can not start Windows 2003 server. Pls help

[yifli]

The screen of 'Preparing network connections....' is sitting there forever.
What can I do?

Yifei

 

[Meinolf Weber (Myweb)]

Re: can not start Windows 2003 server. Pls help

Hello yifli,

Did you change something before, upgrades, patches etc.? Try out Last known
good configuration or safe mode.

Best regards

Meinolf Weber (Myweb)
Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
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> The screen of 'Preparing network connections....' is sitting there
> forever. What can I do?
>
> Yifei
>

 

[yifli]

Re: can not start Windows 2003 server. Pls help

I did not do anything like installing upgrads or patches. I'll try safe mode.

thx

Yifei

"Meinolf Weber (Myweb)" wrote:

> Hello yifli,
>
> Did you change something before, upgrades, patches etc.? Try out Last known
> good configuration or safe mode.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber (Myweb)
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
>
> > The screen of 'Preparing network connections....' is sitting there
> > forever. What can I do?
> >
> > Yifei
> >
>
>
>

 

[shimoni]

RE: can not start Windows 2003 server. Pls help

unplug the network cable and try again, i could be that it's trying to apply
something from the network at startup.

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MCSE 2003




"yifli" wrote:

> The screen of 'Preparing network connections....' is sitting there forever.
> What can I do?
>
> Yifei

 

[Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: can not start Windows 2003 server. Pls help

hello,

9 times over 10, it comes from a bad network configuration:
-Bad DNS (not a DC dns, or a dc not having itself as primary DNS)
-Two network cards, but the main one not primary (in the advanced tab of the
network pane)

any eventlog entry (error...) ?



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Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"yifli" <yifli@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> The screen of 'Preparing network connections....' is sitting there
> forever.
> What can I do?
>
> Yifei