Greetings! This make sense to anyone?
Dell PWS-390, XP Pro SP3. System added to one domain. Later, a second video display (NVS-290 chip) is added (but by someone logged in as a DomainAdmin). A company merger and domain consolidation project later, the old domain still exists. However, that DomainAdmin account is no longer an admin on the system in the new domain. MONTHS LATER, during a boot, a black screen appears saying the system cannot recognize what is in a PCI slot. That display no longer works... Log in as my self (no elevated privileges), and the display is blank. Reboot, and the display is still blank. Open Display Properties, and the card does not show. Open System - DeviceManager, and the card is not shown (along with a pop-up saying I can't change anything). Reboot; log in as local WS admin. In Display Properties, the card does not appear. In Device Manager, even after scanning for hardware changes, it is not there. Reboot... Login as Domain Admin in current domain. Results exactly the same as for local admin. Reboot... Login using the DomainAdmin account in the old domain. Go to Device Manager, and I am informed that the account lacks sufficient privileges to make changes (that is, the Domain Admin for the old domain is no longer an administrator for the machine in the current domain). Still only one display card found. Reboot... During the reboot, the monitor connected to the missing card comes up pretty blue. I log in as my self, and all (including a custom wall paper) is back like it was before the current mess began this morning. FWIW, the display (OEM) which remained functional uses an NVS-295 chip. It can be a serious task installing software for a second NVS- card. However, it seems to not be necessary if the account which installed the card logs in and reboots. We want this domain to go away. However, apparently if it does, then the next video display failure WILL require a total re-install (which can take hours before it succeeds). There seem to be hardware settings in that no-longer-an-admin account registry I can import to that of another user in the current domain. Clues as to where? Thanks! -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 [email protected] P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
