Re: Help; can't repair my win2k box
From: Dave Patrick (mail_at_Nospam.DSPatrick.com)
Date: 10/09/04
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Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 08:11:21 -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%
In lieu of the recovery console you can replace the files from the Window XP
boot.
-- Regards, Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup. Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] http://www.microsoft.com/protect "Bob h" wrote: | Hi, just got a message that my win2k system can't boot because a system file is | either missing or corrupt! | Actually when I boot in Safe Mode, the last 2/3 files to load before it stops are | BOOTVID.DLL, | WINNT\SYSTEM32\Config\system then | WINNT\SYSTEM32\Config\system.alt | | I have a stable win2k system for about 2 years now, and it had to happen! | Anyway, I also have winxp and linux mandrake on my PC as a triple boot system, | all managed by LM's boot manager, and because of that I cannot boot from my | win2k CD to do the repair?? I have tried the laboursly (can't spell) slow method | of using floppies, but after the 1st stage and 'setup needed to reboot' I only | got the Linux boot manger screen up again. | | Now I don't want to screw my other OS's up by not not been able to boot them, so | what is the best way to repair my win2k system? | | Thanks
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