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userinit.exe, explorer.exe failed

I have an XP computer that after I logon I get "userinit.exe failed to load" I get the same thing if I try the task manager tskmgr.exe failed to load. I tried reinstalling Window over it's self but I get the same error. I also corrected the userinit error and then got an explorer.exe error. Does anyone have any suggestions?

PS: Reloading is not an option

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DCS12

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Forgot to say that Safemode works fine. I will try combofix.

DCS12

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Okay I ran ComboFix and I was able to log on and see the desktop, but most of the icons were white. When I tried to open or run anything I got "Not enough quota is available to process this command." The ComboFix log looked like everything was okay and no files were quarantined. I attached the log maybe you can see something I'm not.

So I ran a memory test with a [Admin Edit] and it checked out okay. Then I realized this computer only had 256MB of ram, so I replaced it with 2 x 512MB and now the computer seems fine.

This is computer works as a fax/email server (outbound only) and other than that nobody uses it as a workstation. So could a virus or malware just jump onto the computer without someone installing it?

Thanks for your options.
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Thanks for looking at the log. The system was already managing the page file.