Re: unable to log in - account list disappeared

From: Grégoire Thevenot (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/16/04 

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 05:24:06 -0700

Thanks.
I was not aware of this consequence of the sasser worm.
What I did is reinstall a new XP on the same disk (it's a
laptop so it is not very convenient to plug HD on another
pc)

it allowed me to recover my critical data.

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings:
>
>Its probable your computer has been infected by the
Sasser.worm
>You'll have to do a recovery installation and then go
into safe mode
>as administrator and take ownership of the HD (C:\drive).
>
>Another alternative would be to attach the HD to another
computer
>as a slave drive and from there take ownership, recover
folders,
>remove the virus, etc.
>
>HOW TO: Take Ownership of Files and Folders in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;308421&Product=winxp
>
>How to Install and Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;307654&Product=winxp
>
>How to Use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;307654&Product=winxp#3
>
>What to Do if your Computer has been Infected by the
Sasser.worm
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser_printxp.
mspx
>
>What you should know about the Sasser.worm and its
variants.
>http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.mspx
>Find out how to tell if your computer is infected with
the Sasser worm and
>what steps you should take to remove it.
>
>Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011
>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-
011.mspx
>
>
>---------------Original Message-----------------
>"Grégoire Thevenot"
<gthevenot.remove@netcourrier.remove.com> escribió en el
>mensaje news:2d80801c46a53$f55f9b90$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hello
>>
>> I have a problem with a Windows XP pro system. At
startup,
>> when displaying the logon screen, my user account has
>> disappeared, so it is impossible to login.
>> I was using administrator account ...
>> When i do ctrl-alt-del, if i try to login by typing my
>> userid and my password, it return the standard login
error
>> message (something like unable to login, check what you
>> typed, etc...)
>>
>> Did someone had the same problem ?
>>
>> Thanks for your help
>> Greg.
>
>
>
>.
>

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