HELP!!!!! after I went back to old configuration the shutdown problem disappeared. Then I went through and 'redid' all your cleaning instructions. Then all of a sudden I was seeing a logon screen, which I hadn't seen in ages. All I had to do to get past it was to click ok, but I wanted to bypass that timewaster that I hadn't had before....


I did the following:
clicked on Run
typed control userpasswords2
unchecked 'users must enter a username and password to use this computer'
clicke on apply
clicked ok

The next time I turned on the computer, I got an error that I couldn't login. PUshed the start button to turn off the computer. The next time I turned on the computer, I just got a black screen.

Right now I am on the laptop, since I can't do anything on the PC.

I really really need some bigtime help here. I was trying to get rid of a problem, but seem to have created one, or was it just a coincidence?

This is way way way out of my league. The computer is definitely powering on, but I can't see anything. Did my display just happen to die at the same time that Windows XP decided not to let me automatically log in? I don't have a password so can't log in with a password since I don't have anything to enter. And that would be if I could see anything on the screen.....

I had just done a complete backup yesterday, so I haven't lost any work, but I can't access anything....

HELP!!!!!!