Re: Active Directory restore with disimilar hardware

From: Deji Akomolafe (noemail_at_akomolafe.com)
Date: 09/17/04 

Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:37:17 -0700

All those services are dependent on the availability of the TCP/IP stack
which did not fire because your NIC was not operationals. The best course of
action after that would be to download the NIC driver from the vendor, take
it to the server and properly into the NIC drivers. Or use another NIC. 

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Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
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"Greg" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:242f01c49cc5$3734e400$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hmm well what happens is when I do the restore and the
> server boots up, several services are unable to start. And
> windows does not recognize the NIC cards. when you run
> ipcoinfig at a cmd line. it says "Error performing
> operation, this operation is not supported, please contact
> microsoft. Additional information: Unable to query host."
>
> Some of the services that dont start are WINS, DNS, TCP/IP
> services, IPSEC, DHCP, Kerberos, NLA, Messenger, Intersite
> messaging service and TCP/IP drivers.
>
> This was done using the windows 2000 KB article, so it was
> the assumption that it was merely the wrong one due to all
> these errors.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Right, it has always worked for me with several server
> configurations
> >
> >
> >"BOFH" <john.hamilton70@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> >news:2qvdnqF138ploU1@uni-berlin.de...
> >> Our server had to have a new Mobo some time back
> (Windows Server 2003)
> >>
> >> I booted off the CD and ignored the first option to
> repait, you will get a
> >> second repair option further on...this is the one that
> rewrites the
> >> HAL...everything else is kept safe.
> >>
> >> BOFH
> >>
> >> "Steve Bruce, mct" <nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
> >> news:ep$I$KEnEHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> >>> Are you saying that the "inplace repair" described for
> Windows 2000
> >>> Server
> >>> does not work.  I have done the inplace repair on new
> hardware of our
> >>> companies Server 2003 / Exchange 2003 domain
> controller, and it worked.
> >>>
> >>> From kb249694
> >>>
> >>> Note If the computer does not restart after
> restoration because of HAL
> >>> mismatches, perform an in-place installation to make
> repairs. To do this:
> >>>   1.. Restart the computer from the installation
> media. On the "Welcome
> >>> to
> >>> Setup" screen, press ENTER as if performing a new
> installation. When the
> >>> licensing screen appears, accept the licensing
> agreement. Setup will then
> >>> search for previous installations to repair.
> >>>   2.. When the installation that is damaged is found,
> press R to repair
> >> the
> >>> selected installation. Setup re-enumerates your
> computer's hardware
> >>> (including HAL) and performs an in-place upgrade while
> maintaining your
> >>> programs and user settings. This also refreshes the %
> SystemRoot%\Repair
> >>> folder with accurate information that you can use for
> typical repairs if
> >>> they are required in the future.
> >>> "Greg" <kraekan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:108601c49c3d$9a773be0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> > Im trying to find some documentation for an Active
> >>> > directoy restore with disimilar hardware for a
> windows
> >>> > 2003 enterprise server. I can locate it on
> microsofts site
> >>> > and the windows 2000 documentation does not work. So
> any
> >>> > help would be appreciated, thanks
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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