Login process has failed to create the security options dialog

I have Symantec Security Client installed.
I run the 64bit version at work and have not had any problems with it. The
problem machine is a 32bit.
If I get the thing to boot again I'll uninstall Symantec and see what
happens.
Thanks,
Chris


"Jesper" <Jesper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> More than likely this happens because you have a non-Vista compatible
> security suite installed. Have you installed some kind of
> firewall/antivirus/whatever suite? If so, which?
> ---
> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
>
>
> "Chris" wrote:
>

>> Running Vista Ultimate
>> The desktop goes blank, the mouse cursor is visible and movable but I
>> cannot
>> right click and get any anything to happen. The keyboard does not produce
>> anything except an alt-ctrl-del which brings up a dialog
>> Titled:
>> Login process has failed to create the security options dialog
>> With a dialog message of:
>> Failure - Security Options
>>
>> I have seen that others have had similar happen but have not seen any
>> solutions or causes posted.
>> Anyone here know how to deal with this?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>

"Chris" <chris01@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
news:uw%23YIYitHHA.3796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>I have Symantec Security Client installed.
> I run the 64bit version at work and have not had any problems with it. The
> problem machine is a 32bit.
> If I get the thing to boot again I'll uninstall Symantec and see what
> happens.
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
> "Jesper" <Jesper@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B6E30C4D-6186-4822-B045-16A0502C1A52@microsoft.com...

>> More than likely this happens because you have a non-Vista compatible
>> security suite installed. Have you installed some kind of
>> firewall/antivirus/whatever suite? If so, which?
>> ---
>> Your question may already be answered in Windows Vista Security:
>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/047...otectyourwi-20
>>
>>
>> "Chris" wrote:
>>

>>> Running Vista Ultimate
>>> The desktop goes blank, the mouse cursor is visible and movable but I
>>> cannot
>>> right click and get any anything to happen. The keyboard does not
>>> produce
>>> anything except an alt-ctrl-del which brings up a dialog
>>> Titled:
>>> Login process has failed to create the security options dialog
>>> With a dialog message of:
>>> Failure - Security Options
>>>
>>> I have seen that others have had similar happen but have not seen any
>>> solutions or causes posted.
>>> Anyone here know how to deal with this?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>> Chris

I found the problem and it was not due to Symantec Antivirus.
I ran the Western Digital Diagnostics and it revealed that the S.M.A.R.T
data had errors in it..
I didn't look into exactly what the problem was but replaced the drive.
I haven't had a problem since and I've been using it for several weeks now.
The original problem was repeatable in several installations. For whatever
reason, the problem with the drive did not cause problems with Windows XP
but did cause problems with Vista.
A new C drive and life is good.

Chris

I had the same problem with a Dell Studio 1535 with Vista Premium Hom
edition.

Here is my story
::Symptoms: Regardless of users actions; (1) opening or using a
application or (2) if the system sits idle, after approximately 1 to
minutes the system will become :
Unresponsive and any windows that were currently opened will have “No
Responding” across the menu bar. The mouse pointer icon will get th
whirling load icon, although the mouse “may” (not always the case)
continue to move, any attempt to open Task Manager to shutdown processe
or log off end in failure due to non-responsiveness. At this point th
mouse will generally stop functioning as well.

From this point, one of two things may happen
:::
:1) The machine will freeze in its current state or (2) The scree
will go black and display the following message::
Error Box titled: Login process has failed to create the securit
options dialog - with a dialog message of: Failure - Security Option

In either case, any normal standard attempt to shut down the machin
gracefully is not possible and a hard shut down is required to get th
machine to respond to user input

Due to the non-graceful shut down, check disk will usually ru
(although not all the time) and repair or fix any issues caused by th
shut down
:::
::At this point, attempting to logon again only repeats the abov
scenario above 100% of the time.:
:::
::Because of the short amount of time that the system is accessible fo
user input, attempts to diagnose the problem using the windows vist
tools have met with limited and frustrating results.:
:::
::A Pre-boot System Assessment test shows an error::
::TEST – Hard Drive – DST Short Test:
::Test Results: Fail:
::Error Code 2000-0142:
:::
::Error Window displays the following::
::ERROR CODE: 0142.:
::Msg: Error Code 2000-0142:
::Msg: Hard Drive 1 Self Test Unsuccessful. Status: 79:
:::
::The HDD is a Western Digital (WDC WD3200BEVT-73ZCT1).:
:::
::Since the machine was only 6 weeks old, I contacted Dell. Afte
spending an hour and a half in chat working on the problem and at th
point where they had me attempt to restore to the Factory install, i
bombed out. The Dell rep said I had a bad HDD, I tried to resist it bu
I had to type \"You Think?\" in the chat window. :
::My research has indicated that this problem may be related to ba
Hard Drives. At least it seems that mine was. In any case they ar
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.:
:::
::Hope this helps if you’re having the same issue.:
:: :

--
Phatko
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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.