Re: W2003 Login Screen Grayed Out

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Hi,

Can you temporary reconfigure your antivirus and exclude Windows folder from
scanning? I would just like to rule out Antivirus as source of the problem.

--
Mike
Microsoft MVP - Windows Security

"Roundy" <Roundy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C1B39095-8E89-4D3D-97B6-8D2828E82EA3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have antivirus installed on this server.
>
> It is Symantec Antivirus Version 9. something...I can't get at it to get
> exact information. It is also running the management software for
> Symantec's
> Corporate Edition AV.
> I have a management interface for AVG Antivirus as well, but the client is
> not installed. I have had AVG console on this for a number of months with
> no
> issues.
>
> I do not have any third part remote access installed on the server.
>
> In the application Event Log There are no "errors" except for some
> microsoft
> fax, Mac File Event ID 12042. There are a TON of warnings regarding
> Norton
> Antivirus. Event Type: Warning
> Event Source: Norton AntiVirus
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 6
> Date: 12/25/2005
> Time: 12:01:38 AM
> User: N/A
> Computer: H2O-MAIN
> Description:
>
>
> Scan could not open file C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator.H2O\Local
> Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat [00000003]
>
>
> In the System Event Log I got some of the following error messages.
> Event Type: Error
> Event Source: TermServDevices
> Event Category: None
> Event ID: 1111
> Date: 12/23/2005
> Time: 5:00:44 PM
> User: N/A
> Computer: H2O-MAIN
> Description:
> Driver Autodesk DWFWriter required for printer Autodesk DWF Writer is
> unknown. Contact the administrator to install the driver before you log in
> again.
> Data:
> 0000: 00 00 00 00 89 0c 00 00 ....?...
>
>
> "Miha Pihler [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> What is running on these servers? Do you have antivirus installed on this
>> server? Do you have any other 3rd party remote access software on it?
>>
>> Are there any errors in Event logs -- specially in Application and System
>> Event logs?
>>
>> --
>> Mike
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>>
>> "MikeV06" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:xz1f94jmjlps.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 18:17:20 +0100, Miha Pihler [MVP] wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Mike,
>> >>
>> >> Do you have VNC installed on this server? It is known that VNC can
>> >> cause
>> >> problems that you describe.
>> >>
>> >> If you do have VNC installed then uninstall it and you will not have
>> >> any
>> >> problems any more with grayer out logon screen.
>> >>
>> >> You can still use RDP to connect remotely to the server.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Mike
>> >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Security
>> >>
>> >> "MikeV06" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:1hk556tzkq7t6$.dlg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> Once in a while after logging out of a Windows 2003 server the name
>> >>> and
>> >>> password fields of the login screen (Ctrl-Alt-Delete) are grayed out
>> >>> (as
>> >>> well as the Shutdown tab). I have not been able to determine why. My
>> >>> solution is to do a remote connect, login, and then reboot.
>> >>>
>> >>> Anyone have any idea why this happens and how to avoid it in the
>> >>> future?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks.
>> >
>> > Don't have VNC installed. Anything else known to cause the same
>> > problem.
>>
>>
>>


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