In the last couple of days, I’ve been playing around with Windows Server 2008 and have run into a couple of issues already! Yesterday, I wrote about how to create a System State backup in Server Core using the command line and today I will talk about getting a blank screen when you log into Server 2008.
I’ve actually been using Windows Server 2008 for a few weeks now and didn’t have any problems until yesterday. I restarted the server and logged in like I normally do, only to be greeted with a blank screen! Very strange.
After playing around with it for a while, I figured out what the problem was. Here are a few things you can try to fix the issue:
- Restart the server in Safe Mode and see if the problem occurs. If you are able to log in fine, then your problem has to do with either your resolution or because of drivers.
- Update the BIOS on your server and restart to see if that fixes the issue. This problem is known to occur on some models of HP ProLiant ML servers. Updating the BIOS can fix the issue.
- Update all hardware firmware and device drivers including video drivers, audio drivers, network drivers, etc. Note that you can do this using Safe Mode if you are not able to log in normally.
That fixed the problem for me and hopefully it’s fixed it for you! If not, post a comment and I will try to help out!
Hi,
i installed window server 2008 and here is what im facing at the time being, I can't log into my laptop anymore, at the beginning i didnt know that i should choose administrator as user name ……. anyway after discovering the right steps, I still couldnt log in, due to the password issue. I have tried all the passwords possible but still can't get in.
thnx in advance for your help
I had this problem, no idea what caused it, it happened after installing SharePoint 2010 pre-reqs, so I suspect a role change caused the problem. Worked okay in Safe Mode and, eventually, I decided to use "Last Known Good Configuration" which seems to have sorted it. Interestingly, the pre-reqs are still there. I wondered if reverting to another config might remove them, but apparently not.
The problem was a black screen after post. No Windows logo at all.