Interactive logon process initialization has failed

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  1. Posts : 6
    Dual Boot XP & 7
       #1

    Interactive logon process initialization has failed


    I have a PC that dual boots both XP and 7. Yesterday, I restarted my computer to go from 7 to XP to play a game, all fine and dandy so far. When I came back onto windows 7, the Windows intro logo loads, disappears as usual, but instead of loading by desktop, I get :
    "Interactive logon process initialization has failed. Please consult the event log for more details."

    So I decided to go check my event log. I booted on XP, went to
    G:\Windows\System32\winevt\Logs
    , copied the file : Application.evtx to my USB key, and opened it up on another Win 7 system to check it out. I thought I could find the error, but I can't get any logs out of the event log. The last entry being a month ago for some reason.

    I want to avoid formatting my Win 7 partition at all costs, so this is my last resort, countless hours of searching on google has given me nothing. I find this frustrating, as I am not a 'noob' with computers, I usually fix other people's problems, but this one just has me stunned.

    Also :
    Safe mode doesn't work
    System restore doesn't work
    System repair doesn't work.
    Nothing works.
    I've tried almost everything so far.

    Please keep in mind that I do in fact have complete access to my G: partition, which is my Win7 partition.

    Thank you very much, +9000 internets to the person who can help me solve this.
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  2. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #2

    Welcome!

    Have you tried a Startup Repair?

    You can also try logging into the built-in Administrator account in Safe Mode. You may have a corrupted user profile.

    If you can log into that account, you can create a new account.
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  3. Posts : 6
    Dual Boot XP & 7
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Jonathan_King said:
    Welcome!

    Have you tried a Startup Repair?

    You can also try logging into the built-in Administrator account in Safe Mode. You may have a corrupted user profile.

    If you can log into that account, you can create a new account.

    Nope, as I stated, I cannot boot into safe mode either. I get the same problem.
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  4. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #4

    That's strange, it's giving you the error before even showing the logon screen.

    Have you tried the startup repair yet?
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  5. Posts : 6
    Dual Boot XP & 7
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Yes I have. It detects no problem.
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  6. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #6

    Do you have a system image you could restore from?

    System Image Recovery
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  7. Posts : 6
    Dual Boot XP & 7
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Nope. Nothing of the sort.
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  8. Posts : 13,354
    Windows 7 Professional x64
       #8

    Let me put a call out to our other Gurus. I suspect you may need to backup your data and do a clean install, however.
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  9. Posts : 6
    Dual Boot XP & 7
    Thread Starter
       #9

    Very unfortunate.
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  10. Posts : 22,814
    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
       #10

    Hello Ra1n, welcome to Seven Forums!



    You can't boot from the Windows 7 install disk to the Advanced Boot Options where you could give this a go?

    If it does work select a restore point before the issue occurred.

    Password Reset : Using System Restore in Windows 7
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