Windows Server 2003 display problem
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Topic: Windows Server 2003 display problem
Posted By: huwnet
Subject: Windows Server 2003 display problem
Date Posted: 18 April 2004 at 6:58am
| I have just got a copy of Windows Server 2003 Corporate. On one PC it works fine. However on the other when I login explorer.exe starts but does not load the taskbar or icons. I have checked the drive for viruses using the most up to date definition files. When I boot the computer in safe mode it works fine. If I boot the computer in last good configuration it also works as the last good configuration was the installation. How can I get explorer to work? |
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Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 18 April 2004 at 7:34am
| If you boot up in last known good configuration and it works fine what's your problem? Surely next time it boots up it uses the settings from last known good configuration? |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 18 April 2004 at 7:40am
| I would think so to but it doesn't seem to be working that way. |
Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 18 April 2004 at 12:35pm
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try using my favorite tool... fdisk! ------------- Paul A Morgan http://www.pmorganphoto.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.pmorganphoto.com/ |
Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 18 April 2004 at 12:36pm
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and reinstall of course... ------------- Paul A Morgan http://www.pmorganphoto.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.pmorganphoto.com/ |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 18 April 2004 at 1:42pm
| Tried that but still the same problem. |
Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 18 April 2004 at 7:01pm
This only happens with illegal version of Win2k3  ------------- http://baumannphoto.com" rel="nofollow - Blog | http://mpgtracker.com" rel="nofollow - MPG Tracker |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 10:19am
It works fine on one PC.  |
huwnet wrote:Posted By: Semikolon
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 11:26am
isn't CORPORATE the illegal versions? 
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Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 11:27am
| No, corporate is a version for corporations that does not require you to phone up MS and activate it... Because of this piraters try to crack this version |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 11:28am
| corporate is for buisnesses |
Posted By: Semikolon
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 11:33am
okay.. sorry
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Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 11:46am
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Just a thought... I've been told that W2K3 installs components based upon the usage of the machine. - e.g. you don't get the IE browser, solitaire, etc., if you configure the install for a MSSQL server, but you do get the IR browser probrammable object. ------------- 
Lead me not into temptation... I know the short cut, follow me. |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 2:07pm
| Why wouldn't explorer work because of this though? I am thinking this error must be fixable as it worked fine straight away on my other PC. |
Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 3:54pm
| Why not try and contact MS Support (assuming you have paid for the product and support for it) |
Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 5:15pm
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My thought there was that you might have been configuring it for a different purpose than the other PC. Some of the schemes used by software companies involve checking the network to see if the license key is already installed, so you may want to try taking one or both PC's off of your network. Other schemes involve checking a corporate license list or visiting MS during the install for license verificaton. Just haven't played with W2K3 that much to offer anything other than straws to grasp. The suggestion to contact MS is probably your best bet. You may also want to check out http://www.labmice.net - http://www.labmice.net or one of the other win suppot sites. Another place to check would be your video card manufactures site as there have been problems in the past with ie button displays on certain cards. -------------
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Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 5:20pm
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Just re-read the original post. Try setting the vid card at 640x460x256. If the buttons display, work up from there. -------------
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Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 8:02pm
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Amen. Thing is that even most corporations do not get hands on a corp edition only with special contracts. But who am I to doubt ------------- http://baumannphoto.com" rel="nofollow - Blog | http://mpgtracker.com" rel="nofollow - MPG Tracker |
Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 19 April 2004 at 8:53pm
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i think you need to get over 1000 licences for the corporate version... i doubt Huw spent 3/4 of a million dollars on windows server software ------------- Paul A Morgan http://www.pmorganphoto.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.pmorganphoto.com/ |
Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 9:50am
You never know  ------------- http://baumannphoto.com" rel="nofollow - Blog | http://mpgtracker.com" rel="nofollow - MPG Tracker |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 11:39am
When I was installing and testing the other PC was off. I will try booting up in last good configuration and change the screen resoultion. |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 2:40pm
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Ok I am writing this message from Windows Server 2003 Safe mode with networking!
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Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 3:00pm
| Does the same machine work ok with another version of windows instaleld? If not try to reinstall windows/reconfigure hardware. |
Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 4:09pm
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disable the devices listen in the conflicting device list... i don't think you have the correct drivers installed for your VGA controller ------------- Paul A Morgan http://www.pmorganphoto.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.pmorganphoto.com/ |
Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 4:10pm
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you can also try installing the VGA controller and then reinstalling it... sometimes it doesn't update the drivers if you upgrade ------------- Paul A Morgan http://www.pmorganphoto.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.pmorganphoto.com/ |
Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 4:11pm
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...from earlier versions of windows ------------- Paul A Morgan http://www.pmorganphoto.com/" rel="nofollow - http://www.pmorganphoto.com/ |
Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 20 April 2004 at 6:30pm
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The via chipset had some problems a while ago with agp cards. I recall having to update both my Asus bios and my Via chipset to get stable video on XP. -------------
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Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 21 April 2004 at 12:10pm
Yes I have XP on the machine to. The problem is that I could reinstall the drivers from the disk. The problem is it uses its own setup file. It thinks my server is Windows NT. When I put on compatibility for XP it still does not work. Any ideas in how to trick it? |
Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 21 April 2004 at 12:24pm
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Quote from KCWebMonkey on Page 2 of THE neverending thread: This is the thread that never ends....  |
Posted By: huwnet
Date Posted: 02 May 2004 at 7:00am
| It appears that the devices were only conflicting in safe mode. I have managed to get the icons and taskbar to come up. However you have to wait 5-15minutes for this to happen. This is not a slow computer and it does not take long to boot up. |