Windows 2012 R2 Active Directory Server Blank Screen

I have a Windows 2003 Domain, I added a Server 2012 R2 to the domain. The 2012 R2 server is a hyper-v virtual machine. When promoting the server to a domain controller it hung on the process and I had to reboot the server. When
I log into the server now with the same account I was using when I promoted the server I get a black screen. When I hit the (ctrl-alt-del) button on the hyper-v console screen I see several option such as task manager but clicking on it doesn't bring
up anything. I can also sign out. If I log in using another admin account I have no issues. If I view the application log I see a 4006 Event Id:
The Windows logon process has failed to span a user application. .... C:\Windows\system32\userinit.exe.
If I boot in safemode I am able to logon with with problem account and see the normal safe mode screen. Also, BTW the DC promotion process completed without issues.
Thanks,

So here's the situation. The domain was windows 2000, I raised the functional level to 2003 in preparation for adding windows 2012 R2 Domain controllers. I created a hyper-v VM and promoted it to a domain controller. As I mentioned when I logged
on with the account I used to promote the the Windows 2012 R2 server to a domain controller I got a black screen. It is not a core server shell. The only thing I can do is hit the ctrl-alt-del button in the console window and sign out, switch user if I click
on task manger nothing happens.
I added a second w2k12 R2 server as domain controller and had the same issue. I tried logging in with my own account as I am an enterprise admin but I got a blank screen also. The only account I can get the GUI on is the original Administrator account
"Administrator". After comparing properties on that account to two other domain admin accounts I realized the Administrator account has a Delegation tab the other accounts don't. I've been using them without issues to administer the domain
and log onto the W2k3 domain controllers. But I can only assume it is related to the account properties on these accounts.
I tried creating two other domain admin account from one of the 2012 AD servers but same issue. One account was a copy of the Administrator account and the other I created from scratch and added it to the relevant groups.
I have seen something about registering the spn for these accounts which I haven't tired yet. It seems I am missing steps when creating domain administrators.
Some had suggested I had done a minimal install but I have IE so I don't think this is the case.

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