W2K Server issues after Admin password change

[R. Nolley]

We recently changed the administrator password on our w2k
server after an IT employee left the company. After
changing the password we started noticing problems with
the server and now with the workstations logging on.

We cannot modify services. If you try to set a service
to manual, automatic or disable, when you click okay the
system hangs and you have to use task manager to end the
task.

It is extremely slow when you try to view property pages
and the system hangs when we try to view the network
settings. I have tried changing the administrator
password back to the last one but this did not solve the
problem.

We are running W2k Server sp4 on a Gateway 7200 server
PIII w/768 RAM.

Thanks,

Rob

 

[Dave Patrick]

Check Event Viewer for errors.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.

:
| We recently changed the administrator password on our w2k
| server after an IT employee left the company. After
| changing the password we started noticing problems with
| the server and now with the workstations logging on.
|
| We cannot modify services. If you try to set a service
| to manual, automatic or disable, when you click okay the
| system hangs and you have to use task manager to end the
| task.
|
| It is extremely slow when you try to view property pages
| and the system hangs when we try to view the network
| settings. I have tried changing the administrator
| password back to the last one but this did not solve the
| problem.
|
| We are running W2k Server sp4 on a Gateway 7200 server
| PIII w/768 RAM.
|
| Thanks,
|
| Rob

 

[R. Nolley]

That is the problem. The event viewer isn't telling me
anything. I see the normal items in their like w32time
and the startup of services, the routing stuff.

Thanks for the response.

Rob

 

[Dave Patrick]

Have a look at Task Manager to see what process is consuming the cpu/mem

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.

:
| That is the problem. The event viewer isn't telling me
| anything. I see the normal items in their like w32time
| and the startup of services, the routing stuff.
|
| Thanks for the response.
|
| Rob