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Windows XP logs in then logs off

Asked by: Mordanthanus

Anyone seen this one??

Machine starts up normally, goes to the XP Home welcome screen.  I click on one of the two profiles and it starts logging into the profile, as soon as the wallpaper comes up, it immediately logs back out to the welcome screen.  It also does this in safe mode and also safe mode with command prompt.

Any clues??

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