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[Guest]

My Win2K server is hanging after loging and I don't even know where to start

How do I figure out what's wrong

-robot

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

My Win2K server is hanging after loging and I don't even know where to start.

How do I figure out what's wrong?

-robot

I repeat my previous reply (which shows up perfectly OK in my newsreader):

A good starting point for all help would be
for your to compose a precise and complete
problem report. Neither Dell nor this newsgroup
can help you unless you say exactly what's going
on, e.g.
- Recent history of PC (hardware, software).
- Where exactly does the machine get to?
- What do you mean with "Debug mode"?
- Does the keyboard work (e.g. the CapsLock light)?
- Does the mouse work?
- Does Ctrl+Alt+Del work?
- Have you tried Safe Mode?
- Have you tried "Last Known Good Configuration"?

 

[Guest]

From two seperate browsers, your message was totally blank. Now from this third one, I can read it.

Thanks again for posting

My Dell Poweredge300 offers several choices at startup when you press the f10 key

Norma
SafeMod
SafeMode with Networ
Debug Mod
MSDO
Last Known Good Configuratio

The machine will boot up normally only in Debug Mode although I haven't tried last know good configuration or MSDOS. I don't know what debug mode gets me that's different from normal

Normal and the Safe Modes get me to the login screen. I enter my admin username and password, it's the only user on the box. We are not running DNS

In normal mode, I get my admin wallpaper but never get a start bar or desktop. In the safe modes, I get a cmd.exe box on a black screen. When I exit the cmd.exe, I get nothing but the black screen with "Safe Mode" in all four corners

I've seen a "Step Through" mode that allows you to go yes or no to each command during boot but It's been some time ago and I can't figure out how to initiate it

MS says call Dell and Dell says go jump in a lake

And I don't know why I can't read your posts from my primary browsers

Thanks for taking a minute
-robot

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

From two seperate browsers, your message was totally blank. Now from this third one, I can read it.

Thanks again for posting.

My Dell Poweredge300 offers several choices at startup when you press the f10 key:

Normal
SafeMode
SafeMode with Network
Debug Mode
MSDOS
Last Known Good Configuration

The machine will boot up normally only in Debug Mode although I haven't

tried last know good configuration or MSDOS. I don't know what debug mode
gets me that's different from normal.

Normal and the Safe Modes get me to the login screen. I enter my admin

username and password, it's the only user on the box. We are not running
DNS.

In normal mode, I get my admin wallpaper but never get a start bar or

desktop. In the safe modes, I get a cmd.exe box on a black screen. When I
exit the cmd.exe, I get nothing but the black screen with "Safe Mode" in all
four corners.

I've seen a "Step Through" mode that allows you to go yes or no to each

command during boot but It's been some time ago and I can't figure out how
to initiate it.

MS says call Dell and Dell says go jump in a lake.

And I don't know why I can't read your posts from my primary browsers.

Thanks for taking a minute!
-robot

You might have a problem with explorer.exe. Try this when booting in Normal
Mode:
- Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc. This should bring up the Task Manager.
- Click "New Task", then type explorer.exe. This might cause the desktop to
pop up, or it might start an Explorer screen.

Try this link for a cure:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;256194