Windows Advanced Server Hangs after Login

[Mike Sanders]

Hi:

This started a couple of days ago. Before I get radical
with it what suggestions do you have?

Mike

 

[Herb Martin]

This started a couple of days ago. Before I get radical

with it what suggestions do you have?

First, determine if it happens in "command prompt only safe mode" or
when "holding Shift while logging on" to prevent programs from loading.

The fact that it hangs on LOGIN implies that something you installed (an
application) is causing this. Does it HANG totally or just the GUI (can
other machines ping it for instance...)?

A more precise symptom report will usually get you better advice (rather
than "it hangs.")

 

[Mike Sanders]

-----Original Message-----

First, determine if it happens in "command prompt only safe mode" or
when "holding Shift while logging on" to prevent programs from loading.

The fact that it hangs on LOGIN implies that something you installed (an
application) is causing this. Does it HANG totally or just the GUI (can
other machines ping it for instance...)?

A more precise symptom report will usually get you better advice (rather
than "it hangs.")

Herb:

I'll try ping from another machine and will report back
here on results.

Hang == Windows background blue with movable mouse arrow.
I've let it set overnite and rarely see any disk activity.

As indicated earlier I have removed recently installed
programs in safe mode logged in as Admin but suspect
either AD/DC issues or registry corruption is causing the
hang after the Normal Mode login panel.

If I enter the wrong PW it does indicate that it is
consulting AD and errors on PW.

Thanks,
Mike

 

[Michael Holzemer]

Mike Sanders wrote:

Hang == Windows background blue with movable mouse arrow.
I've let it set overnite and rarely see any disk activity.

<snip>

Have you tried ctrl+alt+delete > task manager ?
If you launch task manager you should be able to launch explorer from the
applications tab > new task. I have run into this where explorer crashed.
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Michael Holzemer
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[Herb Martin]

I'll try ping from another machine and will report back

here on results.

If it is reachable by ping before the logon and NOT after you
start the logon then you can pretty much eliminate everything
except the "startup" programs (from all sources.)

Hang == Windows background blue with movable mouse arrow.
I've let it set overnite and rarely see any disk activity.

As indicated earlier I have removed recently installed
programs in safe mode logged in as Admin but suspect
either AD/DC issues or registry corruption is causing the
hang after the Normal Mode login panel.

Highly unlikely to be an AD or DC issue, other than a logon
name resolution problem but that would eventually time out and
fail gracefully.

It's safe to say: It's not an AD or DC issue in fact.

If I enter the wrong PW it does indicate that it is
consulting AD and errors on PW.

It is likely something in your profile or perhaps in your Group Policy
that is causing this.

If this is a DC then boot in directory service restore mode to remove
the application of any GPOs -- see if that helps.

If it is not, then go to the DC and eliminate any weird GPOs (all of them
if necessary as you can de-activate without deleting or even unlinking them
completely.)

Have you tried "hold the Shift" key at logon (as I suggested earlier) -- or
looking up the correct key to hold to prevent ALL startup programs from
running?

Try SaFve Mode with Command Prompt only -- see if that lets you get on
and reach a command prompt.

Herb Martin