windows xp login and logout immediately

windows xp login and logout immediately

Enter the Recovery Console

Boot the system using the Windows XP CD-ROM. In the first screen when the Setup begins, read the instructions press "R" (in the first screen) enter the Recovery Console. Type-in the built-in Administrator password to enter the Console. You'll see the prompt reading C:\Windows (Or any other drive-letter where you've installed XP)

Type the following command and press Enter.

CD SYSTEM32

(If that does not work, try CHDIR SYSTEM32)

Copy USERINIT.EXE WSAUPDATER.EXE

Quit Recovery Console by typing EXIT and restart Windows.

You'll be able to login successfully as you've created the wsaupdater.exe file (now, a copy of userinit.exe)

NOTE If you don't have a Windows XP CD-ROM, you need to use Windows XP Setup floppy disks to enter the Recovery Console.

---You should now boot into safe mode and turn off system recovery

Run Malwarebytes and a good virus scanner - try vundofix that is what mcafee found
your internet may not work either - download / run winsockxpfix that will fix that.

run a full virus scan
vundofix link
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/VundoFix-Download-33165.html

winsockxpfix link
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/WinSock-XP-Fix-Download-7144.html