Since the machine has Internet access have you run checks for malware of all kinds? I know some malware would kill access to the Administrator profile as well as access to the run command.
Jon On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 11:45 AM, John Aldrich <[email protected] > wrote: > *shrug* ME either... :-) Anyway, it's not a big deal as I installed TweakUI > to fix it. Thanks, anyway. > > > > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, February 25, 2011 11:26 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Wierd XP issue > > I havent heard of anything along these lines, but check your logs for what > has been installed/changed recently so you can narrow your field of > research. > > It sounds like a simple case of profile corruption cause usually by an > ungraceful shutdown - but the part that doesn't make immediate sense to me > is why logging on with another account would correct the issue without any > other efforts. > > -- > ME2 > > > > > On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 7:14 AM, John Aldrich < > [email protected]> > wrote: > We have a workstation running Windows XP that controls a proprietary piece > of hardware. The machine is NOT attached to the active directory, although > it is on the network. The proprietary software that runs on it was set up > under the Administrator account and *has* to run under the Admin account or > it barfs as it requires a keylock and won’t see that keylock if you try to > run it as another user (it thinks you’re trying to violate the license > agreement.) > > Today, they rebooted the machine and the “Administrator” account was > nowhere > to be seen and it wouldn’t let me log on as the administrator until I > logged > in as someone else first. I have fixed that using TweakUI to change the > default logon credentials, but I’m wondering if anyone here knows of any > recent updates that would have caused the behavior to change? > > > > ~ 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 > > ~ 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 > > > ~ 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 > > ~ 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
