Re: 2000 Recovery/Repair? HELP!
From: Dave Patrick (mail_at_Nospam.DSPatrick.com)
Date: 09/15/04
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Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 21:27:50 -0600
If the system hive is corrupt, and assuming you already tried LKG, It may be
possible to rename the system hive found in
%windir%\system32\config\system
to system.old
then rename
%windir%\system32\config\system.alt
to
%windir%\system32\config\system
You can also try using the most recent backup found in
%windir%\repair\regback
If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the
original-as-installed system hive from
%windir%\repair\system
to
%windir%\system32\config\system
You'll need to reinstall the device drivers for any hardware added since the
original OS install.
To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup CD,
use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy disks.
Press ENTER at the "Setup Notification" screen. Press R to repair a Windows
2000 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console. The
Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If you do
not have the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow access to the
computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times, the Recovery
Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry is corrupted
or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery Console starts
in the root of the startup volume without requiring a password. You cannot
access any folders, but you can carry out commands such as chkdsk, fixboot,
and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the password has been validated,
you have full access to the Recovery Console, but limited access to the hard
disk. You can only access the following folders on your computer:
%systemroot% and %windir%
-- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "Davidg35" wrote: | My 2000 will not load and I get the error message | "Windows could not start because the following is missing or corrupt: | \WINNT\System32\config\system" | I tried to repair it from the CD by using the "recovery console" but do not | know what commands to use on the dos prompt. When I try to use the "repair" | option I don't have an emergency repair disk and when I use the command "L" | in lieu of it I get the message "Setup cannot find a windows 2000 | installation to repair" | Anyone have any suggestions on a fix? I can't reload 2000 over itself | without destroying my data. | Thanks, | David | |
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