Re: System failed - unable to repair - what does install do?

Thanks for responding Dave.
(1) I successfully performed a parallel install following the instructions.
(2) I did as you suggested, using regedt32 to navigate to the local_machine
on local_machine, and loading the hive from the old install, and giving it a
temp name, so now I see
Hkeylocal_machine...>tempname>controloo1>control>crash control>
There are seven values visible in the format,
AutoReboot: Reg_Dword: 0 or
CrashDumpEnabled: Reg_Dword: 0x3
I am unable to edit values from here. Message is, Access Denied. Registry
Editor could not save the value entry. The Key currently selected does not
give you access to a value entry.

Can you guide me through this, or can you refer me to a reference page to
read to understand the regedt32 process better? In a past life I was a
Win'98/Me poweruser, so these win2k problems and commands are foreign to me.

I appreciate your time and effort.
Peter Pepper

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> I don't know how much good this will do, but from a parallel install, run
> regedt32.exe, then from the Local Machine Hive, choose Registry|Load Hive,
> then navigate to the
> %windir%\system32\config
> directory on the other install, and find the system file, then Open, in the
> Key Name box give it some temp name, then under tempname, navigate to
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select
> and look in the Reg_Dword value of "Current", this is the current
> controlset, then navigate to
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet00x\Control\CrashControl
> Where x = the value of "Current" (found above) and set the values as follows
>
> "AutoReboot"=dword:00000000
> "CrashDumpEnabled"=dword:00000001
> "LogEvent"=dword:00000001
> "Overwrite"=dword:00000001
> Then navigate back up to "tempname" and choose Unload Hive, and boot your
> original install, Autoreboot is now turned off so you should be able to read
> the stop error.
>
> Bug Check Codes
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/ddtools/hh/ddtools/BCIntro_f55acfed-3296-4e84-8885-c3162fd0ddbf.xml.asp
>
> If nothing else you can at least recover your data from the parallel install
> prior to rebuilding the operating system.
>
> This article may also help you.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;266465
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
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>
> "Peter Pepper" wrote:
> | My windows 2000 system crashed on startup, message said file corrupt
> | ntoskrnl.exe. The automatic and manual repair methods were unable to
> find
> | the system or fix it, even with the emergency disk. I *was* able to copy
> the
> | file from the windows 2000 cd using the console repair option. Of course
> it
> | is an older version. The system still does not startup. I do get past
> the
> | missing or corrupt file message, and windows appears to be loading, as the
> | graphic bar progresses across the Welcome to Windows 2000 Professional
> | screen. There is a blue stop screen that flashes by and the machine
> reboots
> | so fast that it is impossible to read. I have tried several different
> | options for startup, including safe mode, logging, etc. Still get the
> blue
> | stop screen flying by before i could read it.
> |
> | Thanks for your ideas.
>
>
>
.

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