Re: Login process has failed to create the security options dialog

I had the same problem with a Dell Studio 1535 with Vista Premium Home

edition.

Here is my story:

::Symptoms: Regardless of users actions; (1) opening or using an

application or (2) if the system sits idle, after approximately 1 to 4

minutes the system will become ::

Unresponsive and any windows that were currently opened will have “Not

Responding†across the menu bar. The mouse pointer icon will get the

whirling load icon, although the mouse “may†(not always the case),

continue to move, any attempt to open Task Manager to shutdown processes

or log off end in failure due to non-responsiveness. At this point the

mouse will generally stop functioning as well.

From this point, one of two things may happen:

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:style_emoticons/1) The machine will freeze in its current state or (2) The screen

will go black and display the following message:::

Error Box titled: Login process has failed to create the security

options dialog - with a dialog message of: Failure - Security Options

In either case, any normal standard attempt to shut down the machine

gracefully is not possible and a hard shut down is required to get the

machine to respond to user input.

Due to the non-graceful shut down, check disk will usually run

(although not all the time) and repair or fix any issues caused by the

shut down.

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::At this point, attempting to logon again only repeats the above

scenario above 100% of the time.::

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::Because of the short amount of time that the system is accessible for

user input, attempts to diagnose the problem using the windows vista

tools have met with limited and frustrating results.::

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::A Pre-boot System Assessment test shows an error:::

::TEST – Hard Drive – DST Short Test::

::Test Results: Fail::

::Error Code 2000-0142::

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::Error Window displays the following:::

::ERROR CODE: 0142.::

::Msg: Error Code 2000-0142::

::Msg: Hard Drive 1 Self Test Unsuccessful. Status: 79::

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::The HDD is a Western Digital (WDC WD3200BEVT-73ZCT1).::

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::Since the machine was only 6 weeks old, I contacted Dell. After

spending an hour and a half in chat working on the problem and at the

point where they had me attempt to restore to the Factory install, it

bombed out. The Dell rep said I had a bad HDD, I tried to resist it but

I had to type \"You Think?\" in the chat window. ::

::My research has indicated that this problem may be related to bad

Hard Drives. At least it seems that mine was. In any case they are

shipping me a new hard drive and hopefully that will resolve the issue.

I'll post back after the new HDD is installed and running for a bit.::

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::Hope this helps if you’re having the same issue.::

:: style_emoticons/::

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Phatkow

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Phatkow wrote:

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What kind of nonsense is that, that someone would tell you that the

restore aborted and that you needed a new HD.

The restore has aborted on me a couple of times and it told me that it

aborted. The restore was at the end, and it had finished the restore

when it aborted. I went and a looked at the state of things to make sure

things were back the way it was after the restore.

At best, all you had to do was format/flatten the HD and reinstalled the

O/S, which the pre-install of the O/S from the manufacture may not have

been a good install.

If the HD was going bad, then you would have started getting error

messages in some form that would have lead you to thinking that you had

a HD problem I would think.

I had the same situation...the technician "solved" the problem by suggesting

to send me a new HD and start anew. I run a diagnostics on the HD and found

that it was healthy. The Vista hanging problem I had was originated by a

conflict with other software. I unistalled all programs, including Office,

and installed them again to find the culprit. When I installed Outlook 2007,

the problems begun again. So I think I have the culprit.

"Paul Montgumdrop" wrote:

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> Phatkow wrote:

>

> <snipped>

>

> What kind of nonsense is that, that someone would tell you that the

> restore aborted and that you needed a new HD.

>

> The restore has aborted on me a couple of times and it told me that it

> aborted. The restore was at the end, and it had finished the restore

> when it aborted. I went and a looked at the state of things to make sure

> things were back the way it was after the restore.

>

> At best, all you had to do was format/flatten the HD and reinstalled the

> O/S, which the pre-install of the O/S from the manufacture may not have

> been a good install.

>

> If the HD was going bad, then you would have started getting error

> messages in some form that would have lead you to thinking that you had

> a HD problem I would think.

> </span>

I've had the same problem; screen freezes, comes back slowly, freezes

again, taking forever to do anything, recovering with control:alt:del

and finally an error message saying "Login process has failed to create

the security options dialog".

Days later, and after lots of aggravation:D, I got a blue screen of

death and that gave the game away.

It turns out that Vista was trying its best with a faulty power supply

that was shorting across a damaged lead.

I took off the shorting connector and all's well, Vista is back

perfectly.

I thought it would be easy to tell whether a problem is hardware or

software, but it's not:(

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GKB

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The person you are talking too probably hasn't waited a year for you.

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"GKB" <GKB.3zffo3@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message

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>

> I've had the same problem; screen freezes, comes back slowly, freezes

> again, taking forever to do anything, recovering with control:alt:del

> and finally an error message saying "Login process has failed to create

> the security options dialog".

> Days later, and after lots of aggravation:D, I got a blue screen of

> death and that gave the game away.

> It turns out that Vista was trying its best with a faulty power supply

> that was shorting across a damaged lead.

> I took off the shorting connector and all's well, Vista is back

> perfectly.

>

> I thought it would be easy to tell whether a problem is hardware or

> software, but it's not:(

>

>

> --

> GKB

> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com

> </span>