Re: Export Entire SBS 2003 Registry

First, I'd make sure I had another good, full backup of the server to an
external USB drive. I gave up on tape drives a few years ago. I liked the
small size but had too many problems with the drivers and hardware. For SBS
2003, I've switched to Western Digital Passport drives and haven't looked
back.

Once you know you have a good backup to USB, I think I would reconfigured
the SBS Backup Wizard to use the USB drive instead of the tape drive. Then
grab the SBS install key from the registry. After that, I would reboot the
server a few times to make sure it rebooted properly with all services
started and clean event logs. If all was well, I'd run the server for a few
days using the ext. USB drive for backups. If no problems, I'd then decide
if it was worth the effort to continue troubleshooting the tape drive. If
not, ditch the tape drive and buy a set of USB drives to alternate for
backups.

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"techieg" <techieg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Wow! Thanx for the great idea Merv. After unplugging everything from the
server except the mouse and keyboard, it booted just fine. I am starting
to
suspect the Quantum tape drive we installed on the server, its driver has
been giving issues or it may be SCSI card that is not properly
communicating
with the tape drive. In either case they both say the driver is installed
and
working properly but no tape drive is detected when backup needs to
happen.
It is most likely the tape drive because it was disconnected form the
server
but the card still remains in the PCIe slot in the server. Now I am unsure
if
AD is actually corrupt as a result or if I really need to try AD Restore
Mode
again at this point.

What do you think?



"techieg" wrote:

That's about th only thing I need to try now I guess before embarking on
reinstalling. Speaking of reinstalling, I'm not sure where the product
keys
are (should be with the boss but nobody is here today and nobody else
knows
what's going yet so they do not go crazy and only cause me more
prsseure), I
hope I can install SBS without the license in trial mode then restore the
backup which I also hope will apply the existing product keys that I
assume
will be part of the backup data. Am I correct?

"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

Shot in the dark... Have you tried unplugging all external devices
(inlcuding Ethernet cabling) and then rebooting?

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"techieg" <techieg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have not been able to run the BPA. However, I have been trying to
restore
the
system state (last backed up yesterday) which also contains a copy of
AD
via
the Directory Services Restore Mode but the system has been sitting
in the
"Applying system settings" forever. When I arrived onsite, before I
tried
entering entering this mode, the server had been sitting in startup
since
lawt time I rebooted it remotely where it displayed "active directory
is
rebuilding indices. please wait" . So I shut it down and rebooted to
access
the Active Directory Restore Mode, which is where it is still sitting
at
"Applying Systems Settings" right now. So I may not even be able to
see
its
interface anymore. We have been trying to resolve driver issues with
Quantum
backup drive, something told me to go there on Friday to make sure I
backup
to an alternate location, which is an external USB drive. Looking at
the
backup folder, it says the backup completed on Saturday, so this is
some
***-saving backup job form which I hope a data restore is possible.
In
the
meantime, I came to get some tools to possibly reinstall the whole
system
either on another hardware but preferably on the same hardware so I
can
restore the backup to get up and running fast.
Any advise in this situation?


"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

Does a scan with the SBS 2003 BPA show anything?

Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Best Practices Analyzer
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3874527A-DE19-49BB-800F-352F3B6F2922&displaylang=en

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"techieg" <techieg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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No, it is not at start up, although at start up it has always
displayed
a
dialogue box that says something like "At least one service failed
to
start...." but that has not affected any functionalities. It
displays
the
error "the workstation driver is not installed" when I try to use
Remote
Desktop Connection to get to the server. Now it seems no AD
account can
get
to the server. Now I am having to use a third party remote
solution to
get
to
the server as backup in times like this. I found the current Event
ID
1168
in
the Event Viewer under "System". According to what I have read
after
googling
"the workstation driver is not installed", this may have to do
with
Active
Directory. I have read through
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=322267 but I am
quite
sure
this does not apply because the "Client for Microsoft Networks" is
still
on
the server and was not removed and the dependency between Netlogon
and
Server
Service is already there. However, I noticed lots normally
functioning
services disabled such as DHCP, DNS, Fax, etc as well as others
that
are
necessary for full functionality.

Not sure what's going on here but I think the link you provided
should
be
more helpful since it has to do with AD.

Thanx.

"Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]" wrote:

Are you getting this error at startup?

"Directory Services cannot start" error message when you start
your
Windows-based or SBS-based domain controller
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/258062

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Merv Porter [SBS-MVP]
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"techieg" <techieg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello All,

Any ideas on how to export the entire SBS 2003 Premium R2
registry
before
I
perform some work on the server so it can be restored in the
case of
any
issues down the line?

Thanx.











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