Re: OT: Weird XP Fault

"gazzafield" <rufty_tufty_hoolythug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "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!
>


If you cannot log onto the domain how is the machine supposed to
validate the users domain security? Some of the profile may be on the
server which could result in the machine appearing to hang while it
tries to find the servers maybe?

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