Locked out of my Windows box

dbuttcheek69

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Every time i try to log in, whether its as an administrator or as a regular user, it loggs me off before it even finishes logging in.

I keep getting a message that says "the security log is full. Only an administrator can log in to fix the problem."

could this be the problem? i didnt change the secpol settings that refuse to allow loginsin if the events cannot be logged or anything like that.

really need some help here. thanks
(yes i already googled it)
 

imported_Phil

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Tried booting in Safe Mode?
It doesn't sound like a problem with the passwords, otherwise you wouldn't be able to get past the login box at all.
 

dbuttcheek69

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no safe mode does not work either, it was one of the first things i tried

and its not that i forgot my passwords, because, well, i didnt.

it reads "logging in"...
"loading your personal settings"...or w/e,
then it goes right to "logging off..." and takes me right back to the login screen

any suggestions?
 

stash

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Do you have another machine you can log into? If you do, open a command prompt and type 'net use \\othermachine\ipc$ /user:eek:thermachine\administrator' and then enter the password.

Then run 'eventvwr \\othermachine' from the run box and clear the security log.
 

dbuttcheek69

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naw im only online cuz i installed an old copy of xp home on another partition.

Is there any way that i can clear the Logs from this operating system on the other one?

i have complete access to the entire file system.
 

theMan

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you may just have to reinstall. at least your data is still there. looks like your windows installation got fcvkd :(
 

Firus

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Try logging into the partition you are able to get into and navigate to the following folder on "locked out" partition:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\config

In here there are 3 files:
AppEvent.Evt
SecEvent.Evt
SysEvent.Evt

These are your even logs...You can move them by following this KB article. I just barely glanced through it, but it may help
Let us know if you get it fixed.