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by evileyejoe

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I have a server that when rebooted can not be seen on the network till someone logs into the system. How can I fix this so that the system doesn't have to be logged onto?

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by curacao_dejavu

(Re)Install sp6a and the SRP rollup.
If that doesn't help you can let the server login automatically and then activate the screensaver after 1 minute.

See the MS KB
Article ID: Q97597
How to Enable Automatic Logon in Windows NT 3.x and 4.0Leopold

by evileyejoe

We use sp5 company wide.

Don't want the computer to logon. Just want it to be on the network and it isn't doing it anymore unless you log on.. you can log back off and it is still fine.

thanks though.

by estebandelatorre

This is a strange issue, double check what services could not be started by selecting the event log of this machine from another wks. Perhaps the server service could not be started at boot time.

Hope it helps.

by xanderoth

I think you mean that you cannot browse through network neighborhood to the server until someone logs into the server locally right? If so, that's ok. Browsing services don't start till after logon, but you can still connect via \\servername\share. Including mapped drives and programs that need access to shares. I know this doesn't fix the problem you asked, i'm just giving you some more info.

by @lberto

Check your Event viewer, for some reason your Server Service is not running automatic. Go to Control Panel, Services and make sure that Server Service is set to Automatic, it probably is set as Manual.
If it is already automatic, check your event viewer and let me know.

alberto@pancarib.com

Good luck,
@lberto

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