Computer hangs after login - windows vista

Get new features first. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback? The more you tell us the more we can help. Can you help us improve? Resolved my issue. Clear instructions. Easy to follow. No jargon. Pictures helped. Didn't match my screen. Incorrect instructions. Too technical. Not enough information. Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. In reply to A. User's post on November 11, I got back in by logging in on my administrator account and "undoing" the most recent updates through system restore.

I then switched back to the normal user account but am afraid to activate the updates again since it may likely produce the same lockout problem.

In reply to deleted message. The "Cumulative Update" seems to install and then gives me a login screen. When I log in then the system freezes the little spinner thing just stops. The only way I can access the machine is to go through an elaborate restore and then put off letting the cumulative update install. In reply to O C Reporter's post on November 12, Also followed all the instructions in the previous post The machine will not allow me to create the media recovery or ISO file in safe mode.

Start recovery also failed. Still down. Hello, We appreciate your time and effort for getting back to us. Did you try to create the Media recovery disk without getting into the safe mode? Let us know the status. We will be glad to assist you further. Thank You. User's post on November 14, Start up repair -- failed troubleshooting in recovery mode -- "Windows was not able to repair" Successfully created recovery disk finally and it looked hopeful with additional installs apparently but still fails at log-in page I type in password Once I get back operating a whole set of update downloads queue up and then I have to defer them and never turn off my machine so the log-in failure loop happens again.

In reply to O C Reporter's post on November 14, Hello, You may install all the pending updates including the November update and check if the issue gets resolved. I had a similar situation except the spinner just kept spinning. I've been making image copies of the OS so that I don't have to start the upgrade process ever again.

As a result my 3 terabyte USB backup drive became full and I ignored the status warning several days ago. I removed the USB drive during a reboot and the boot completed normally.

So, removing your USB devices might help you get logged in. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Miscellaneous. Use this forum to discuss miscellaneous issues that cannot be covered in any other Windows 7 forum. Sign in to vote.