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HP Proliant DL380<br />
Windows 2003 Server sp2<br />
Exchange 2003<br />
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System was rebooted last night and hung on &quot;Applying Computer Settings&quot; and won't go past. &nbsp;Booted into safe mode w/Networking to verify no issues. &nbsp;Had F-Secure AV installed, removed it. &nbsp; Rejoined the domain.<br />
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If I remove the cat5 cable when it boots it goes instantly to the logon screen. &nbsp;If I leave the cable in then it hangs. &nbsp;I have update the NIC drivers.. I have switched the cat5 patch cable. &nbsp;I have tried a new switch port. &nbsp;I did a netsh winock repair .. I do not have APC powerchute installed.<br />
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I can not figure out why it wont go further when the cat5 is plugged in..<br />
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Any help is appreciated.
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HP Proliant DL380
Windows 2003 Server sp2
Exchange 2003

System was rebooted last night and hung on "Applying Computer Settings" and won't go past.  Booted into safe mode w/Networking to verify no issues.  Had F-Secure AV installed, removed it.   Rejoined the domain.

If I remove the cat5 cable when it boots it goes instantly to the logon screen.  If I leave the cable in then it hangs.  I have update the NIC drivers.. I have switched the cat5 patch cable.  I have tried a new switch port.  I did a netsh winock repair .. I do not have APC powerchute installed.

I can not figure out why it wont go further when the cat5 is plugged in..

Any help is appreciated.

Windows 2003 Server - Exchange - Stuck on Applying Settings with Cat5 plugged in

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.