Cheers for the solution, did exactly as you instructed.
Changed the SHELL value to "windows.exe" only.
Checked the processes in Task Manager and "lsass" is running after start up.
All seems to be right with the world :-)
This happened to me immediately after installing Nero 7 and all the relevant updates.
Nero does have some software that integrates with explorer.exe, I was wondering if this contributed to the problem.
I definitely found no virus, nor has any been deleted recently. The other registry keys mentioned were clear or do not exist in Vista.
Anyway - CHEERS!
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Originally Posted by Unregistered  To fix the problem of windows vista giving you only a black screen and a mydocuments window after loading a profile, try this (I did this in Safe Mode):
CTRL + ALT + DEL keys to open the running processes. Open the file menu and try RUN. Now, type in REGEDIT.EXE to open up the registry and visit this key.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
Find: "Shell" and check the value data. If it's anything more than "explorer.exe" change it to "explorer.exe" only.
Once you change the value to that only, reboot your machine and try to login. Hopefully, it's now restored and you have windows vista back. |