Windows vista other user fix

You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Windows Vista asking for "Other User". Thread starter karawr Start date Jul 6, Hi all, To start off I have a Dell Inspiron running windows vista. I wanted to restore my laptop to factory so I pressed F8 on the dell splash screen.

Leaving it blank, typing in "admin" or coming up with my own possible usernames did not work. I had to restore to factory settings using the OS CD that came with the laptop. Now that it is restored, I am trying to do the many updates it has on it. It will update and then go to restart, only to boot up with "other user" screen again. I am able to power off with the power button and it will start up normally without asking for the "other user", however I don't think my updates are installed. Is this a virus?

Hardware issue? Or what? Any help is greatly appreciated I'm getting really frustrated with this laptop. Now you have restored, can you boot into safe mode? If so select the admin account and then go to the User Accounts in Control Panel and see what accounts are set up, delete any that you don't need and create a password for your own account.

If you still cannot sign into safe mode then in normal mode go to the User Accounts and tell us what accounts are shown to be on the system. Any infection on the active partition should have been wiped out and only one user account set up during the reinstall which would be yours. Did you format the partition before the reinstall? Has it maintained all your settings and software after the reinstall?

If so any infection could still be present. I, personally, didn't do any formatting or anything to the laptop. I popped in the CD and launched the application and it did its thing. The disk says "Operating System - Already installed on your computer. Reinstallation DVD". I'm assuming it's a full version of windows. When it was done my system was back to how it was when I opened it for the very first time To be honest I have always done the restore using system repair, and never using a CD, so it was a little bit of an ignorant pursuit.

Right now I'm installing windows service pack 2 it's taking forever but once it's done I'll check safe mode. Normal mode shows up with only my User and Guest Account, which is turned off.

OK, when SP2 is done see how it goes and describe word for word what you see on screen when you boot up. Hi there, SP2 is finally done. I restarted, pressed F8 and was able to boot up in safe mode. I checked the users and still there is only mine and the guest which is turned off. I forgot to mention that the "other user" screen would show up when I went into system repair.

The computer starts up fine and presents the Windows Vista login screen with the users listed. In safe mode I can log into the corrupted profile with no issues. The screen goes black after login and the only thing present is the mouse.

As to the reasons that cause your Windows Vista boot problem, there can be hundreds of. Usually, it's simple to handle it when there is an error message reminded. You can load with safe mode and try to repair it. What if there is no reminding message or the safe mode is also a dead end?

At this time, a little computer maintenance skill is very useful. To fix this "Windows Vista won't boot up" problem, you need to get a reliable Vista boot disk. This powerful computer bootable tool enables you to boot up your computer under any situation. Click the Users folder. When you are finished creating user accounts, click Close. Click Create a new account. Copy files to the new user profile After you create the profile, you can copy the files from the existing profile.

Select all of the files and folders in this folder, except the following files: Ntuser. Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped.