Cannot logon to Windows 2000

[Lou Spaco]

I think I've been hacked. When I logon the wallpaper
loads but then the small window changes from "loading
your settings" to "saving settings" and returns to the
logon/password prompt.

I have tried to start in safe mode but the same thing
happens. Any ideas?

 

[Dave Patrick]

This sounds like one of two things; the drive letter has change from
original install, or the drive permissions have changed.

Unable to Log on if the Boot Partition Drive Letter Has Changed
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q249/3/21.ASP

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I think I've been hacked. When I logon the wallpaper
| loads but then the small window changes from "loading
| your settings" to "saving settings" and returns to the
| logon/password prompt.
|
| I have tried to start in safe mode but the same thing
| happens. Any ideas?

 

[Lou Spacco]

Thanks Dave,
I tried the procedure in the article. No luck. Any other
suggestions?

Thank You

-----Original Message-----
This sounds like one of two things; the drive letter has change from
original install, or the drive permissions have changed.

Unable to Log on if the Boot Partition Drive Letter Has Changed

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q249/3/2

1.ASP

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
|I think I've been hacked. When I logon the wallpaper
| loads but then the small window changes from "loading
| your settings" to "saving settings" and returns to the
| logon/password prompt.
|
| I have tried to start in safe mode but the same thing
| happens. Any ideas?


.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Did the drive permissions change? Can you connect from another machine and
check Event Viewer for errors?

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| Thanks Dave,
| I tried the procedure in the article. No luck. Any other
| suggestions?

 

[Lou Spacco]

The machine I'm trying to repair is a laptop. No
connection to any other machines so I have no idea about
drive permissions.
I tried to logon as another user and as administrator.
Not having used either of those accounts in a while it
asked me and allowed me to change the passwords, but
still goes back to the logon screen after trying to logon.

Thanks again

 

[Dave Patrick]

These articles may help.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q292/1/75.ASP

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q306952

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect


:
| The machine I'm trying to repair is a laptop. No
| connection to any other machines so I have no idea about
| drive permissions.
| I tried to logon as another user and as administrator.
| Not having used either of those accounts in a while it
| asked me and allowed me to change the passwords, but
| still goes back to the logon screen after trying to logon.
|
| Thanks again