Re: Re: [OTish] HELP! W2K registry corrupted

["UKHA" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

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

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On 01/02/2003 at 20:20 Paul Gale <groups@xxxxxxx> 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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