Re: OT: Weird XP Fault
- From: "gazzafield" <rufty_tufty_hoolythug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 15:05:43 +0100
"Catman" <catman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> gazzafield wrote:
>
>> Computers at work. Running Windows XP Pro. Any administrative user can
>> logon and work normally. Any user who is not an administrator can login
>> but no icons, taskber, start menu or anything at all appears on their
>> desktop
>> except for the pointer. If you make these users an administrator on the
>> machine then they work normally.
>>
>> This says to me it is a permissions issue. The question is where?
>>
>> I was told by one of the tutors the limited information of "A message
>> came
>> up saying Windows Update something and then a countdown. When the
>> countdown
>> finished they restarted and then we couldn't login". Useful eh?
>>
>> First suspect was a virus but it has been fully updated and scanned and
>> Sophos says there are no viruses.
>>
>> Any ideas anyone. Because I am FIIK.
>
> Is this admin on local machine, or domain admin?
It's when logging on as a local admin. We can't logon as domain admin as
the domain is unavailable due to our wonderful network support team
buggering up the connection to the main campus!
.
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