Cannot log onHi David,<br/><br/>I don't seem to be able to do this since it won't let me log in at all.  I just get the error message.© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:26:48 Zd6800ddc-9e35-473f-8c1b-93d4c8f8ef34http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistasecurity/thread/d6800ddc-9e35-473f-8c1b-93d4c8f8ef34#d6800ddc-9e35-473f-8c1b-93d4c8f8ef34http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistasecurity/thread/d6800ddc-9e35-473f-8c1b-93d4c8f8ef34#d6800ddc-9e35-473f-8c1b-93d4c8f8ef34Kingpolehttp://social.answers.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=KingpoleCannot log onHi David,<br/><br/>I don't seem to be able to do this since it won't let me log in at all.  I just get the error message.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:05:56 Z2009-07-03T19:05:56Zhttp://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistasecurity/thread/d6800ddc-9e35-473f-8c1b-93d4c8f8ef34#ef367e36-2ea0-431e-9292-f22145667a3fhttp://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistasecurity/thread/d6800ddc-9e35-473f-8c1b-93d4c8f8ef34#ef367e36-2ea0-431e-9292-f22145667a3fKen - Former Support Engineerhttp://social.answers.microsoft.com/Profile/en-US/?user=Ken%20-%20Former%20Support%20EngineerCannot log on<p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size:small">Hi Kingpole<br/><br/>Thank you for visiting the Microsoft Windows Vista Community site. In an effort to focus more attention on your particular situation, I am going to split your post into a new thread.  Splitting threads are done to mitigate confusion caused by more than one posting about similar   topics, allowing us to focus on each customer individually.  <br/><br/>Do you get an error message?<br/>You are getting the logon screen, correct?<br/><br/>Can you log on if you boot into Safe Mode?<br/> <table class=TableGrid1 style="border-collapse:collapse" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=672> <tbody> <tr style=""> <td style="border-right:#4f6228 1pt solid;border-top:#4f6228 1pt solid;background:#91cb50;border-left:#4f6228 1pt solid;width:7in;border-bottom:#f0f0f0;padding:0.1in" width=672 valign=top> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;tab-stops:196.5pt"><strong style=""><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">How to boot your system into </span></strong><a href="http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/323ef48f-7b93-4079-a48a-5c58eec904a11033.mspx"><strong style=""><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Safe Mode</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">…</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style=""> <td style="border-right:#4f6228 1pt solid;border-top:#f0f0f0;border-left:#4f6228 1pt solid;width:7in;border-bottom:#4f6228 1pt solid;background-color:transparent;padding:0.1in" width=672 valign=top> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 2pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><span style="">1.<span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Restart your computer if it is powered on.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 2pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><span style="">2.<span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Tap the <strong style="">F8</strong> key after your computer initially powers on.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 2pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><span style="">3.<span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Once you see the <strong style="">Advanced Boot Options</strong> menu you can stop tapping.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 2pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><span style="">4.<span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight your selection.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 2pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><span style="">5.<span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Select <strong style="">Safe Mode with Networking</strong> and press <strong style="">Enter</strong>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 2pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><span style="">6.<span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">You should see drivers loading, and then <strong style="">Please wait</strong>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 2pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><span style="">7.<span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">You should then be at the <strong style="">Welcome Screen</strong>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 2pt 0.5in;text-indent:-0.25in"><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'"><span style="">8.<span style="font:7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;">     </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:'Verdana','sans-serif'">Logon to your computer using an account with Administrator privileges.</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </span></span></p><hr class="sig">Ken <br/> Microsoft Answers Support Engineer <br/> Visit our <a href="http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/answersfeedback/threads/">Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum</a> and let us know what you think. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:47:31 Z2009-07-04T13:47:31Z