Re: Delay in installing
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 05/24/04
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Date: 24 May 2004 13:26:21 -0500
On Mon, 24 May 2004 10:06:18 -0600, "Joyce" <*email_address_deleted*> wrote:
>Has anyone heard of this or had this problem?
>
>"It may take a long time (10 to 20 minutes) for the installation process to
>complete if you use "Administrator" (in Windows XP Professional) or "Owner"
>(in Windows XP Home Edition) as the computer name.
>CAUSE
>During the installation process, the default user's profile is created based
>on the Administrator profile. The problem occurs when Windows queries the
>security identifier (SID) of the Administrator account. Because the computer
>name is the same ("Administrator" for Windows XP Professional or "Owner" for
>Windows XP Home Edition) as the user name, the SID of the computer is
>returned, not the SID of the Administrator account. There is no entry for
>the computer SID in the corresponding registry location
>(HKLM\...\ProfileList), and the profile path is set as empty. This basically
>becomes the root of the system drive. Therefore, the whole system drive is
>copied to the %SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings\Default User folder,
>which takes a long time.
>RESOLUTION
>A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
>correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to
>computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive
>additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this
>problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP service
>pack that contains this fix."
>
>I have downloaded all the Windows XP service packs, but the problem still
>persists. I don't know what my next step should be. Any ideas?
Joyce,
As the article says, M$ is still testing the patch for this problem, and has not
yet released it in a service pack or monthly update. You would need to contact
them directly, by telephone, as should be detailed in the article, and download
a specially issued patch.
IMHO, renaming your computer not either Administrator or Owner would make more
sense than getting yet another M$ patch. Assuming that you can wait at least
once more to login as Administrator / Owner, and rename the computer.
And Joyce, please don't contribute to the spread and success of email address
mining viruses. Learn to munge your email address properly, to keep yourself a
bit safer when posting to open forums. Protect yourself and the rest of the
internet - never post your address unmunged.
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm
Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.
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