RE: Win2000 Upgrade to SP3 Express Setup error.

From: Luger (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/01/04 

Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 15:25:13 -0700

Hi Subbu,

According to the article you suggested me to read, the
procedure applies for Win 2003 Server and I have Win 2000
Professional "Client".

I tried to repair the Win 2000 installation by booting
from the CD, and it prompts the Installation/Repair screen
(nothing about Recovery Console appears on the chart), I
typed "R" for repair but I got the very first error
message I reported in my first posting.

My PC has an Intel Pentium 3 (PRO Type 7) 362 MHz, with a
MAXTOR 5T030H3 (IDE type) Disk, 30,739 MB, attached to a
PCI Device Drive 1 Ultra ATA/100 card. Therefore I am not
using the IDE port Primary Master controller, but it is of
an IDE type. With the manufacturer´s diagnostics tools I
am able to see the 4 partition´s structure.

I am not shure what number to use as "raw" device (rdisk
(x) ) in the boot.ini file, though I have done lots of
trials.

Is there any way to access the Recovery Console in Windows
2000 Pro?
   
Luger

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Luger
>
>Here is the good article about the recovery console. Try
to use the
>recovery console using the administrator password. (Local
administrator)
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;326215&Product=winsv
>r2003
>
>Map is the good command and very use full in this
condition
>
>Map displays currently active device mappings. Include
the arc option to
>specify the use of Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) paths
instead of Windows
>device paths. (ARC is the format that is used for the
Boot.ini file.)
>
>Bootcfg is used for boot configuration and recovery. You
can use the
>bootcfg command to make changes to the Boot.ini file.
>
>Fixboot writes a new boot sector on the system partition.
The fixboot
>command is only supported on x86-based computers
>
>Does U have any identical system like the system which
failed? If yes check
>the boot.ini file there.
>
> Is it SCSI hard disk?
>
>
>
>
>
>Subbu
>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
confers no rights.
>
>.
>

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