Ok...Admin logon..cant logon..where did I read it?

[BBA]

I just updated W2K...did the dritical updates. It rebooted and now I can not log on as administrator. Luckily I had created a power user id so a friend at the last LanParty could connect to my PC...that's the only reason I can type this right now!

I need a link to the fix...I know I read about it.

[jad1097]

Does this help? Probly not since this is one of the updates.


Product Updates

Critical Update, March 21, 2000


Microsoft has discovered an issue regarding 128-bit versions of Internet Explorer 5.0 customized by the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) 5.0. After installing customized Internet Explorer 5.0, users of Windows 2000 will be unable to login.
This ONLY occurs if BOTH of the following conditions are met:

you had previously installed 128-bit encryption on the computer; and
you then install a redistributed version of Internet Explorer 5.0 from a third party with the older version of 128-bit encryption.
Microsoft has already prepared a protective update to download. Please review your specific situation to determine if you require protection from the scenario described in the paragraph above. Please accept our apology for any inconvenience resulting from this issue.
Note: You must be an administrator to install this update on your computer.

For more information on this update, please refer to Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) Article 255669.


How to download and install
On the Product Updates page, select the check box next to Critical Update, March 21, 2000.
Click the Download button at the top of the page.
Follow the instructions on your screen.
Windows Update downloads and installs this update.
Note: You can "runas" the local administrator on your computer without having to logoff/logon:
Click Start.
While holding down the Shift key, right-click Windows Update.
Select run as from the menu that appears.
Enter the password for the administrator of the local machine.
Or, alternatively, enter the user name, domain name, and password of a different user account that has administrative permissions on this computer.

How to use

You don't need to do anything after installing this update.

How to uninstall

Uninstall is not available for this component.

Support Policy

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[This message has been edited by jad1097 (edited 06-18-2000).]

[BBA]

I just figured it out...I renamed my admin account some time ago, and did not notice it was prompting me to login as 'administrator' instead of the current name of the administrator account.

Simple little overlook.

Thanks jad1097,
for the article. That is the one I saw before but I did not remember if it covered this or not.