UserInit.exe deleted

If UserInit.exe was deleted or corrupted, your system may not boot.

This is what you could do:

Use bootdisks to get to Repair menu. Choose Command Console option. From there, copy userinit.exe (copy this a PC that is running - hint use find file to locate it) from floppy into C: \ WINNT \ system32 using the following command:

COPY a:\userinit.exe C:\WINNT\system32

OR

Boot from your windows xp cd and run a setup over the top of your current installation (making sure you dont wipe anything.. read everything carefully). this will replace all vital system files and keep all your files / programs installed, this works majority of the time but be careful what you choose in the setup.