However, this is not a hang. The keyboard works (can use up/down arrow
keys), and 2xCTRL-ALT-DEL allows log in fine using traditional login
username+password method. Mouse works. Machine seems otherwise fine. In fact,
following login, works as normal so the problem does seem to be confined to
the welcome screen functionality. Problem always goes away after a reboot.
Background: O/s : WinXP PRO SP2 throughout. This problem first appeared last
month, on several PCs, on different LANs at different sites, and has also
been seen on PCs belonging to other independant organisations.
Rule-outs: The machines are apparently healthy, no obviously relevant recent
changes have been made to them, no recent apps installed. They are well
secured (no regular users have administrative access nor are they power
users), and have been virus-scanned. They are not all the same mfr.
Speculation: Windows update hotfix automatically delivered?
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> Symptom: a user can not type a password in at the winxp welcome
> screen, no flashing insertion point shows, no "blobs" appear.
See the thread "password prompt problem". You're not alone, but others here
haven't reported a resolution.
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support/
browse_thread/thread/bde5168ae4f6170a/
I faced the same problem, and here is the command that fixed it.
regsvr32 shgina.dll
Press Enter.
YMMV.
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> I faced the same problem, and here is the command that fixed it.
>
> regsvr32 shgina.dll
>
> Press Enter.
>
> YMMV.
GINA is the login API, so I'd guess shgina.dll is the DLL that provides the
Welcome Screen. I'll have to see what regsvr32 is supposed to fix.
Presumably it re-registers the DLL in the registry, so I'll have to see if
the registry is missing it.
Thanks very much for that.
Still too early to tell, but I have applied this fix to eight machines. The
machines were rebooted afterwards, and since rebooting always cleared the
problem immediately for a while, I will need to give it a day or so to see if
the problem indeed appears fixed permanently.
More information. Tested four machines on Friday which were all experiencing
an intense form of the problem. In every case a user could log in using
double-ctrl-alt-del plus traditional login with username+password, then
logged out and experienced the can't-enter-password-at-welcome-login problem,
100% reproducibly, again and again until a reboot cleared the problem. In
every case on every machine there was no hang, blind typing was not effective
(typing the correct password and hitting enter was not effective).
In your opinion, is the fact that a reboot cures the isue consistent with a
problem curable with the proposed re-registering fix?
I will also review the list of hotfixes auto-applied during october.
Anyway, will report back.
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>> In your opinion, is the fact that a reboot cures the isue consistent with
>> a
problem curable with the proposed re-registering fix?
Nope. If this problem is intermittent, I don't think the registration
procedure will help. Then it must be caused by something else.
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I have now seen this bug on more than 15 machines, on different networks,
and on machines belonging to different organisations. Every machine is
virus-clean and well-secured. Each problem instance began in late autumn 2006
and is still unfixed (AFAIAW) as of today.
Is there any way to escalate this general issue?
Every machine has the following characteristics:
i) problem not apparent immediately after boot.
ii) at some point, the bug strikes, and from then on, the bug affects every
successive login attempt until rebooted,
iii) one the bug has struck, repeated logging in and out does not fix the
problem, (using the workaround that 2xctrl-alt-del bypasses the welcome
screen and presents the traditional username/password prompt, so allowing
successful login)
iv) there seems to be no pattern in the onset of the problem
v) certain machines are completely immune
vi) all machines are otherwise fine, have been thoroughly security inspected
and scrutinised for infection. Every machine is well secured in the sense all
that no everyday users have administrative rights or administrative access.
Speculation: the issue was caused by Windows Update, possibly by a bad
chaining or unfortunate sequence of applied updates.
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The last time it happened my wife was on the user account without a
password and I tried logging into the account with the password and I
couldn't (password wouldn't enter as before). I logged back into the
my wife's account. I then used Process Explorer to see what processes
were running that may be causing the problem and I found nothing
definitive. I then stopped all the processes running under the
password account thinking I could log back in that way.
Here's the scary part, when I switched user I didn't get the login
screen I got a blank desktop with the password accounts wallpaper (no
icons or task bar). I then hit CTRL+ALT+DEL and went file/run/explorer
and guess what, I was into the account???!!!???
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Concerning the last post, i can tell you that i have a 50MB cache in
IE7 and the login problem still persists. So, at least in my case,
that's not the issue.
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Here's how to do it...
Start - Control panel - add or remove programs (tick the "Show updates"
box at the top). You should be able to see Kb923191 in the list.
Uninstall it and don't forget not to re-install it the next time you do
a windows update!
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I started to remove it, but it came up with a warning that a long list of
other programs (including a load of Windows Security Updates and suchlike)
relied on it to work... isn't it a bit dangerous to uninstall a single
Windows Update like this, if there's a dependency chain of other updates and
programs?
I followed mrnoisy's instructions to remove Kb923191. This seems to
have fixed the problem. Thanks very much everyone, this bug was
seriously annoying!
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I have two accounts on the computer, one an administrator account and
the other a limited account. I have the administrator account password
protected and I too have run into this issue of being unable to type a
password on the welcome screen. I don't have to reboot to fix it
though. Sometimes if I log into the limited account where I don't have
to enter a password and then log out again and try clicking on the admin
name again it then shows the cursor and I can type a password.
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I see the same problem with SP3 as well, and the annoying thing is
there's no way to remove the KB that causes it, since it's now part of
the service pack.
Logging on to an operating system should be possible, no?
Cheers,
Alan
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>
>Hi,
>
>I see the same problem with SP3 as well, and the annoying thing is
>there's no way to remove the KB that causes it, since it's now part of
>the service pack.
>
>Logging on to an operating system should be possible, no?
>
>Cheers,
>Alan
SP3 IS a service pack ; add/remove , uninstall .
Thanks for the suggestion.
Yes, I understand that SP3 means Service Pack 3. My point was that I
can't now remove the individual KB that (allegedly) causes this problem,
I'd have to remove the complete service pack, as you suggest.
If I do remove SP3, I'd then have to install all the KBs individually,
which would be time-consuming.
I've reported this issue to MS, I'll post here if they get back to me
with any solution.
C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB923191$\spuninst
Once the folder window opens, double click the spuinist icon ( one with
PC and box ) and the update will uninstall.
From here on out users should be able to type login passwords into the
welcome screen without any trouble.
Good Luck!
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I strongly suspect "fixed -in- SP3" does not mean "fixed -by- SP3," but
rather that the version of this update that's bundled into in SP3 does
not itself cause the same problem, so that if you have not installed it
before but now install SP3 you should be OK.
I've uninstalled the original KB923191 as advised by Mike and others,
well after installing SP3, and the fix seems to work as to the login
password box; now let's see if doing so broke any of the things the
original KB923191 was related to and I have to reinstall SP3.
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Failed solution: Typing, "Control Userpassword2" under, Start, Run,
Enter, and remove check "Users must enter user's name and
password".......this failed to work for me.
There are two password prompts each time windows starts up the annoying
on with a beep comes first, then the genuine one with your name, eg
"Morris" also asking for the password, but this genuine one you
sometimes don't get any access too.
The annoying prompt: with words like "The system could not log you on.
Make sure User Name and Domain are correct, type you password again.
Letters in the password must bee typed using the correct case."
PROBLEM i learnt was that windows expects a password and its not
getting one loaded right, thats the very problem.
SOLUTION TO ELIMINATING THE ANNOYING WINDOWS XP PASSWORD PROMPT THAT
WON'T TAKE GENUINE PASSWORDS....This is what worked for me.
Click Start
click Run
Type "Control Userpassword2", and press Enter
Make sure "Users must enter user's name and password".......prompt is
checked, this is very important!....not Unchecked as some website
suggest.
On the same screeen below it says "Administrator Password" with a
button " Reset Password"...Click this button enter password, "Admin" and
"Admin" again to confirm.
Click OK to save and get out of that screen, now restart the Windows XP
system. The annoying prompt doesn't come up, but only the genuine
Windows Login password prompt comes up, I enter my password and I get
thru with ease each and every time.
Thats how you get it solved, its given me about 3 weeks headache before
I solved it.
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