When you try to log on to a Windows XP computer, you receive as message like:
AuthUserInit Run-time error '53': File not found.
This behavior will occur if the Shell registry data is incorrect.
1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL.
2. Press Task Manager.
3. Use the File menu and press New Task (Run...).
4. Type CMD.EXE /K and press OK.
5. In the CMD.EXE window, type the following commands, pressing Enter after each line:
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /V Shell /T REG_SZ /F /D "Explorer.exe"
REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon" /V Userinit /T REG_SZ /F /D "%SystemRoot%\system32\userinit.exe,"
6. Shutdown and restart Windows XP.
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