Re: Windows 2003 SBS Hangs on "Applying computer Settings"

Dear Jason,

Many thanks to you.

Your commnets help me and solve my problem I just reboot system in safe mood
and uninstall powerchut SW (From APC) then it log in to the domain


"Jason Miller" wrote:

> just a very wild 'that sounds like something I've heard before' association:
>
> Cal McLennan posted a comment in another forum this morning - related to APC
> and older versions of powerchute.
>
> http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=Mz1ivCLh&p_lva=2998&p_faqid=7202&p_created=1119891241&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD09NzIwMiZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPTMmcF9wcm9kX2x2bDE9fmFueX4mcF9wcm9kX2x2bDI9fmFueX4mcF9wYWdlPTE*&p_li=
> x
>
> In order for PowerChute Business Edition to remain functional, users must
> upgrade to any version of 7.x. Due to expiration of the Sun Java Runtime
> Environment certificate, versions 6.x of PowerChute Business Edition will
> cease to operate normally as of July 27, 2005. Failure to upgrade will
> result in PowerChute Business Edition no longer providing monitoring and
> graceful shutdown of your system.
>
>
> <quote from Cal's posting follows>
>
> FYI
>
> Just returned from a client that was having POP collector issues
> yesterday - and client had decided to reboot the server in attempt to
> clear it (Actual problem is the POP Mail hosting service is currently
> down!).
>
> The server would restart, get to logon screen, console logon made but
> sits at "applying user settings" for WAY TO LONG. Little appears to
> work on workstations in relation to Internet access, etc. Client
> interrupted the server logon several times and forced reboots several
> times (may be part of the issue's origin?)
>
> Finally rebooted one last time last evening and left the logon process
> going overnight - had the server console this AM - but no Internet
> access.
>
> Remote connection externally worked but strangely there was no option to
> connect/logon to the server in the RWW screen. Workstations were
> available to connect to.
>
> Go onsite. TS service would not start. RPC was started. Found 2 APC
> services sitting at "Starting" - killed those 2 services and Internet
> connection began to work, TS service started on its own.
>
> Thought it may be related to the APC software JAVA certificate timeout -
> seen here.
>
> PowerChute Business Edition - Customers Using 6.x Must Upgrade to 7.x
> due to Java Runtime Environment expiration
> http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid
> =7202
>
> SO I removed the APC software and rebooted. Reboot AND logon only took
> 5 minutes now! All Internet activity fine (except POP - of course).
>
> Downloaded and installed new APC sw and all is fine.
>
> Cal
>
> </quote>
>
>
> "Bob" <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:CACCD1B9-636B-43C4-9EEC-D15F55977F11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Just thought I'd join in, I have the exactly the same problem here. SBS
> > 2003
> > rebooted as I was leaving work, now after an hour I finally have remote
> > control from home. In common with others here the server appears to be
> > working and the Health Monitor reports OK across the board. But I cannot
> > stop/restart any service - they just hang. I had enabled w32time before my
> > reboot, though that doesn't look like it was the cause.
> > I can ping out from the server and have got name resolution from the
> > command
> > line, but IE is dead in the water., dns appears ok, nothing bad in the
> > event
> > logs...getting futher out of my depth here...
> >
> > "Richard" wrote:
> >
> >> I'm having the same (or similar) problem here. SBS 2003 SP1 & 6 Windows
> >> XP
> >> Pro workstations. I shut down the server last night to avoid a lightning
> >> storm. Didn't change anything. Everything worked fine before. Started
> >> back up and it hung at "applying computer settings" for hours. Limited
> >> response after finally starting. Workstations can't access server, can't
> >> use outlook, & can't even ping the server. However, server can ping the
> >> workstations. Selected network connections & hour glass hung. Unable
> >> to
> >> select anything else. Had to shut down via power switch. Same thing
> >> when
> >> starting again. Tried starting in safe mode and disabled exchange
> >> services.
> >> On restart it still hangs the same only a little more responsive after
> >> starting. System hangs eventually. Workstations still can't access
> >> server
> >> for files. Hung again while attempting normal start. Currently trying
> >> restore to a another nearly identical box from last weeks backup. Never
> >> seen one like this before. Anybody have a solution out there?
> >>
> >> "KSCHARNHORST" <KSCHARNHORST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:939B6831-720D-43B0-A9E6-23DA63FAD5B6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > After rebooting a server that has just 5 clients connected to it, the
> >> > server
> >> > came up,
> >> > quickly did preparing network connections and then hung at applying
> >> > computer
> >> > settings for over 2 hours. Then when presented with the ctrl+alt+del,
> >> > I
> >> > log
> >> > in and
> >> > it did applying computer settings again for another 30 min.
> >> >
> >> > All services seem to have fired up as normal and there are no entries
> >> > in
> >> > the
> >> > event
> >> > log that would make me think anything was wrong. Exchange server runs
> >> > on
> >> > this server and all email services are working as expected.
> >> >
> >> > Another odd thing is that when I know launch internet explorer and try
> >> > to
> >> > go
> >> > to a website, it doesn't even appear to be trying to resolve the
> >> > address.
> >> >
> >> > Please help....and thank you in advance for your help!
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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