Re: EMERGENCY - Unable to Log into a Windows 2003 standard server

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_nospam-comcast.net)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 20:17:27 -0600

See if you can access it from another computer on the network via Computer
Management to view the event logs to see if the problem is reported. Ask the
assistant what he did for any clues. If the user logging on does not have
proper ntfs permissions to the user profile or system files behavior such as
you see can happen. You might be able to view and change ntfs permissions
remotely. Check that system and administrators have full control to the
\winnt folder structure and that the administrator has full permissions to
his profile folder. Also check that there are not "deny" permissions for the
everyone or users groups.

Other possibilities are a virus infection. You can use msinfo32 and Under
view you can select remote computer. Then you can view services and
processes on the remote computer. If you have network access to the computer
you can use the psexec tool from SysInternals to access it's command prompt
remotely where you might be able to run a virus detection and removal tool
such as McAfee Stinger or Trend Micro Sysclean [with the pattern file] after
you copy them over via the administrator share. If you do not have any
remote access, using Recovery Console may be an option to attempt repairs
starting with checkdsk. --- Steve

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psexec.shtml -- Psexec
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ -- McAfee Stinger
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp -- Trend Micro Sysclean
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q249321 -- another
potential fix?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;229716 -- Recovery
console

"DMI" <DMI@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D6317C6A-A5A6-42AF-9604-AEBD93403232@microsoft.com...
> Our company has a Windows 2003 standard server and we were having some
> problems with the Internet. There were some modifications made by an
> assistant of mine. When we rebooted the server, it takes long time
> connecting to the network. When the Login screen appears in the screen I
> login as administrator to the local machine, the domain, etc and this is
> what
> happens. As soon as I hit the enter key it looks as if the profile was
> being
> loaded into the system but in a short period of time the Login screen
> appears
> again.
>
> I try to log into the system using the safe mode and the encountered the
> same thing. I tried to use the last good known configuration and the same
> outcome.
>
> This is an emergency please help me how to solve this problem.
>
> Thank you in advance for your help!
>

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