Re: corrupt drvmain.sdb

From: Paul (Paul_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 12:55:01 -0700

I can however boot in Directory Services Restore Mode and then browse to the
CD and start win2003ent setup. I then have the option of an upgrade or a new
install. Should I try the upgrade or will that mess things up even more.

"Paul" wrote:

> Tried all the fixes in that link that I could. Still no fix.
>
> I can only boot up in Directory Services Restore Mode. If I try to boot from
> the CD with the OS disk it seems to go throught the process ok coping over
> all the drivers but than hangs when you get to the message about 'Starting
> Windows'
>
> My system has worked fine for about a year and only stopped booting after a
> power failure rebooted it the other day. The last time I rebooted before that
> was the last windows update that asked me to reboot. I think it was a few
> ago. Between that time and the power failure I have not even touched the
> system.
>
> Any ideas.
>
> It seems there are many people out there with the same problem.
>
>
> "Todd J Heron" wrote:
>
> > Try replacing the drvmain.sdb file with a copy from an identical machine if
> > possible while in Safe Mode. If this doesn't help, then see where a
> > gentleman in the google thread below experienced the same problem you are
> > having, and referred the poster to this article:
> >
> > http://www.longhornblogs.com/mrusso/archive/2004/02/02/2319.aspx
> >
> > http://www.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&threadm=O9gmrjUXEHA.1656%40TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fas_q%3Ddrvmain.sdb%2520%26safe%3Dimages%26ie%3DUTF-8%26lr%3Dlang_en%26num%3D100%26hl%3Den
> >
> > --
> > Todd J Heron, MCSE
> > Windows 2003/2000/NT
> >
> >
> > "paulb1us@yahoo.com" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:604201c4818c$a395e210$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > > I have windows 2003 Server DC. I think I had a power
> > > failure and now the server hangs at the windows 2003
> > > screen when booting. Safe mode stops at the line with the
> > > drvmain.sdb file. But I can boot up to safe mode using
> > > dir service repair mode.
> > > How do I fix this problem.
> > >
> > > thanks
> >
> >
> >

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