Re: RIS install hangs at "Setup is starting Windows"

From: NIC Student (nospam_at_nospam.land)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 15:27:35 -0800

Wierd. In our environment we have different domain admin and local admin
passwords on all servers and we haven't seen this issue. I'm glad you
found your solution. 

-- 
Scott Baldridge
Windows Server MVP, MCSE
"Richard Grainger"
> I have now solved this problem.  The password for the local
> Administrator on the RIS server had been changed so that it was
> different form the Domain Administrator password.  It seems that that
> these passwords must be the same for the install to work.  As far as I
> can tell, this isn't documented and doesn't make much sense as the
> client install screen requests a *domain* account and password.
> Anyway, thanks for the responses.

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