What could cause a fatal login error?

Answer by  Ervin (95)

Normally a fatal login error is caused by having a compromised SAM database (if in Windows). The easist way to bypass it is to login in Safe Mode (F8) while system is booting, login in typically as administrator then run a virus scan (AVG has an excellent free version).

Answer by  Ranjan (159)

If the User ID or password is incorrect then the fatal login error occurs. There are some other reasons also to cause fatal error. Sometimes if the Caps lock is on in our computer then that's the time also the fatal error may occur. So we have to check caps lock button.

Answer by  Aultero (80)

A fatal login error could be caused by many reasons, most popular is the forgotten password. Also, there could be malicious person and/or software like viruses, trojans and so on, that could change your password or even delete your account. In Windows systems, these software could replace a winlogon.exe program that checks login.

Answer by  lgk (2426)

A fatal log in error is usually a sign of a C-Mos virus. Easiest cure is to open up the side of your pc, remove the battery from the C-mos, and reboot. Once it restarts, run your anti-virus software and let if find the issue. Once it is taken care of, power down and replace the battery.

Answer by  nimrod (321)

your username is incorrect or you have tried too many times to login with a wrong password. the systems records this failed attempts and protects itself from external attacks by blocking the access to the username that is rejected too many times. you should contact your system administrator to correct this.

Answer by  NarenMukherjee (308)

I have googled it and found many people have had this problem, but have not located any solutions. Help! This is a known issue for Microsoft. Please contact Microsoft support for assistance. Try deleting the Cookies, etc all the caches. If it still exists, please contact Microsoft Support. Only they can solve the issue.

Answer by  Halgali (62)

A lot of reasons can cause fatal login errors. Some of the reasons are as follows : 1) 2 language pack installed 2) Login script corrupted 3) user profile corrupted

Answer by  neielg (311)

This error is cause by a bad hardware, especially the memory or RAM. It appears on a blue screen or most commonly known as Ping Of Death.

Answer by  kamal (204)

The fatal error occurs typically when any of these cases occur. at the time of illegal instruction has been attempted or an invalid data or code has been accessed or the privilege level of an operation is invalid.

Answer by  ahsanmahmoodawan (1169)

this is a old forum problem no need to worry about it you have to clear out the cache and then move forward