How do I resolve an EVENT ID 1000 error?



I have just completed a virgin install of Windows 2000 Server/ Isa
Server/Exchange Server 2000 with all relevant updates/patches applied.
Installation and updates proceeded without error however I am now getting the
following error logged about once every five minutes.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Userenv
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: 26/04/2007
Time: 5:24:56 PM
User: NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
Computer: W2KSERVER
Description:
Windows cannot access the file gpt.ini for GPO The file must be present at
the location <>. (). Group Policy processing aborted.

I have also discovered that I cannot open the Domain Controller Security
Applet or the Domain Security Applet [Error messages say "Failed to open the
Group Policy Object. You may not have appropriate rights].

I have gone made countless Microsoft searches and found a whole host of
oblique refefences to this problem but nothing in quite the same context.
None of the proposed methods of resolution worked. I Googled this error and
found quite a few others with the exact same problem in identical
circumstances to mine but nobody seened to ever post any solutions to this
problem.

I am at a loss as to how to proceed.

This seems to be an entirely Microsoft Issue as no third party software is
involved and everything was installed using "standard" options. Surely
somebody knows how to resolve this - I hope so anyway.

The results of DCDIAG follow:

-------------------------------
DC Diagnosis

Performing initial setup:
Done gathering initial info.

Doing initial non skippeable tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site\W2KSERVER
Starting test: Connectivity
......................... W2KSERVER passed test Connectivity

Doing primary tests

Testing server: Default-First-Site\W2KSERVER
Starting test: Replications
......................... W2KSERVER passed test Replications
Starting test: NCSecDesc
......................... W2KSERVER passed test NCSecDesc
Starting test: NetLogons
......................... W2KSERVER passed test NetLogons
Starting test: Advertising
......................... W2KSERVER passed test Advertising
Starting test: KnowsOfRoleHolders
......................... W2KSERVER passed test KnowsOfRoleHolders
Starting test: RidManager
......................... W2KSERVER passed test RidManager
Starting test: MachineAccount
......................... W2KSERVER passed test MachineAccount
Starting test: Services
......................... W2KSERVER passed test Services
Starting test: ObjectsReplicated
......................... W2KSERVER passed test ObjectsReplicated
Starting test: frssysvol
Error: No record of File Replication System, SYSVOL started.
The Active Directory may be prevented from starting.
......................... W2KSERVER passed test frssysvol
Starting test: kccevent
......................... W2KSERVER passed test kccevent
Starting test: systemlog
......................... W2KSERVER passed test systemlog

Running enterprise tests on : DOMAIN
Starting test: Intersite
......................... DOMAIN passed test Intersite
Starting test: FsmoCheck
......................... DOMAIN passed test FsmoCheck
.



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