Service Logged On w/ User Account Able to Interact with Desktop (124542)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q124542

SYMPTOMS

You start a service using the default account, LocalSystem. It interacts with the desktop and displays windows as expected. You stop the service and restart it using a user account. It incorrectly continues to interact with the desktop and display windows.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/3/2003
Keywords:KB124542
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