Re: corrupt drvmain.sdb

From: Todd J Heron (todd_heron_no_spam_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 19:25:29 -0400

Choose the upgrade since you're left with no other choice. That will
preserve your existing settings. 

-- 
Todd J Heron, MCSE
Windows 2003/2000/NT
"Paul" <Paul@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1E17156F-CA42-4311-98D1-31172D95C624@microsoft.com...
> 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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