Re: SERVER DOWN NEED HELP

From: George Valkov (null_at_somewhere.com)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 13:21:54 +0300

Also from the recovery console, try this commands:

fixboot c:
chance to repair partition: good
chance to damage partition: small

fixmbr /?
Note:
  Use a device\disk as a parameter to this command.
  !!! Using device\disk\partition will cause data LOSS !!!
  ! Command is unsafe. Backup You disk, before You use it.
  * That means backup ALL partitions on the disk.

George Valkov

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1fe1801c4583c$8f56f7e0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> A windows 2003 server is getting a boot up error about a
> pci.sys file being missing or corrupt. I can't find
> anything anywhere on how to fix this for a 2003 server. I
> found a document for a windows 2000 server and I've
> expanded the file ok from the i386 folder on the CD using
> the recovery console. But it is still a problem. Also
> tried different combinations of ram as I know that windows
> xp has problems with this...can anybody help please - -
> whats my next step??

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