RE: I replaced the missing ntldr file and then...

Ahh if only I were psychic KB I'd know the answer to your problem (and I'd be
able to warn you about your next one too). Truth of the matter is your post
must have been pretty informative after all =).

A couple of things:

Don't bother with last known good anymore since one you log on last known
good becomes your current state.

There's another person who posted last night saying they lose their internet
connection after installing SP4 - I don't know if it's the same issue but
thought it was interesting.

Can you access the internet from your server? Can you please go to the
command line and type ipconfig /all and paste the results here (if you don't
want to paste them for all the world to see could you email them to me at
nick.staff@xxxxxxxxxxx)?

When/if you do that could you tell me if the DNS servers listed are the ones
hosting the zones for your AD domain?

Out of curiousity, can you ping your Domain controller by IP? How about by
name?

Thanks KB.

Nick

"KBJones" wrote:

> Nick,
> You must be psycic; if you decyphered that much detail from that my vague
> description; let's just say you said better than I did.. The only question
> you really left for me to answer is "Why was I rebooting the server?", my
> answer is "windows updates". I'm not sure which ones at this moment, but I've
> tried to boot to safe mode and restore to last known good config and no luck.
> I'll look hard at the dns and get back to you.
>
> "Nick" wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure I really understand what the whole issue but here's what I got
> > from your post - please correct me if I've misunderstood:
> >
> > - One of your servers wouldn't boot (I think it's your Exchange Server).
> > - This server was getting ntldr is missing message
> > - You resolved that issue and can now boot to Windows
> > - The local admin account can log on but no domain accounts
> > - You've reset the passwords to domain admin accounts and still they can't
> > log onto this seerver.
> > - When you try to log on with a domain account you get the standard
> > incorrect password window - you do not get a window that mentions anything
> > about a trust relationship.
> >
> > If all the above are true then first make sure you are booted into regular
> > Windows mode and not safe mode. Also if this machine is a Domain Controller
> > make sure you're not in Active Directory Restore mode.
> >
> > If you've booted in normal mode then my first question is can these domain
> > admin accounts log onto your other servers (I'm assuming they can). If so
> > then I think it's a connectivity issue or AD connectivity issue that's
> > causing your problem. By AD connectivity issue I mean maybe you can browse
> > the internet but there's something incorrectly configured preventing you from
> > contacting a Domain Controller, like using the wrong DNS server. The reason
> > I feel strongly there's an AD connectivity issue is because no domain
> > accounts can log on, which provided your not getting a trust error message
> > generally means there is a problem communicating with a Domain Controller.
> >
> > Please verify you can log onto other servers with domain accounts and double
> > check the problem server's DNS settings and let me know the results (if you'd
> > like more suggestions). Also why were you rebooting the server, had you
> > installed a patch (if so which ones).
> >
> > Thanks and hope this helps.
> >
> > Nick Staff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "KBJones.es" wrote:
> >
> > > I replaced the missing ntldr file along with netdetect.com as my server
> > > wouldn't reboot and gave me the missing ntldr message. The server then
> > > rebooted yet would only allow the local admin profile to logon. The other
> > > admin profiles are still on the directory with no apparent loss of data i.e.
> > > documents and settings, but cannot be accessed. I am unable to reset the
> > > passwords to other admin profiles from AD as I have tried and still couldn't
> > > logon. I believe if I can get this issue resolved the additional MS Exchange
> > > server issues will take care of themselves; hopefully.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: "The server you are connected to is using a security certifica
    ... >> That particular error message has nothing to do with antivirus>> problems. ... >> that contains the server name, ... >> Tools, Accounts, select that account, Properties, Advanced. ... >>>> Windows Defender and its updates are 100% compatible with Windows ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail)
  • Re: 0x800CCC90, 0x800CCC92 Errors
    ... > accounts on the same server, and on two separate computers, only the one ... > our Outlook webmail server just fine on both, ... It is best to move messages to folders you have ... I don't have a Windows ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: AD HOUSEKEEPING
    ... Why not upgrade ... Windows 2003, when the DCs have been upgraded we will move to Server 2003 ... want to get rid of all inactive user accounts and computer accounts. ... There is plenty advice on how to accomplish this in Server 2003 mode using ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory)
  • Re: Reset User Password SBS 2003
    ... I can see all the Server Accounts in the Server Management console. ... Windows Small Business Server 2008 Unleashed ... > A Microsoft Registered Partner ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Re: 0x800CCC90, 0x800CCC92 Errors
    ... >> accounts on the same server, and on two separate computers, only the one ... >> our Outlook webmail server just fine on both, ... It is best to move messages to folders you have ... I don't have a Windows ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
Loading