Re: Desperate Looking for newly installed Win2k3 Ent Corp ASR diskOK,
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Date: 07/03/04
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Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2004 23:34:20 -0400
What did U mean by full repair installation? I went into the repair
installation and did "chkdsk c: /R" (including d: drive) for the second
time and chkdsk did not find any error/corruption. Exited and rebooted to a
normal boot and explorer did not come up (the whole desktop is blank, i.e.
no icons, no taskbar, and no system bar). Press CTRL+ALT+DEL only bring up
the task windows and clicking the "Task Manager" icon does nothing. Also, I
have been getting RUNDLL message: Error loading newdev.dll. A dynamic link
library (DLL) initialization routine failed.
BTW, I have the FireDaemon utility installed and am able to use this
FireDaemon to create a command prompt through the service. So, an instance
of command prompt gets launched when I boot in normal mode. Having the
command prompt in the normal mode, I tried manually launch taskmgr.exe in
c:\windows\system32 directory to no avail. It returns with a message saying
"The system cannot execute the specified program". Launching control.exe,
explorer.exe, and almost all the .exe file also produce nothing. BTW,
network is not working neither even in the normal mode (pconfig yields
nothing; ping to yahoo.com gets Destination unreachable -- looks like no
route). So, what else can I do with repair installation that only has
limited utilities?
The link you provided could not solve the problem, neither. The following
link asks to check the READ permission on the %SystemRoot% drive:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;162031
And, if I may ask, how to perform the permission check of a directory along
with the necessary to modify the permission using a command prompt?
Looks like, I need to re-install.
-- Doug Sherman [MVP] wrote: > Did you get your desktop back? If not, did you do a full repair install > or > just use the repair an existing installation option? If you did a full > repair install and still have no desktop - dunno - never had that happen. > Is explorer.exe one of the running processes? Try: > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;256194 > > and > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;836417 > > Doug Sherman > MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP > > "eMail2Me" <SPAMMERs.eMail2Me@False.Alarmed.HomeLinux.net> wrote in > message news:%23tW9XYJYEHA.3568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> The repair disk went well without detecting any problem. The drive >> missing d:\ I reported earlier has been recovered. I just used diskpart >> to active the partition. Also, I found out having ASR disk from other >> freshly installed Win2k3 Ent Corp will not help mainly because each ASR >> file contains the volume ID of the disk and I can't find the volume ID of >> the win2k3 machine in trouble. I also did boot with domain control >> recovery > and >> it did not fix the problem; however, I noticed tasklist showed more > running >> processes. It is just the damn thing that I can't fire up the control > panel >> even through the command prompt. >> >> -- >> >> >> Doug Sherman [MVP] wrote: >> >> > Sorry - meant MFT not MBR. If chkdsk is corrupt or autocheck parameter > is >> > set to 0, the MFT mirror will not automatically restore it. This is >> > one of >> > several disk repairs which the repair install will perform. What > happened >> > when you tried the repair install? >> > >> > Doug Sherman >> > MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP >> > >> > "eMail2Me" <SPAMMERs.eMail2Me@False.Alarmed.HomeLinux.net> wrote in >> > message news:OYK8X1GYEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> >> I don't think my server has any MBR/disk errors; otherwise, I won't be >> > able >> >> to boot into the "safe mode with prompt" or even boot in a "Normal" > mode. >> >> The problem on my server after it crashed is there is no icons, > explorer, >> >> and the desktop is empty (no system and/or task bar), except in the > "safe >> >> modem with command prompt. So, I can't launch any program. I pressed >> >> CTRL+ALT+DEL keys and a windows task pops up. I click "Task Manager" >> > button >> >> and nothing happens (I was hoping to launch a CLI from the task > manager). >> >> So, I am left with a running server without any input to the console. >> >> When the system is in the "safe mode with a command prompt", the >> >> system >> > prompted >> >> with the following messages, when trying to launch the "control" >> >> panel, similar to this: >> >> >> >> "Windows is running in safe mode. >> >> >> >> This special diagnostic mode of Windows enables you to fix a problem >> >> which may be caused by your network or hardware settings. Make sure > these >> >> settings are correct in Control Panel, and then try starting Windows >> > again. >> >> While in the safe mode, some of your devices may not be available." >> >> >> >> With the above messages, how can I ensure the settings are correct in >> >> Control Panel while I can't launch Control Panel. I tried to launch > each >> >> *.cpl file and nothing came up neither. >> >> >> >> There is one thing I have noticed since the crashed: The server always >> > shows >> >> a login prompt with the last user entry. Before the system crashed, it >> > went >> >> into a screen saver mode after booting process. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> Doug Sherman [MVP] wrote: >> >> >> >> > Impossible to say until you try it and see what your results are. I > am >> >> > guessing/hoping that you have some corrupt system files or possibly >> >> > MBR/disk >> >> > errors that will be fixed as part of a repair install. There is a >> >> > reasonable chance that your desktop will be recovered as a result of >> >> > the >> >> > repair installation. With any luck you will simply have to reapply >> >> > Windows updates and possibly install/update some drivers. >> >> > >> >> > Note if the repair install finds disk errors, that's a good thing - > it >> >> > will attempt to repair them and that alone may solve the problem. >> >> > Also Note - you can do this with a domain controller - you will not >> >> > lose Active Directory - or at least, a repair install will not be >> >> > the cause >> > of >> >> > losing it. >> >> > >> >> > Doug Sherman >> >> > MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP >> >> > >> >> > "eMail2Me" <SPAMMERs.eMail2Me@False.Alarmed.HomeLinux.net> wrote in >> >> > message news:OfDJpK%23XEHA.1684@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> >> >> OK. That is not a bad idea and what would I do once I am logged in? >> > What >> >> >> I tried to say is what utilities should I use to recover the lost >> >> >> of icons with blank screen (no explorer)? I am clueless. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> Doug Sherman [MVP] wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > I would try a repair install first: Boot from the CD and select > to >> >> >> > install >> >> >> > Windows. When setup finds the existing installation, select to >> > repair >> >> > it. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Doug Sherman >> >> >> > MCSE Win2k/NY4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP >> >> >> > >> >> >> > "eMail2Me" <SPAMMERs.eMail2Me@False.Alarmed.HomeLinux.net> wrote > in >> >> >> > message news:%23xjPyg7XEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> >> >> >> I can't. The only thing I can do with the system right now is to >> > boot >> >> >> >> into "safe mode with prompt". If I boot into a "safe mode", >> >> >> >> there is nothing I can launch. While in the "safe mode with >> >> >> >> prompt", I could not even run the programs. The only program I >> >> >> >> could try was asr_fmt.exe; however, it did >> >> >> > not >> >> >> >> find any asr*.sif file under %windir%\repair directory. I >> >> >> >> believe my >> >> > last >> >> >> >> two resorts are either to try to recover with a fresh ASR disk > from >> > a >> >> >> > newly >> >> >> >> installed Win2k3 Ent Corp system or completely re-install the >> >> >> >> win2k3 >> >> > Ent >> >> >> >> Corp with a reformat on the drive. My preference is to go with a >> > fresh >> >> >> >> ASR disk from a newly (other) installed Win2k3 Ent Corp system >> > mainly >> >> >> >> because it will safe me some efforts, instead of a fresh >> > installation. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Doug Sherman [MVP] wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Can you do a system state restore from your backup? If this >> >> >> >> > is > a >> >> >> >> > domain controller, you will need to boot into Directory > Services >> >> >> >> > Restore mode. >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Doug Sherman >> >> >> >> > MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > "eMail2Me" <SPAMMERs.eMail2Me@False.Alarmed.HomeLinux.net> > wrote >> > in >> >> >> >> > message news:ewmZPE7XEHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... >> >> >> >> >> That directory contains some 10MB files, but tno asr*.sif > files. >> >> >> >> > Apparently, >> >> >> >> >> the backup I did only reposited to the lost disk. If no one > can >> >> >> >> >> help to provide a fresh ASR disk, I might as well go through >> >> >> >> >> some tedious >> >> >> > process >> >> >> >> >> to replace the existing drive with a new one to install a >> >> >> >> >> copy of >> >> >> > Win2k3 >> >> >> >> >> Ent Corp on to another drive to get the copy of the ASR disk > and >> >> > then >> >> >> >> >> replace back the crashed drive to see if I can recover it >> >> >> >> >> with >> > the >> >> > new >> >> >> >> >> ASR disk. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Doug Sherman [MVP] wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > The files you need for the floppy are in the >> > %systemroot%\repair >> >> >> >> >> > folder. See: >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/sag_backtrouble.asp >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > Doug Sherman >> >> >> >> >> > MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > "eMail2Me" <SPAMMERs.eMail2Me@False.Alarmed.HomeLinux.net> >> > wrote >> >> > in >> >> >> >> >> > message news:%23XE8DJ6XEHA.2364@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I have tried every resources trying to get my win2k3 Ent > Corp >> >> >> >> >> >> server >> >> >> >> > back >> >> >> >> >> >> from crashing to no avail. Unfortunately, I have lost the > ASR >> >> > disk >> >> >> >> >> >> that >> >> >> >> > I >> >> >> >> >> >> created once finished the installation of the win2k3 Ent > Corp >> >> >> > server. >> >> >> >> > So, >> >> >> >> >> > I >> >> >> >> >> >> am asking anyone out here please tell me where I can find >> >> >> >> >> >> such an >> >> >> > ASR >> >> >> >> >> >> disk to try to recover my win2k3 Ent Copr svr to its > original >> >> > stage >> >> >> >> >> >> instead of re-installing from scratch. If U have such an > ASR >> >> >> >> >> >> disk >> >> >> > and >> >> >> >> >> >> would like to help, send it to my yahoo account asr4mi >> >> >> >> >> >> (not asr4me). >> >> >> > I >> >> >> >> >> >> know of risking some incompatibility and/or some data >> >> >> >> >> >> lost. >> >> >> > Afterall, >> >> >> >> >> >> this is my second last resort, instead of re-installation. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
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