When you start Windows 2000 Server and the "Preparing network connections" message is displayed, you may receive the following error message:
The system is shutting down. Please save all work in progress and log off. Any unsaved changes will be lost. This shutdown was initiated by NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM.
The system process C:WINNTSYSTEM32SERVICES.EXE terminated unexpectedly with status code 128. The system will shut down and restart.