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Re: Userinit.exe - Application Error Win XP

Subject: Re: Userinit.exe - Application Error Win XP
From: Ilyas.M
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:55:00 -0700
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
hi, i m having a same problem "The error message I receive is: Userinit.exe - 
Application error:
application failed to initialize proplerly (0xc0000005), any fix for this 
plz advice.
Thanks
Ilyas

"Abo Yasmine" wrote:

> 
> "Lucas" <Lucas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
> news:A0C1F1F0-FFF8-4A07-902D-025E3F9927F0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I would appreciate any help you can offer. I am running a laptop with XP
> > SP2. About a week ago I started noticing that occasionally my desktop 
> > would
> > clear out. That is no icons would be on the desktop, my start bar would
> > disapear and even using keyboard shortcuts I could not access any 
> > programs.
> > However, if I had a program running I could switch to it using Alt+Tab, 
> > etc.
> > I would have to restart the laptop to get my icons back. No error message
> > would present.
> >
> > Yesterday though, I had to restart the laptop like usual and now while the
> > Windows load screens come up (I don't get to the log in screen) an error
> > message presents and if I click OK I get no option to log in and I 
> > obviously
> > do not get any idcons, programs, etc. The only thing I can do is 
> > ALT+CTRL+DEL
> > and the task manager only shows a "user init applicaiton error" as running
> > but no systme processes are running.
> >
> > The error message I receive is: Userinit.exe - Application error: The
> > application failed to initialize proplerly (0xc0000005).
> >
> > I am looking for a way to fix this without having to wipe the hardrive (or
> > at least let me get the info off the hardrive before reinstalling etc)
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can offer.
> >
> > Lucas
> 
> Hi
> 
> Problems started a week ago...did you install any software, added hardware, 
> updated drivers...etc.
> 
> Assuming no malware related issues, check your startup items in msconfig and 
> do some troubleshooting.
> 
> Good luck
> Abo Yasmine 
> 
> 
> 

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