Re: userinit.exe fails to initialize...no users allowed

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNoSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 01/23/04 

Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 07:36:06 -0700

What is the OS version of XP ?
If Pro you could try info at
Restore XP to installation Security Defaults
   for Pro see: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313222
making certain that you only apply the filestore part.

"Kavin" <realsensimelia@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:2ee601c3e19c$87bdb350$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> OK, so here's the situation. I was trying to get deep
> into customizing my folders, etc, so that certain users
> could operate specific programs and see specific
> folders. Now, in trying to specify which folder I wanted
> them to see, I think I made a mistake and now I can't get
> any users to log on besides the admins because according
> to my event log, "Application popup: userinit.exe -
> Application Error : The application failed to initialize
> properly (0xc0000142). Click on OK to terminate the
> application." Then the screen goes to the desktop, but
> nothing else displays but the desktop picture. This
> problem came about after I went into the security
> settings of my C: and went into the specific subfolders I
> wanted to hide, went into their security settings under
> properties, went to advanced, added a special option that
> DENIED TRAVERSING and tried that. After that, the
> computer went HAYWIRE. Now, no users can log on. I don't
> know what the problem is, and how to fix it. I think it
> might have to do with the "inheret parent permissions
> into child etc." that I dwiddled with, but now I don't
> know what is supposed to be selected where because I've
> tried everything to get it right and commpleted screwed
> it up. Please help. Thanks.
>

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