Re: CTRL ALT DEL function disabled locally

From: Glenn L (the.only(delete)_at_gmail)
Date: 05/07/05


Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 00:34:00 -0700

I think Steve's psexec and netdom command will work.
I'm rather curious how the vendor disabled the OS from responding to the
cntrl/alt/del key sequence.

-- 
Glenn L
CCNA, MCSE 2000/2003 + Security
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message 
news:G4-dnZzE6qXJFebfRVn-gw@comcast.com...
> Keep in mind that if you setup the OU with a Group Policy, that security 
> option must be disabled - not undefined and the computer account would 
> need to be moved into that OU and then the computer rebooted. Another 
> thing that you could try is to use netdom to remove the computer from the 
> domain which may allow you to access it the way you did before the 
> computer was joined to the domain. The netdom remove command will remove 
> the computer from the domain and then place it in a workgroup that has the 
> same name as the domain. The link below explains netdom in more detail. 
> If all that fails and since you can not access the registry remotely your 
> best option maybe to backup the files, rebuild the computer, and then 
> restore the files. SysInternals makes a free tool called psexec that may 
> allow you to access the problem computer for a remote command prompt if 
> that would help. ---  Steve
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/library/TechRef/9f921edc-87f5-460e-89ee-9ca56ec1d096.mspx   
>  --- mostly the same for Windows 2000.
> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/psexec.shtml
>
>
> "Chris Redmond" <ChrisRedmond@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:451C0E0D-71EB-4617-B015-6AB549EEC45D@microsoft.com...
>> I've tried setting up an OU without the policies.  I have even tried
>> unplugging it from the network.....Once I added it to the Domain, it 
>> prompted
>> for a reboot.  Upon reboot I was immediately locked out without the
>> oportunity to fully authenticate it to the domain by signing in.
>>
>> I've tried your great suggestions, but they have not worked.  I was 
>> hoping
>> there was a back door that could be accessed to change the local security
>> policy.
>> -- 
>> Thank You,
>>
>> Chris Redmond
>> Supervisor of Information Systems
>> Warren Hospital
>>
>>
>> "Chris Redmond" wrote:
>>
>>> I have a DVR (Digital Video Recorder) System at my hospital that was set 
>>> up
>>> by a third party.  Initially they left it as a workgroup with auto login
>>> ability.  We decided to add it to our Windows Domain but by doing this, 
>>> our
>>> global policy makes users press Ctrl Alt Del to login to the system.
>>>
>>> This issue at hand is this......
>>> Now that it rebooted I cannot press ctrl alt del to log in to the 
>>> system.
>>> The ability to do this was disabled locally but we were unaware of this. 
>>> I
>>> have tried finding a way into the system to do disable this, without 
>>> luck.  I
>>> have tried SafeMode, debugging mode, Safe Mode with Command Prompt, 
>>> Repair,
>>> but nothing works.  Is there a way into this system without rebuilding 
>>> it?  I
>>> have 7 plus months of video that I really can't afford to lose.
>>>
>>> If anyone has any insight, please let me know....
>>>
>>> Thank you all in advance
>>> Chris Redmond
>>> Supervisor of Information Systems
>>> Warren Hospital
>>> (908) 387-6010
>>> ChrisRedmond@warrenhospital.org
>>> http://www.warrenhospital.org
>
> 


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