Re: SBS 2003 hard drive failing

Hmmm. I would be inclined to bring up the new drive, do the NTBackup
restore, then do an "upgrade" to re-install any corrupted files.

The other alternative is to do a swing migration. This would preserve your
current AD and Exchange, and get around the problems of copying corrupted
files.

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Charlie.
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pcsjason@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I have a SBS 2003 standard with a C: drive that is failing (bad blocks
are increasingly being reported). It has already affected some system
files. I cannot use Server Management, Administrative Tools folder is
empty. So I need to install a fresh OS on a new hard drive. I have a
NTbackup but I cannot use it because it will copy the corrupted files.
How can I and what do I need to backup or copy to keep exchange and
active directory intact? I generally just use the server for email and
file and print sharing. Thanks.


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