Re: Help, MS tech support is useless

Definitely a possibility.... If a services uses an account w/ a password, it
won't detect that you changed one or both, it will fail to start. If this is
what is happening, then there should be errors in the event logs. If a
service won't start because of an invalid account or password then you need
to either stop the policy or change the service(s) to use a different
account or password.

I'd suggest it would be good to check all the services and see what they are
using to start/logon. If it says "Local System Account", go on to the next
one. Record all services that use a specific account and keep that for your
records in the event you need to change a password....

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Regards,
Hank Arnold

"Nathan Weldon" <nweldon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O26cLaktFHA.460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Just a thought, I have a policy in effect that renames the administrator
> account. Could that prevent the system from being able to start services
> when it boots?
> "WILDPACKET" <WILDPACKET@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:B5E8AAF3-01E7-4037-B90C-09A51F23C0BA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Nathan:
>>
>> Shut down all the unwanted services and set them to manual and restart
>> your
>> box.
>>
>> You need to troubleshoot now and as you go along turn on the services one
>> by
>> one.
>> Hopefully this will lead you some where.
>>
>> WP
>> *********************************************************
>>
>>
>> "Nathan Weldon" wrote:
>>
>>> It is a DNS server as well. The network service is not starting.
>>> Basically
>>> the machine cannot communicate with anything. Can't even run rsop to
>>> check
>>> policy settings, get access denied. I can ping it for about two minutes
>>> after rebooting, but as soon as windows gets about half loaded, no dice
>>> anymore. So I was thinking driver issues, but I have the latest drivers
>>> from
>>> HP so I don't know what else it could possibly be. I've got another
>>> server
>>> at the other location that installed the sp just fine, but it isn't a
>>> DC.
>>> Basically any DC that I install the sp on, craps out once it is
>>> rebooted. Am
>>> using HP proliant servers, the one I'm working on is brand new, just got
>>> it
>>> last week.
>>> "mark" <mark)lt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%230J5PujtFHA.460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > almost certainly going to be your dns settings, maybe they are
>>> > pointing to
>>> > a non existent IP, or maybe a public DNS ?
>>> >
>>> > "Nathan Weldon" <nweldon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> > news:Oke7dCjtFHA.996@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>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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