Re: SBS2003 Hangs on Applying Computer Settings
- From: "Matt Gibson" <mattg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2005 13:04:46 -0700
*grin*
Glad things are working out for you!
Matt Gibson - GSEC
"Pam" <Pam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3CCF80D7-CE4B-4E68-8770-122AB5BA8032@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Matt, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
> I have it reformatting now, DON'T WORRY Gateway talked me through that
> part,
> and I'll follow the wizards to reinstall, I installed it the first time
> and
> it ran great for a year, so maybe I won't screw that up!
> Thanks again for your help!
> Pam
>
> "Matt Gibson" wrote:
>
>> Sounds like you also need to find your driver disks for your Hard drive
>> controller.
>>
>> When you find them, you'll need to press F2 right as the setup begins,
>> it'll
>> ask you for the disk, then you can continue with the repair install.
>>
>> Once you're done the repair install, you'll have to re-run the SBS
>> integrated setup.
>>
>> Matt Gibson - GSEC
>>
>> "Pam" <Pam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:50A7C027-26F9-47EE-989A-70B2BBDB4C34@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Matt,
>> > I cannot get it into safe mode, I have pressed the f8 key repeatedly
>> > but
>> > it
>> > only comes to the windows set up screen. I have the options, repair,
>> > reinstall and exit. When I go to reinstall or repair it tells me that
>> > it
>> > cannot detect any fixed drives. It won't boot from the install cd for
>> > SBS2003, and that's the only set of cd's I have?
>> > Thanks Matt!
>> >
>> > "Matt Gibson" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Pam,
>> >>
>> >> Does it boot into safe mode?
>> >>
>> >> You'll more than likely have to do a repair install, and boot off the
>> >> CD.
>> >>
>> >> Matt Gibson - GSEC
>> >>
>> >> "Pam" <Pam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:FD4FE1A0-0340-49F5-961B-DE99C384C024@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >I was going on the recommendation from another newsgroup that told me
>> >> >to
>> >> > change the domain through dcpromo. At this point I cannot even get
>> >> > the
>> >> > computer to boot in safe mode, and it will not boot to the cd to
>> >> > reinstall
>> >> > SBS2003, any further instructions? Thanks for your help, and sorry
>> >> > for
>> >> > being
>> >> > a newbie to this.
>> >> > Pam
>> >> >
>> >> > "Matt Gibson" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Erg.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You're probably going to need to reinstall SBS.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You CANNOT just rip AD out from under SBS, shove it back in, and
>> >> >> expect
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> to work.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Matt Gibson - GSEC
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Pam" <Pam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:04EE9F65-477D-4B86-A2F2-AE4F61D1144F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> >> >I have sold one company, and am starting another, I wanted to wipe
>> >> >> >out
>> >> >> >the
>> >> >> > old domain and put in the new. I did a dcpromo and removed and
>> >> >> > installed.
>> >> >> > The new domain is server.mycompany.local.
>> >> >> > it restarted after completion, and has been "applying computer
>> >> >> > settings
>> >> >> > for
>> >> >> > hours"!
>> >> >> > I did read in one thread that it could have something to do with
>> >> >> > exchange
>> >> >> > server settings, will this server ever come back up?
>> >> >> > Help!
>> >> >> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>
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