Weird Annoyance

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Do you happen to be running OpenAFS? We have a problem when openafs along
with a certain kerberos package is installed. I believe it is caused in part
by a loopback adapter that is installed by default with the OpenAFS
installer.

Perhaps your problem is similar if you are using a loopback adapter?
"Tom" wrote:

> Every time a client starts his Windows XP Home PC, it starts but stops with
> only the desktop wallpaper showing. If he presses CTRL-ALT-DEL, all the
> desktop icons, task bar, etc appear. It not profile specific as it happened
> with a newly create user.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

"Tom" <oldfatjedi@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Every time a client starts his Windows XP Home PC, it starts but stops
> with
> only the desktop wallpaper showing. If he presses CTRL-ALT-DEL, all the
> desktop icons, task bar, etc appear. It not profile specific as it
> happened
> with a newly create user.
>
> Any ideas?
>

Some program or service is stalling when it tries to start, and it's just
hanging there. I've seen it happen with any number if things, including
corrupted registry entries, spyware, and even good programs gone bad.

Go to MSCONFIG and start disabling things and re-enabling to see if you can
narrow down what's hanging.