OS Win XP -No user icons on log-on page - can't log-on to sys

by Noggin on Sat 07 Aug 2010, 10:30 pm

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I have an unusual problem with an old Packard Bell PC see specs below.

Packard Bell (NEC) I Media 4606
1 Gb CPU (Intel Celeron)
256 RAM
OS Windows XP (SP2 I think)

Incidentally there is no recovery disc & I don't know if system restore was working correctly at the time the glitch came to light. The main problem is this, system start-up is OK (if a bit slow) but when the log-on screen appears there are no user log- on icons not even an admin log-on icon. Has anyone experienced a similar problem before & if so did they find a solution?

By the way I have re-started in last know stable mode etc.

Any help from the talented forum members on this site would be greatly appreciated!