Re: Drive failure question


"Dan Conrad" <dconrad@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Windows 2000 OS -- used to run an instrument in lab setting. Have code,
but company provided an image disk to restore a new disk -- not the OS
CD itself. Drive is giving BSOD -- and suggests running checkdsk /F.

Question Can I get an CD with OS from microsoft at minimal charge, since
I have the code?

Also -- the reason I want is there are important files on the hard
drive. Can I boot off of a 2000 CD and run a recovery console, similar
to what is in XP. That would give me a chance to repair the HD and
perhaps save the files?

Thanks


If you can a Win2k cd, yes...you can boot to the recovery console


Why not just pull the drive and slave it to another machine runnning either
win2k, XP or Vista


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Relevant Pages

  • RE: Administrator Lock Out
    ... If you just need to find out the serial number find yourself a win2k cd ... Boot from the 2k cd and go in the recovery console. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Boot.ini
    ... yes I can boot from the win2k cd ... >the Recovery Console to repair the situation. ... >Description of the Windows 2000 Recovery Console ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.general)
  • Re: Drive failure question
    ... but company provided an image disk to restore a new disk -- not the OS ... Can I boot off of a 2000 CD and run a recovery console, ... If you can a Win2k cd, yes...you can boot to the recovery console ... Why not just pull the drive and slave it to another machine runnning ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.setup)
  • Re: Drive failure question
    ... Drive is seen in bios -- but booting with a disk recovery cd indicates not reconized as NTFS -- which is why I hope the recovery console will help -- hopefully fix mbr will help. ... If you can a Win2k cd, yes...you can boot to the recovery console ...
    (microsoft.public.win2000.setup)
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