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I am using XP professional and cannot logon anymore since automatic update
has installed some critical updates. After booting successfully the system is
asking me for a password, although I have never specified one!How can this
happen?

I am the only user and have tried several passwords including username.
leaving blank ect. but have no idea what it could be. After a few attempts it
comes up with the following error message:

The system cannot log you on due to the following error: The program issued
a command but the command lenght is incorrect. Please try again or consult
your system administrator.

Can anybody help me please?

Thanks
Reino
 
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Use your TAB key and tab the cursor through the password
request box, then hit enter.

You can use the following steps to enable automatic logon:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type: control userpasswords2 , and then click OK.
3. In the dialog box that appears, clear the "Users must enter a user name
and password to use this computer" check box, and then click OK.

How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315231&Product=winxp

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"Reino" wrote:

| I am using XP professional and cannot logon anymore since automatic update
| has installed some critical updates. After booting successfully the system is
| asking me for a password, although I have never specified one!How can this
| happen?
|
| I am the only user and have tried several passwords including username.
| leaving blank ect. but have no idea what it could be. After a few attempts it
| comes up with the following error message:
|
| The system cannot log you on due to the following error: The program issued
| a command but the command lenght is incorrect. Please try again or consult
| your system administrator.
|
| Can anybody help me please?
|
| Thanks
| Reino
 

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Reino i currently have the exact same problem as you.
How can it add a password when i have never used one before and am the only
user??
Tried the option by Carey to tab past and then enter but that doesnt work.
I have even tried the free software which most people recommend to solve the
problem http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ but even that doesnt work
for me
If you solve the problem PLEASE let me know asap
thanks
james

"Reino" wrote:

> I am using XP professional and cannot logon anymore since automatic update
> has installed some critical updates. After booting successfully the system is
> asking me for a password, although I have never specified one!How can this
> happen?
>
> I am the only user and have tried several passwords including username.
> leaving blank ect. but have no idea what it could be. After a few attempts it
> comes up with the following error message:
>
> The system cannot log you on due to the following error: The program issued
> a command but the command lenght is incorrect. Please try again or consult
> your system administrator.
>
> Can anybody help me please?
>
> Thanks
> Reino
 
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Hi james,

have solved the problem, nothing helped then I had an idea and tried it the
easy way:

press F8 during rebooting your machine until it comes up with some options
(Safe Mode ect. ect.) and choose the following:

start windows with the last known good configuration

it will start up normally now, without asking you for a password because it
remembers the windows configuration from before you have installed your
critical updates which have caused this problem.......so its excluding them
automatically.

Just make sure, that you dont install them again and deactivate the
automatic update or follow instructions for automatic logon.

Reinho9ld



"James" wrote:

> Reino i currently have the exact same problem as you.
> How can it add a password when i have never used one before and am the only
> user??
> Tried the option by Carey to tab past and then enter but that doesnt work.
> I have even tried the free software which most people recommend to solve the
> problem http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ but even that doesnt work
> for me
> If you solve the problem PLEASE let me know asap
> thanks
> james
>
> "Reino" wrote:
>
> > I am using XP professional and cannot logon anymore since automatic update
> > has installed some critical updates. After booting successfully the system is
> > asking me for a password, although I have never specified one!How can this
> > happen?
> >
> > I am the only user and have tried several passwords including username.
> > leaving blank ect. but have no idea what it could be. After a few attempts it
> > comes up with the following error message:
> >
> > The system cannot log you on due to the following error: The program issued
> > a command but the command lenght is incorrect. Please try again or consult
> > your system administrator.
> >
> > Can anybody help me please?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Reino
 

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THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH

Your a life saver!!

"Reino" wrote:

> Hi james,
>
> have solved the problem, nothing helped then I had an idea and tried it the
> easy way:
>
> press F8 during rebooting your machine until it comes up with some options
> (Safe Mode ect. ect.) and choose the following:
>
> start windows with the last known good configuration
>
> it will start up normally now, without asking you for a password because it
> remembers the windows configuration from before you have installed your
> critical updates which have caused this problem.......so its excluding them
> automatically.
>
> Just make sure, that you dont install them again and deactivate the
> automatic update or follow instructions for automatic logon.
>
> Reinho9ld
>
>
>
> "James" wrote:
>
> > Reino i currently have the exact same problem as you.
> > How can it add a password when i have never used one before and am the only
> > user??
> > Tried the option by Carey to tab past and then enter but that doesnt work.
> > I have even tried the free software which most people recommend to solve the
> > problem http://home.eunet.no/~pnordahl/ntpasswd/ but even that doesnt work
> > for me
> > If you solve the problem PLEASE let me know asap
> > thanks
> > james
> >
> > "Reino" wrote:
> >
> > > I am using XP professional and cannot logon anymore since automatic update
> > > has installed some critical updates. After booting successfully the system is
> > > asking me for a password, although I have never specified one!How can this
> > > happen?
> > >
> > > I am the only user and have tried several passwords including username.
> > > leaving blank ect. but have no idea what it could be. After a few attempts it
> > > comes up with the following error message:
> > >
> > > The system cannot log you on due to the following error: The program issued
> > > a command but the command lenght is incorrect. Please try again or consult
> > > your system administrator.
> > >
> > > Can anybody help me please?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Reino
 
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Hi Reino,
did you try logging on in Safe Mode ?
Try using administrator account.

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"Reino" <Reino@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D685BEAB-4A1C-465E-9B2B-B3FB4C3051D0@microsoft.com...
>I am using XP professional and cannot logon anymore since automatic update
> has installed some critical updates. After booting successfully the system
> is
> asking me for a password, although I have never specified one!How can this
> happen?
>
> I am the only user and have tried several passwords including username.
> leaving blank ect. but have no idea what it could be. After a few attempts
> it
> comes up with the following error message:
>
> The system cannot log you on due to the following error: The program
> issued
> a command but the command lenght is incorrect. Please try again or consult
> your system administrator.
>
> Can anybody help me please?
>
> Thanks
> Reino
 
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It's just surprised me that this is not a common error, and even hardly
find in MS website itself.

I had just experienced this error couple hours ago, it's just because
the MS Windows Updated, it asked me to restart once it's already
installed.

Once I restarted it, it keeps saying what you guys got! How to solve
it? use F8 and then select the option for last good know
configuration. That's all, now I shutdown the automatics update
already. So, everything it's okie now!

Good luck and hope MS will have the offically answer for us!

Cheers,



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Thanks guys , this problem solving help me solve a problem very quicly,
thanks

IISIX wrote:
> It's just surprised me that this is not a common error, and even
hardly
> find in MS website itself.
>
> I had just experienced this error couple hours ago, it's just because
> the MS Windows Updated, it asked me to restart once it's already
> installed.
>
> Once I restarted it, it keeps saying what you guys got! How to solve
> it? use F8 and then select the option for last good know
> configuration. That's all, now I shutdown the automatics update
> already. So, everything it's okie now!
>
> Good luck and hope MS will have the offically answer for us!
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
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