I have twice seen this issue, you try to log on to a Windows 2003 server remote via RDP and get a black screen with black text – now you can still log on but you can’t read what you write on the logon screen.
The issue appear to be rather trivial to resolve, yet I am still puzzled as to what causes the issue in the first place. A colleague of mine Anuphol Urailat actually found a MS article on this http://support.microsoft.com/kb/906510/en
The problem is that the “Color” section under “Control Panel” in “.Default user” in the registry is set to “0 0 0” (Black) for everything, you simply export a clean “Color” section from another Windows 2003 box and viola everything is back to working condition. You can even do the import via Remote Registry edit, so it is rather trivial to resolve.
Before;
After fix;
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So if you are looking into what to do during your vacation then here is a tip for you, you should buy and read; Zero Day by Mark Russinovich
Yes you may recognize the name from Sysinternals 🙂 he’s one of those clever guys from the good old sysinternals days. I have not read it yet, but as it come with high praises I have ordered my copy – it should be a VERY chilling factual Techno Thriller very well suited for people that like the details to be accurate.
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I suddenly had the need to have a user send me some detailed info about his Windows 7 PC, and vaguely I recalled some utility that could make this as an export file you could send via email.
And sure enough this still exist under Windows 7 🙂
it’s called;
msinfo32.exe (yes its the same name for x64)
(just hit <left windows button> + <R> on the keyboard and launch <msinfo32.exe>).
You can export the data to a text file (do this instead of the binary file it can export – I have experinced that the binary file somehow get ‘damaged’ during email transfer).
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Windows 2003 server – gone black
OSZero day – the summer vacation book of the year
Fun, PersonalSo if you are looking into what to do during your vacation then here is a tip for you, you should buy and read; Zero Day by Mark Russinovich
Yes you may recognize the name from Sysinternals 🙂 he’s one of those clever guys from the good old sysinternals days. I have not read it yet, but as it come with high praises I have ordered my copy – it should be a VERY chilling factual Techno Thriller very well suited for people that like the details to be accurate.
Can be bought via Amazon.
http://www.zerodaythebook.com/
Systeminfo – now how was it….
Drivers, OS, UtilityI suddenly had the need to have a user send me some detailed info about his Windows 7 PC, and vaguely I recalled some utility that could make this as an export file you could send via email.
And sure enough this still exist under Windows 7 🙂
it’s called;
msinfo32.exe (yes its the same name for x64)
(just hit <left windows button> + <R> on the keyboard and launch <msinfo32.exe>).
You can export the data to a text file (do this instead of the binary file it can export – I have experinced that the binary file somehow get ‘damaged’ during email transfer).
For more info look here;
http://www.winvistaclub.com/f7.html