From: Thees Peereboom 

Geo,

Thanks, but I went the videoroute already, didn't make a difference. The
last servicepack I will try. Later today I'll also create a new user on
this system and see whether this user will get any rights.

Thanks sofar.

- Thees Peereboom


On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 19:49:55 -0500, "Geo."  wrote:

>Just guessing at this point but my next step would be to reapply last
>service pack and patches to see if that cures it. Sounds like it's trying to
>bring up a dialog box but it's not displaying. You might also try changing
>video resolution to see if you can modify permissions then, could be a video
>driver maybe?
>
>Geo.
>
>"Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
>news:e234tu8op6ue8hnit895qukt2btou3ocp9{at}4ax.com...
>> Geo,
>>
>> Updated adaware and ran it. Als bought a new version of Norton (was
>> still using 5.0 for NT). Didn't work, problem remains the same.
>>
>> - Thees Peereboom
>>
>> On Tue, 12 Nov 2002 06:16:08 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
>>
>> >Run adaware, also run a virus check program.
>> >
>> >Geo.
>> >
>> >"Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
>> >news:4ge1tuo458jjg3c7158o4e48tu6so7pd08{at}4ax.com...
>> >> Geo,
>> >>
>> >> I've logged in as administrator and tried to change security
>> >> properties, but get the same error. BTW, I also noticed that when
>> >> logging out W2K has to kill an app called 'dialog'?
>> >>
>> >> Any other ideas?
>> >> TIA
>> >>
>> >> - Thees Peereboom
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, 11 Nov 2002 22:16:40 -0500, "Geo."
 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Can you copy the admin user to a new user and login
as that? See if
>that
>> >> >user can change them?
>> >> >
>> >> >Geo.
>> >> >
>> >> >"Thees Peereboom" 
wrote in message
>> >> >news:o9uusu0aq9s6rn9kd9411a5gme86incgqr{at}4ax.com...
>> >> >> All,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Without any traceable cause, I seem unable to
add or change
>> >> >> users(groups) in properties of files. This is on
a W2K machine,
>which
>> >> >> is part of a NT4 domain. There is another W2K
box in the domain,
>which
>> >> >> doesn't have this problem, so it seems related
to this particular
>> >> >> machine and not to the domain.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> When I choose 'properties' after a right-click
from whatever file
>and
>> >> >> go to the 'security' tab, try to add a name of a
user(group) I get
>the
>> >> >> following message:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> (windowtitle) Security
>> >> >> Cannot display the dialogscreen for userselection (null)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> (this translated from Dutch - Dutch W2K version)
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Have been fighting with this for the last three
days and would
>> >> >> appreciate some help.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> TIA,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> - Thees Peereboom
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>>
>

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