Windows SteadyState may not automatically restart a Windows XP-based computer in certain circumstances

To work around this problem, return the values of the Interactive Logon policy and the Winlogon registry entry to their default settings. After you finish these procedures, workgroup computers or computers that were removed from a domain and are now workgroup computers restart as usual.

To have us return the values of the Interactive Logon policy and the Winlogon registry entry to their default settings, go to the "Fix it for me" section. If you would rather do this yourself, go to the "Let me fix it myself" section.

Fix it for me

To return the values of the Interactive Logon policy and the Winlogon registry entry to their default settings automatically, click the Fix this problem link. Then click Run in the File Download dialog box, and follow the steps in this wizard.

Note This wizard may be in English only; however, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows.

Note If you are not on the computer that has the problem, you can save the automatic fix to a flash drive or to a CD, and then you can run it on the computer that has the problem.

Now go to the "Did this fix the problem?" section.

Let me fix it myself

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

Interactive Logon policy

To return the Interactive Logon policy to its default setting, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type secpol.msc in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
3. In the Policy column, right-click Interactive logon: Do not require CTRL+ALT+DEL, and then click Properties.
4. On the Local Security Setting tab, click Enabled, and then click OK.

Winlogon registry entry

To return the Winlogon registry entry to its default setting yourself, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
2. Locate and then select the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
3. In the right-side pane, right-click DisableCAD, and then click Delete.
4. Click Yes when you are prompted by the following message:
   Are you sure you want to delete this value?
5. On the File menu, click Exit to close Registry Editor.