Re: Directory enumeration error while fixing File Missing or Corrupt error


"T.D. Hilton" <thilton@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23Rz1fSzzFHA.1028@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Hello All,
> > > > >
> > > > > I've got a server running Windows 2000 Svr SP3. I came in this
> morning
> > > to
> > > > > find the following error on my screen:
> > > > >
> > > > > "Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is
missing
> > or
> > > > > corrupt:
> > > > > \WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEMced"
> > > > >
> > > > > BTW, I know the 'ced' isn't associated with the actual error
> message.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, I found a MS article describing how to resolve this
problem,
> > but
> > > > > upon booting the server using the boot floppies and going into the
> > > > Recovery
> > > > > Console, I'm unable to see any directories or files and get the
> > > following
> > > > > error:
> > > > >
> > > > > "An error occurred during directory enumeration".
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm hoping an praying that I won't have to reformat the entire
drive
> > > array
> > > > > from scratch. I've seen documents on various support sites
> suggesting
> > > > > running "CHKDSK c: /r" on the drive to repair any bad sectors and
> > > > hopefully
> > > > > allowing me to continue with resolving the origional issue. I've
> also
> > > seen
> > > > > mention that I can simply reinstall Windows 2000 Server and it
will
> > > > > fix/replace the corrupt or missing file(s) and all will be fine.
I'm
> > not
> > > > > willing to take such a chance without hearing from a MS expert.
> > > > >
> > > > > What do you all recommend in this situation? I thank you all in
> > advance
> > > > for
> > > > > your help!
> > > > >
> > > > > Troy
> > > > > thilton@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > As a first measure I would temporarily install the problem disk
> > > > as a slave disk in some Win2000/XP PC to check if the file
> > > > system is readable.
> > >
> > > I can't as this is a server w/ 3x9.1G drives (RAID5).
> > >
> > > Troy
> > >
> > >
> >
> > In that case I would boot the machine with my trusty
> > Bart PE boot CD (www.bootdisk.com). The tools to make
> > one are free but there are some prerequisites:
> > - A CD burner
> > - A WinXP Professional CD (but no licence number)
> > - About three hours of your time
> >
> > It would give you the equivalent of a WinXP Command
> > Prompt, with full access to your NTFS disk (if it is in
> > any way readable). It would also give you access to
> > an external USB hard disk if you wanted to salvage
> > some files or folders.
>
> In other words, the system files are hosed and hte best I can hope to do
it
> to try and salvage whatever files I can, right?
>
>

I can't say. From your posts I note that there are some
problems that prevent your machine from booting. I cannot
tell whether you have some corrupted system files or whether
your file system is hosed. That's why I would "seek a second
opinion", in the form of an independent OS. A quick way
of achieving this would be to boot the machine with a
Win98 boot disk from www.bootdisk.com, then to run
ntfsdos.exe from www.sysinternals.com to access your
NTFS volume. If unable to access your file system then
your disk is probably beyond repair.


.

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