Logging off Administrator account fails after install of SP3

[Curley_Boy 0]

I've already posted this on the SP3 feedback section, but since I got no reply I'm appealing again.

 

After the installation of SP3 Windows 2000 can't unload my registry profile. Even if I reboot directly after the SP install. If I uninstall back to SP2 it works fine again ;(

 

The other user accounts I have installed log on and off as normal its just my adminstrator one that can't.

 

Since not many other ppl aside me use this machine I can use the hibinate feature to bypass log off, but driver / system updates still require a reboot!

[Curley_Boy 0]

nope no access rights adjusted whatsoever...

 

As I said before as soon as the service pack installed itself and my PC rebooted I logged off immediatly and I got the error... only happens with SP3 on my account.. my user accounts are all fine

[Curley_Boy 0]

No I'm afriad I don't really see what you mean.. sorry! ;(

 

The Access rights for the root of C: Drive is 'Everyone = Full' with files and subfolders having thier own unique access rights.

 

I had set my 'Documents and Settings\Administrator' folder to Administrator (Thats me btw) & System = Full. Instead of the default 'Aministrators Group & System = Full'. In addition to this I applied encryption to my documents folder.

 

I tried disabling encryption and handing back the default access rights to the Adminstrator folder but that didn't solve anything.

 

Regedt32 shows the registry ACLs are ok (I didn't touch those anyhow).

 

The only other thing I can think of is that I renamed my Administrator account using the Computer management snap-in. (but not changed the entry in the Local Security Policy settings). Would this have anything to do with it do you think?

 

The thing is non of my security settings have caused a problem in the past, SP2 runs ok... the only thing that has been changed is the installation of SP3

[Curley_Boy 0]

Ah got it!

 

* Edited the local security policy so the 'rename administrator' setting matched my user account name.

 

* Gave full access rights on the Administrator folder to: PC\Administrator (Me), PC\Administrators and PC\SYSTEM.

 

* Disabled folder/file encryption on that directory.

 

Phew well I got there in the end.. thx for all the advice btw!