Re: Can't see logon window (and a lot more)

Can you boot up in safe mode and then examine the C drive for amount of disk
space left? What are you running on this server that would use up disk space
as you described it? How do you have the page file set up for starting and
ending size (typically you make both values the same)?
"Jim Pattison" <jpattisonrem@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O4RnZ2SnFHA.2916@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Setup: W2K3 standard with SP1 running on a Dell 2400, 1ghz processor, 512
> mb RAM, RAID 5 with a container of roughly 180 gig, partioned into a C
> (for system only) and a D for storage. C partion is relatively small
> (about 5 gig I think)
>
> Current Problem: all we can see is the upper part of the normal logon
> screen (after CTRL-ALT-DEL). the rest of the screen is black.
>
> Prior to rebooting, we had a normal looking login screen however when we
> logged in we go a message that said (as best as I can remember it) that
> Windows was unable to load our profile (domain administrator) and was
> using the default profile instead because there wasn't enough room on the
> drive. After that message went away we had a black screen with icons on
> it. If you clicked on the start button you would see the icons from the
> start menu but no words. If you clicked on the icon for my computer you
> wouuld see the icons along the left side and across the top but nothing
> else. If you right click on my computer you can't see the dialog box. If
> you launched Internet Explorer you would get the white screen that has the
> verbiage about enhanced security and the icons across the top but nothing
> else. If you clicked on shutdown you'd get the iupper part of the normal
> shutdown dialog and two icons that are the new update icon (yellow
> shield). We figured an update was in progress and left it along for 4
> hours. Came back and there was no change so we forced a reboot (powered
> it off). Came back in it's current configuration.
>
> Other Observations: If you log on remotely (remote desktop) you see the
> exact same thing. If you open a share, the share opens but slowly. One
> of the roles of this server is DHCP and, at least prior to rebooting, it
> was working properly. It is also the primary domain controller. Our
> other domain controller reports that it hasn't been able to back up
> properly because it can't contact this domain controller. In the past we
> have had problems with this server filling up the C drive so we moved the
> paging file to the D drive. A couple of weeks ago we discovered that the
> paging file had moved itself back to the C drive and was once again
> filling the C drive. It was moved back to D. An update was installed but
> we didn't check to see if the paging file stayed where we put it. We
> assume that the paging file has moved back and is causing the symptoms we
> see but can't figure out how to fix it. Other assumptions: we assume it
> isn't the video card as the display looks the same on a remote computer,
> plus we booted it off a CD and could see everything.
>
> Sorry to be long winded but figured it would be best to describe this in
> some detail.
>
> Anyone have any ides?
>
> thanks
>
> Jim Pattison
>


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