starts Windows to the 'Welcome' screen. However,
logging into any of the user accounts initially produces the next 'Welcome'
screen and the little 'wait' circle but then it goes black and only the white
cursor is displayed, nothing else happens.

In safe mode, the user account loads normally.

Prehistory: The PC had started to do odd things a while ago: take very very
long to shut down, more or less freeze on some of the limited user accounts
(the boys'), not shut down at all, and similar.

Today, as a further attempt to right things, I ran the MS Disk Cleanup
(normally I use CCleaner) and Check Disk option on start-up. That
reported quite a lot of problems and fixes and took a long time.

tandlj;676286 Wrote:
> Restarting a PC (DELL Inspiron 530 running Vista Home Premium) after
> check-disk run on start-up starts Windows to the 'Welcome' screen.
> However,
> logging into any of the user accounts initially produces the next
> 'Welcome'
> screen and the little 'wait' circle but then it goes black and only the
> white
> cursor is displayed, nothing else happens.
>
> In safe mode, the user account loads normally.
>
> Prehistory: The PC had started to do odd things a while ago: take very
> very
> long to shut down, more or less freeze on some of the limited user
> accounts
> (the boys'), not shut down at all, and similar.
>
> Today, as a further attempt to right things, I ran the MS Disk Cleanup
> (normally I use CCleaner) and Check Disk option on start-up. That
> reported quite a lot of problems and fixes and took a long time.

I am having trouble digesting what you said. Allow me to ask a few
questions for clarifications : -
1.) Are your boys' user accounts ok in normal mode now after "disk
cleanup etc.", or still no go ? If no go, you could remove their
accounts in Safe mode, and re-create their accounts in normal mode, and
see if they could be logged on this time.
2.) " That reported quite a lot of problems and fixes and took a long
time ". So, is everything fixed now ? If not, what are the current
problems ?
3.) How long is " awhile ago "? ( If not too long ago, a system restore
might help.)


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davidjchuang

"davidjchuang" wrote:

> 1.) Are your boys' user accounts ok in normal mode now after "disk
> cleanup etc.", or still no go ?

When UAC is switched off, all accounts are now accessible as long as they
are 'Administrator' accounts, but not as 'Limited' accounts.

> 2.) " That reported quite a lot of problems and fixes and took a long
> time ". So, is everything fixed now ? If not, what are the current
> problems ?

That happened as part of the scan-disk, or disk cleanup - run at start up.
There are no known problems other than the account access one.

> 3.) How long is " awhile ago "? ( If not too long ago, a system restore
> might help.)

Probably 1-2 months.

Thanks, Joseph


>
>
> --
> davidjchuang
>

tandlj;677487 Wrote:
> "davidjchuang" wrote:
> > > >
> > > 1.) Are your boys' user accounts ok in normal mode now after "disk
> > > cleanup etc.", or still no go ? > >
>
> When UAC is switched off, all accounts are now accessible as long as
> they
> are 'Administrator' accounts, but not as 'Limited' accounts.
>
>
> That happened as part of the scan-disk, or disk cleanup - run at
> start up.
> There are no known problems other than the account access one.
>
>
> Probably 1-2 months.
>
> Thanks, Joseph
>
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > davidjchuang
> > > > >
Thank you for the clarification. Can you not remove your boys'
admin.accounts---- I mean Remove ,not change account type ---- then set
up user accounts for your boys with passwords ---- in normal mode ? If
answer is no, then remove their accounts in Safe mode, back to normal
mode, setup user accounts for them. Either way, you would want to do a
system restore afterwards. It is not recommended to turn UAC off. It is
there to protect your computer from tempering. Thank you.


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davidjchuang

"davidjchuang" wrote:

> Thank you for the clarification. Can you not remove your boys'
> admin.accounts---- I mean Remove ,not change account type ---- then set
> up user accounts for your boys with passwords ---- in normal mode ?

Do I delete all their files as well or only the accounts? If yes, will the
systems restore bring their files and data back, or do they need to be
backed-up before deleting their accounts (and then restored separately) ?

tandlj;677626 Wrote:
> "davidjchuang" wrote:
> > > >
> > > Thank you for the clarification. Can you not remove your boys'
> > > admin.accounts---- I mean Remove ,not change account type ---- then
> > set
> > > up user accounts for your boys with passwords ---- in normal mode ? > >
>
> Do I delete all their files as well or only the accounts? If yes,
> will the
> systems restore bring their files and data back, or do they need to
> be
> backed-up before deleting their accounts (and then restored
> separately) ?
Hi, when you start to remove an user account, you will be asked if you
want to keep the user's files or delete them as well. You do have the
choice, just follow the instructions. You can, for example, save the
files in Documents folder till dust is settled.Thank you.


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davidjchuang