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Re: [OTish] HELP! W2K registry corrupted



Yes I did try the last known - it crashed as well :(

I was just about to try the Recovery Console but don't have an ERD :(

I will have a look at the date of the backup reg files though.

Thanks,

Paul.

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dan" <dtoma@f...> wrote:
> Do not try the recovery with the orignal CD if you do not have a
recovery diskette (emergency repair disk).
> You will loose all the installed software, including  settings.
> More, the system can become completely mess-up.
>
> Dan
> P.S. Just a small question: have you tried the Last Good Known
configuration, or the system crash even using this option?
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Paul Gale <groups@s...>
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 10:42 PM
>   Subject: [ukha_d] Re: [OTish] HELP! W2K registry corrupted
>
>
>   Yes - I could do that although Windows says the Software
registry
>   hive is corrupt. Isn't that important enough (with all the
changes
>   from the original install) to warrant a re-install?
>
>   I'm not sure what I would gain :(
>
>   Thanks Paul.
>
>   --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "UKHA" <ukha@b...> wrote:
>   >
>   > Is there any way to put the disk into another machine (eg as
drive
>   D) and copy the data and registry off
>   > move it back then do a fresh install, and then put it in the
other
>   machine again copy what you need
>   >  back?
>   >
>   > probably badly explained,
>   >
>   > Andy
>   >
>   > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>   >
>   > On 01/02/2003 at 20:20 Paul Gale <groups@s...> wrote:
>   >
>   > >mmm... maybe not?  Is it worth doing a 'recovery install' or
>   > >whatever it's called from the installation CD? I did this
once
>   > >before but with all the service packs and changes from the
>   original
>   > >install, it never worked right.
>   > >
>   > >--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Calum Morrell <calum@d...>
wrote:
>   > >> Paul Gale  wrote:
>   > >> > After spending several days re-building and re-installing
my
>   W2K
>   > >HA
>   > >> > server, I had some disk corruption today. After a re-boot
and
>   > >check
>   > >> > disk I get a stop message saying the Software registry is
>   > >knackered
>   > >> > and can't load a backup.
>   > >> >
>   > >> > I've tried safe mode (sits loading then reboots) and last
>   known
>   > >> > configuration (same stop error).
>   > >> >
>   > >> > I was going to do a backup when I'd finished tweaking but
>   hadn't
>   > >> > done yet :( Am I completely screwed or are there any
other
>   ways
>   > >of
>   > >> > trying to recover it?
>   > >>
>   > >> Well I'm a small systems backup and data/disaster recovery
>   > >specialist,
>   > >> but unless you're near Glasgow, I can't really offer any
help.
>   > >>
>   > >> Rather useless this post, isn't it?
>   > >>
>   > >> --
>   > >> Calum Morrell
>   > >> www.drochaid.org
>   > >
>   > >
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