Re: SBS 2003 Restore = Boot Failure

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Frank

Good question, but all the documentation I've read indicates it shouldn't
matter as the restore replaces everything.

I installed the OS only from the original SBS 2003 CD. The production
backup is of a SBS 2003 SP1 system with all the latest except Windows 2003
SP2 and SQL 2005 SP1.

Do you know of any way to capture the Blue Screen? I used BartPE to set the
computer to not reboot on a system crash, but it ignored the setting.

What about the missing SYSTEM partition?

Should I go through the Registered Partner process and declare a SBS System
Down to get free support or buy a support case as the outage is now 4+ days
and I need to get it operational by Monday?

Mike

"Frank McCallister SBS MVP" wrote:

When you do the Install of the OS from CD1 to do the restore from Backup is
the SP level the same as the Backup? ie if the Backup was made from a SP1
SBS did you Install SP1 after installing the OS before restoring?

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Frank McCallister SBS MVP
MCP Microsoft Small Business Specialist
COMPUMAC

"MikeP" <MikeP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Frank,

Took your advice and used BartPE to check out the boot.ini - partition(1),
disk - no errors and partition - Active; all is "good"!

I do notice that NO Disk is marked SYSTEM.

Not sure where to look for the problem or fix.

I do get a BLUE Screen which I can't read it or find the log for it.
Event
logs show no enteries at all.

Mike

"Frank McCallister SBS MVP" wrote:

Hi Mike

Your old drive probably had a partition with OEM diags or etc on it and
your
Boot.ini looks similar to this

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003 for
Small
Business Server" /fastdetect

Your new disk has the OS on Partition (1) instead of (2) and won't boot.
To
fix this boot from a Bart PE CD or a prepared Boot floppy and edit the
Boot.ini file on C to show Partition (1)

The Boot.ini file is a Hidden System file

--
Frank McCallister SBS MVP
MCP Microsoft Small Business Specialist
COMPUMAC

"MikeP" <MikeP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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My WD 160 GB C: Boot Drive died. Replaced it with a Maxtor 200 GB
partitioned and formated as C:. No other changes.

Installed SBS 2003 Premium and ran F8 AD restore of C: and System State
from
good backup stored on an other drive E: with all but a few files with
short
names sucessfully restored.

Problem is system will not Reboot beyond SBS Server 2003 Logo - I see a
"Blue Screen" for a second before a hard restart. Same situation in
Safe
Mode.

I've tried restore 3 times using other backup sets = same boot failure.

Is this solveable?

.

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