Guest Jean Gaudreau Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 Re: Windows 2003 Login Problem Thanks for this solution, I had the same issue has mattymatt79 described, and it worked good. The registry values were all to 0. -- Jean Gaudreau "Todd J Heron" wrote: > "Ian" <gruntyonline@hotmail.com> wrote in message... > >I don't think you will need to use an identical server - you will be able > >to tell by looking at the keys - there is nothing hardware >specific about > >them - they are just golorified display settings. (take a back up of the > >originals just in case though! > > >Post back with the results > > >Ian > > mattymatt79, After you follow the resolution indicated below, scan the > computer for malware. I've seen mentioned in field reports the "black on > black" being a classic GUI attack, according to Matt Wagner [MSFT]. > > The color schemes in the computer's default profile may have been set to > black for every scheme element. Please review the below steps for this may > resolve your issue. On the Windows 2003 Server this can be verified by > navigating to the following registry key: > > HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors > If this is the issue all colors scheme element registry values will be set > to 0. Compare this with a known good copy below: > > [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Colors] > "ActiveBorder"="212 208 200" > "ActiveTitle"="0 84 227" > "AppWorkSpace"="128 128 128" > "Background"="0 78 152" > "ButtonAlternateFace"="181 181 181" > "ButtonDkShadow"="113 111 100" > "ButtonFace"="236 233 216" > "ButtonHilight"="255 255 255" > "ButtonLight"="241 239 226" > "ButtonShadow"="172 168 153" > "ButtonText"="0 0 0" > "GradientActiveTitle"="61 149 255" > "GradientInactiveTitle"="157 185 235" > "GrayText"="172 168 153" > "Hilight"="49 106 197" > "HilightText"="255 255 255" > "HotTrackingColor"="0 0 128" > "InactiveBorder"="212 208 200" > "InactiveTitle"="122 150 223" > "InactiveTitleText"="216 228 248" > "InfoText"="0 0 0" > "InfoWindow"="255 255 225" > "Menu"="255 255 255" > "MenuText"="0 0 0" > "Scrollbar"="212 208 200" > "TitleText"="255 255 255" > "Window"="255 255 255" > "WindowFrame"="0 0 0" > "WindowText"="0 0 0" > "MenuHilight"="49 106 197" > "MenuBar"="236 233 216" > > There is two ways to fix this problem: > > 1. Export the registry key from a known good machine into a .REG file. > Import the .REG file into the new machine. > > 2. You can also construct/copy-paste the following information into a text > file and give it a file name with a .REG extension. > > -- > Todd J Heron, MCSE > Windows Server 2003/2000/NT; CCA > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights > >
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