Re: Reinstall of W2000

From: Tom Gunby (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/22/04 

Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 08:23:46 -0700

>-----Original Message-----
>If you replaced the registry from another machine then it
probably wouldn't
>start. Even if it did the software installs would be
trashed.
>
>This may help.
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
url=/library/en-us/ddtools/hh/ddtools/BCCodes_68add711-
ef93-4821-9905-9198100da683.xml.asp
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>"Tom Gunby" wrote:
>| Trying to accomplish a reinstall of the OS using the
W2000
>| setup CD to recover from a
Process1_Initialization_Failed
>| stop error.
>|
>| Problem is the setup program cannot see the installed
>| (corrupt?) OS.
>|
>| KB 292175 says "If the Setup program does not detect a
>| previous installation but just continues to the
>| partitioning screen, there is a problem. An in-place
>| upgrade may not be possible."
>|
>| Is there any way to miagrate the registry from a working
>| install of W2000 to the damaged OS (I can write to
>| systemroot of the damaged OS by configuring the drive as
>| slave in another computer running W2K) and enable the
>| setup program to then see and overwrite the damaged OS?
>|
>| Thank you.
>|
>| Tom Gunby
>|
>|
>
>
>.
>Dave -

I did a second install of the OS to the same machine and
actually took the "software configuration" folders from
systemroot\system32\config of the damaged OS and copied
them to systemroot\system32\config of the good OS. It
seemed W2000 tried to load but I got a "cannot log you on"
dialog which aborted the boot process. Any way to use the
good OS and miagrate enough registry information from the
damaged OS so the installed applications will be seen?
Thank you.
Tom

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