This is what worked for me, resolved as suggested by microsoft on
their website,


http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324767



more specifically

1.
Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\repair, and then click OK.

2.
Right-click autoexec.nt, and then click Copy.

3.
Click Start, click Run, type c:\windows\system32, and then click OK.

4.
Right-click anywhere in that folder, and then click Paste.

5.
Right-click the Autoexect.nt file that you just copied, and then
click Properties.

6.
Click to select Read-Only, and then click OK.

7.
Repeat steps 1 through 6 to copy the Config.nt file.


Note You must enable Read-Only permissions or the files will be
removed after you restart Windows.