Re: PLEASE HELP!!!! - unbootable system

mike wrote:
<cut>> I just want to know what's the best way to recover from a 2000/2003 server
that won't boot due to Windows corruption... and this is, of course, assuming safe mode/directory services restore/last know good configuration all don't work.
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files and registry hives that would be preventing it from booting? ...or is there another method of recovering Windows Server 2003 without having to do a reformat/reinstall?
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Well is there any clue why the system won't boot, error messages beeps or whatever? If you have no clue what is happening you can (assuming it's not a RAID array) always place the disk in a working installation and do file comparison and safe some files you like to have but can not use the backup.
After that I am afraid you have to do a repair install, it gets the system booting and safes most 3d party stuff but don't expect a stable system, plan a clean reinstall right ahead.

But that is my experience ymmv.

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