Issue: Laptops hang at "loading profile" after login w/ domain account when
not on the domain.
OS: Windows XP SP3
Domain Controller OS: Windows 2003 x64 SP2
Details: Laptops login fine when connected to the domain.
Recent Changes to Group Policy: none
Recent Software Installations: none
Other Recent Changes: I think DHCP and DNS was recently turned off on one of
our servers. Possibly also the server role was changed so it is no longer a
domain controller. We still have another domain controller running DHCP and
DNS. I will try to confirm these changes with the techs and get more
details. Also there have been many Windows patches lately.
Possibly Related Event log messages:
- Event ID 1054, Source Userenv, User NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, Windows Cannot
obtain the domain controller name for your computer network (The specified
domain either does not exist or could not be contacted). Group Policy
processing aborted.
- Event ID 1003, Source: Dhcp, User N/A, Your computer was not able to renew
its address from the network (from the DHCP Server) for the Network Card with
network address 0007E96DA6FE. The following error occurred: The semaphore
timeout period has expired. Your computer will continue to try and obtain an
address on it own from the network address (DHCP) server.
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