Re: BSOD

I really don't like the sounds of this.

\Winnt and \Program files both have desktop.ini files, so it is
indeed possible that these are corrupt, or that explorer isn't able
to interpret them correctly.

I think you should first try an in-place upgrade reinstall of Windows
Server from the CD. This will correct any missing registry entries
or corrupt/missing core Windows files. (It will also take you back
to the update level of the service pack that is on your installation CD,
so you'll need to re-update after you do this.)

But before you do the reinstall, you should boot to the recovery
console and run a chkdsk /p on the C: partition to force a disk
check.

If the reinstall doesn't do it, you could have a corrupt user profile or
corrupt entries in the machine registry. A system state restore
from a pre-crash backup from DS restore mode should take care
of that. This would be authoritative or non-authoritative depending
on whether you have other DCs.

This kind of failure makes me think there is likely a hardware
issue with your server. You may want to run diagnostics and
replace the floppy drive and cable proactively if you really
believe that was the source of the initial crash.

Steve Duff, MCSE, MVP
Ergodic Systems, Inc.

"DanaK" <DanaK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0B7B16CB-908B-4D8D-816B-EB4E0C104DDE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Today I was trying to format a floppy disk on my Domain Controller, service
> pack 4, and the format worked the first time. I tried to reformat the disk
> again and this time the system blue screened on me and performed a memory
> dump. I wish I could remember what it said exactly but it had something to
> do with the FAT system on the floppy. After restarting the server I had to
> wait quite a while for the OS to get itself back together. When the drive
> activity indicator light settled down I restarted the system one more time
> and things pretty much went back to normal with some exceptions.
>
> When I try to view files in Windows Explorer I can view all folder contents
> except for Program Files and Winnt. When I try to bring them up the program
> freezes and I have to use Task Manager to close Windows Explorer. Also
> double clicking on Network Places will not display the usual contents, my
> network connection indicator in the system tray has disappeared also.
>
> Does this sound like a corrupted explorer.exe file among others?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions out there.


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