Help, MS tech support is useless



I just installed sp1 for server 2k3 on a DC, the only DC at a satelite
office. I installed AD before sp1 so maybe that is my downfall but too late
to do anything about it now. AFter rebooting the server takes forever and a
day to start up, displays "Setting up your network connections" for a good
20 minutes. After I'm finally able to log in, none of my network connections
function. My initial thought was windows firewall, but I have a policy in
effect that disables it becuase it caused nothing but trouble and I use a
3rd party one anyway. I think it has something to do with the security
configuration wizard which is supposed to run after rebooting, but it
doesn't, and I can't even find it in the control panel. This happened my
other location on my DC/Exchange Server, after 6 hours on the phone with MS
I gave up and uninstalled the service pack.


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