[dba-Tech] Attn Jon - RE: Weird PC logon problem

John Colby jwcolby at ColbyConsulting.com
Tue Jan 24 23:01:01 CST 2006


>I have also used percussive maintenance to good effect.

"Get a bigger hammer!"  One of my personal favorites as well. 


John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
Beach Access Software
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 8:37 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Attn Jon - RE: Weird PC logon problem

Ah, sage mode.  Yes.  Invoking Biblical wisdom to solve technical problems.
I do that, too.  I have also used percussive maintenance to good effect.

Rocky


Jon Tydda wrote:
> Sorry, yes I did... I restarted it for the nth time, booted into sage 
> mode with networking, logged in, it tried to access the network, 
> bluescreened, restarted and has been working fine since then. I've run 
> anti-virus, anti-spyware, you name it, but I've found nothing. Weird, huh?
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kathryn 
> Bassett
> Sent: 24 January 2006 22:55
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Attn Jon - RE: Weird PC logon problem
>
> Did you get this solved?
> Kathryn
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kathryn 
>> Bassett
>> Sent: 18 Jan 2006 3:00 pm
>> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Weird PC logon problem
>>
>> Try this: turn off computer, then unplug the router for a minute, 
>> turn it back on, then boot up again. I was having a problem at work, 
>> (though the problem was connecting to the wireless). Tried all kinds 
>> of things but rebooting the router did the trick - not using the 
>> button reset, but actually unplugging.
>>
>> --
>> Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is 
>> my soap"
>> kathryn at bassett.net
>> http://bassett.net   
>>
>>     
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
>>>       
>> Jon Tydda
>>     
>>> Sent: 18 Jan 2006 9:24 am
>>> To: Dba-Tech (E-mail)
>>> Subject: [dba-Tech] Weird PC logon problem
>>>
>>> Hi All
>>>  
>>> Got a weird one for you
>>>  
>>> I have a pc that won't let anyone log onto it. At all. Either 
>>> connected to the network or not. When you try, it says "The domain 
>>> ALCONTROLUK cannot be found". Normally, if you can't get on to the 
>>> network, it'll still log you on with old cached
>>>       
>> credentials, providing
>>     
>>> you use the correct old password, like laptops do when
>>>       
>> they're at home
>>     
>>> - this one won't.
>>>  
>>> I've unplugged it from the network to see if I can get it to expire 
>>> it's IP address or something, and I'm going to leave it a couple of 
>>> days before I plug it back in, but I was wondering if
>>>       
>> anyone had seen
>>     
>>> anything like it before and could offer any suggestions?
>>>  
>>> Thanks
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Jon
>>>
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