xp vista upgrade now can t use old accounts

I had four accounts on my XP Professional system. After upgrading, I cannot access any of the four *unless* I log into Safe Mode. From Safe Mode, all four function normally. Without Safe Mode, all four immediately shift from "loading your personal settings" to "logging out"--and right back to the choose-your-login-id panel.
The Administrator account, which I finally (after four hours) was able to make visible on the login page, can be used to login even outside of Safe Mode. I have not seen any problems with devices, display modes, or other clearly visible components.
How can I diagnose the login problem further, in order to restore use of my old accounts?

I had four accounts on my XP Professional system. After upgrading, I cannot access any of the four *unless* I log into Safe Mode. From Safe Mode, all four function normally. Without Safe Mode, all four immediately shift from "loading your personal settings" to "logging out"--and right back to the choose-your-login-id panel.
The Administrator account, which I finally (after four hours) was able to make visible on the login page, can be used to login even outside of Safe Mode. I have not seen any problems with devices, display modes, or other clearly visible components.
How can I diagnose the login problem further, in order to restore use of my old accounts?

It's always recommended to do a clean installation - but make sure you post what you think of what's happened to the beta team - they'll appreciate wanting to know :o) http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=55160
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I had four accounts on my XP Professional system. After upgrading, I cannot access any of the four *unless* I log into Safe Mode. From Safe Mode, all four function normally. Without Safe Mode, all four immediately shift from "loading your personal settings" to "logging out"--and right back to the choose-your-login-id panel.
The Administrator account, which I finally (after four hours) was able to make visible on the login page, can be used to login even outside of Safe Mode. I have not seen any problems with devices, display modes, or other clearly visible components.
How can I diagnose the login problem further, in order to restore use of my old accounts?

Riko,
so you used the File and settings migration wizard and it moved the accounts and files but then logging on doesn't work? or did you just do a straight upgrade?
"Zack Whittaker" wrote:

It's always recommended to do a clean installation - but make sure you post what you think of what's happened to the beta team - they'll appreciate wanting to know :o) http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=55160
-- Zack Whittaker » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared that up!
--: Original message follows :-- "Riko" wrote in message I had four accounts on my XP Professional system. After upgrading, I cannot access any of the four *unless* I log into Safe Mode. From Safe Mode, all four function normally. Without Safe Mode, all four immediately shift from "loading your personal settings" to "logging out"--and right back to the choose-your-login-id panel.
The Administrator account, which I finally (after four hours) was able to make visible on the login page, can be used to login even outside of Safe Mode. I have not seen any problems with devices, display modes, or other clearly visible components.
How can I diagnose the login problem further, in order to restore use of my old accounts?

"Kevin Oliver" wrote:

Riko,
so you used the File and settings migration wizard and it moved the accounts and files but then logging on doesn't work? or did you just do a straight upgrade?

I upgraded build 5384 Beta 2 over Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2. In my case, I only had one user set up before the upgrade. When I enter my password correctly, Vista logs me on, loads my personal settings and logs me right off again, bouncing me back to the login screen where it asks for my password again. Someone wrote that you could log in with safe mode, but I haven't tried that. In any case, safe mode will be useless, so I don't see how logging in safe will help anything. I guess I could try to create another user, but what a PITA. -Dave

I too am having similar problems (with XP). I set Vista up as a dual-boot system (installing Vista on its own partition). When I logged into XP, a lot of my icons are "missing", and it didn't look the same. It appears it has something to do with who the owner is. I had an Owner folder, as well as my name. It appears XP is picking up the "owner profile ??" and not my "name profile". Any ideas? I like Vista, but the security is truly a PITA.
"Dave C." wrote:

"Kevin Oliver" wrote:
Riko,
so you used the File and settings migration wizard and it moved the accounts and files but then logging on doesn't work? or did you just do a straight upgrade?
I upgraded build 5384 Beta 2 over Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2. In my case, I only had one user set up before the upgrade. When I enter my password correctly, Vista logs me on, loads my personal settings and logs me right off again, bouncing me back to the login screen where it asks for my password again. Someone wrote that you could log in with safe mode, but I haven't tried that. In any case, safe mode will be useless, so I don't see how logging in safe will help anything. I guess I could try to create another user, but what a PITA. -Dave