Re: Windows 2003 server upgrade gives BSOD

Are there any devices plugged in to the machine? USB, printers, etc? Can
you disconnect the CDROM? How did you upgrade, from the CDROM or
copied/pasted the i386 to a folder on C: drive? Did you use an SP2 integrated
copy of Windows 2003? Did you try to disable the Fax services first?

Also curious, why not just install a fresh copy of Windows 2003 on another server and migrate the data? Fresh installs are always preferred due to issues such as this, and to give you a fresh OS.

Is this a DC?

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Ace

No device plugged in; no usb and no printer. I did the upgrade from CD
ROM. Yes, I use the sp2 integrated copy of windows 2003. I am not using the
fax services so I have use the admin tools to disable it.

This is not a DC.

This is my 'sandbox' PC but I do have data in it that I would like to
preserve and hence the upgrade.

Just try the following:

1) Remove the modem card in it ...NOT using at all.
2) Remove the nvida video card and use the built-in on board video.

And try to reboot to continue, no go with BSOD.

0x0000007F(0x0000000D, .......)
ox00000050(0xBA842000,0x0000000,0x80838050,0x000000000)

Is there a easier way to revert back to win2000 other than doing a fresh
install?
.

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