Re: Windows 2003 Server hangs at splash screen / acpitabl.dat after SP
- From: "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:23:19 +0200
"GrantEllsworth" <GrantEllsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:50F07909-B59A-45B2-99B3-5874AA90CB83@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
After installing win2k3 sp2 on win2k3 server which had no prior sp1,
update
to dot.net framework 3.0 hung and I had to power down/restart server. In
normal boot, it hangs at spash screen; in safe mode, it hangs at
acpitabl.dat. What can I do to fix without having to rebuild the server?
We are running win2k3 on a HP Proliant ML150 G2 with win2k3 mirrored 80G
SATA drives.
Your best bet is probably to restore the server from
your most recent backup. If you do not have one then
you may have to rebuild it. It would be a painful reminder
to adopt this procedure for significant upgrades:
1. Back up the server.
2. Restore it to a different disk.
3. Test it.
4. If successful, proceed with the upgrade.
Other than the native ntbackup tool (which makes restoration
to a new disk difficult) there are several third party tools
such as Acronis or Ghost. In your case you could even do
this:
1. Remove the primary disk from your mirror set.
2. Boot the machine with a floppy disk, using the
second half of the mirror.
3. If successful, upgrade the first half of the mirror.
4. If the upgrade is successful, rebuild the mirror.
5. If the upgrade fails, boot the machine as per Step 2
above, then rebuild the mirror from the second half.
.
- Prev by Date: Re: Unable to Launch Group Policy Object Editor
- Next by Date: Re: WSUS 3.0
- Previous by thread: Re: WSUS 3.0
- Next by thread: Re: Windows 2003 Server hangs at splash screen / acpitabl.dat afte
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
Loading
