Specified Domain Doesn't Exist or Can't Be Created

[SF3rdd]

I was trying to connect my speakers to my computer. I plugged one into the onboard audio port and it reset my computer.

No big deal I thought.

When it restarted (unplugged all speakers) it is now asking me to log in under the 'Administrator' account. I'm getting the error:

"The system cannot log you on due to the following error:

The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.

Please try again or consult a system administrator."

Thanks for any help!

 

[Slikkster]

I'm assuming this is a home pc, not connected to a domain, right?

Unfortunately, this is not an easy deal. Something is seriously hosed in your registry.

I'd also be concerned that just plugging in speakers caused a reboot. That tells me there may be an electrical issue that caused some fault.

The overwhelming majority of references to the error you're having have to do with pc's joining domains or active directories, which doesn't sound like your issue. One guy with a home pc that had the error tracked it down to a faulty memory module. He said he was getting other blue screens before that error showed up. Anyway, he ended up replacing the memory module and reinstalled Windows.

You can try a "non destructive" install to fix this. Follow the instructions here:

http://www.informationweek.com/story/sh...SNDLQCKH0CJUNN2JVN?articleID=189400897

 

[SF3rdd]

When I run the setup, and hit enter to set up Windows it's now saying it can't detect my hard drives.

 

[SF3rdd]

Any other suggestions?

 

[btcomm1]

When you boot off of the windows cd it says you don't have an HD? Are you sure it doesn't see your HD? Or does it just not regognize your current windows install? If it doesn't regognize your current windows OS install but does see your HD then your registry is really messed up and last time I had an issue like that I had to backup and format.

Is the HD showing up in the bios? Do you have norton goback installed? If so try to disable it. When you try to boot up without the cd is it still booting windows and asking you to log into a domain or does it say invalid system disk? Try running memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ you burn it to a cd and boot off of it and it will tell you if you have bad ram, if so you should replace it, but you could still run on a lower amount until you can replace it.

 

[RebateMonger]

Sounds like you may have SATA drives, and your drive controller isn't running in IDE-compatibility mode.

If this is the case, an install of XP would require that an (apparently missing) driver for your SATA controller be loaded (early on, by hitting the "F6" key and loading the driver via floppy drive if you have one).

 

[SF3rdd]

The error about HDDs:
"Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer.

Make suer hard disk drives are powered on and properly connected (they are) to your computer and that any disk-related hardware configuration is correct. This may require running a manufacterer-supplied diagnostic or setup program.

Setup cannot continue. To quit press F3"

I do not have Nortoin GoBack.
When I boot without using the CD, it goes to past the Windows Loading, and asks me to login under the Administrator account, and gives me the afformentioned error.

When burning Memtest, do I want to burn the folder, or the 2 files inside the folder. And I'm supposed to burn the ISO version right?

 

[SF3rdd]

I have the floppy for the drives. I am running in SATA. I have 4 HDDs, 2 10,000 RMPS and the other 2 7,200. They are SATA 0,1 respectively.

Will running the drivers destroy my current Windows boot?

 

[SF3rdd]

When I put the floppy in and boot to it I press 's'. It asks me to press s or enter, I've tried both. The enter option brings me to the same screen and says it cannot find my HDDs. If I goto 's', my floppy is not reading my floppy drive.

 

[btcomm1]

Yes burn the ISO version of memtest. That is strange, do you have raid running on any of them or no? If not maybe try unplugging all drives except the main one that you plan to install windows on and see if it recognizes your HD. Also like rebatemonger said, you may not be running your drives in IDE compatibility mode and if you aren't running Raid then you should probably check in the BIOS to see if you are in IDE compatibility mode if not you may want to try enabling that.

 

[SF3rdd]

Do I burn the folder, or the 2 files in the folder?

Also, in BIOS how do I check if I am running IDE Config? I have a setting for IDE config, and everything is enabled. Is this right?

 

[RebateMonger]

If you are running RAID arrays, then you DON'T want to switch your hard drive controller to IDE mode. You need to keep it in SATA/RAID mode.

To do a "Repair Install" of XP, you're going to have to supply an appropriate driver for your SATA RAID controller at the beginning of the Windows XP install (F6 key and floppy disk). Windows apparently doesn't have a driver for your RAID controller, and the Windows Install routine can't see your RAID arrays.

Before you get too crazy, have you tried logging into XP in "Safe" mode, as Administrator, to see what happens?

 

[SF3rdd]

Originally posted by: RebateMonger
If you are running RAID arrays, then you DON'T want to switch your hard drive controller to IDE mode. You need to keep it in SATA/RAID mode.

To do a "Repair Install" of XP, you're going to have to supply an appropriate driver for your SATA RAID controller at the beginning of the Windows XP install (F6 key and floppy disk). Windows apparently doesn't have a driver for your RAID controller, and the Windows Install routine can't see your RAID arrays.

Before you get too crazy, have you tried logging into XP in "Safe" mode, as Administrator, to see what happens?

I have the floppy containing the files. When I press F6, which option do I want? I already tried both, one leads me to the HDD error (hitting enter), and the other leads me to an error with my floppy drive not being able to read the floppy (hitting 's').

 

[btcomm1]

Hmm, maybe try another floppy?

 

[SF3rdd]

It's not the floppy.

 

[btcomm1]

How do you know it's not the floppy? It very well may not be, are you able to copy all the files off of the floppy onto the HD of another computer? If you can do that without getting an error about not being able to read the source then yeah it's probrably not the floppy.

 

[SF3rdd]

I am able to copy all the files to this computer's HD. I can write files etc to the floppy. I think I might have a busted floppy drive.. =(

 

[btcomm1]

You can succesfully write files to the floppy but you think you have a busted drive? Well if you were using another computer to copy files to the HD then try swapping the floppy drive in your machine with the working one.

 

[SF3rdd]

I just went out and bought an external floppy drive. The floppy drive now works, but when I complete the setup and my comp restarts the Windows setup gets stuck at 39 minutes, and doesn't progress. I tried rebooting to CD, and loading the files again etc, and I get an error at the end of the process (right at the point as it's about to reboot).

 

[btcomm1]

Everytime I've run into a problem like that it's been ram. Did you end up running memtest on it? Have you tried installing with only 1 stick in if so have you tried just the other stick? Also as far as the memtest86 question goes hopefully you have a cd burning program that can burn an image because if you burn a memtest.iso as data it will not boot off of the cd. You should select burn image and then select the iso file.

Also if you haven't you may want to run the manufacturers HD test to make sure the HD's are in good working order.