Recovering/repairing Win2k install after m/b & CPU change

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Zilla

Before I reinstall Win2k clean (last resort) I wonder if someone can
help. I double boot and was able to boot RH Linux giving me a good
indication that this is NOT a h/w problem.

I updated my m/b and CPU. I just now have the cpu, memory, and HD
installed and Window gets stuck after the screen that says "Press
F8....", that is, the |||||||| (vertical bars from left to right)
become solid, and it stays there. I've done the following...
- I can boot in "Recovery console" mode where I basically get a DOS
prompt C:\WINNT
- I tried to boot to Safe mode; but the lines....
multi(0)rdisk0blahblah\WINNT\file1
multi(0)rdisk0blahblah\WINNT\file2
.(etc)
spews on the screen
- I can't boot with "Enable VGA"
- Idid a "Repair", which did NOT help - I still get the same symptoms

Anyone have any pointers?

- Zilla
 
These articles may help.

How to Move a Windows Installation to Different Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=249694

HOW TO: Replace the Motherboard on a Computer That Is Running Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=824125

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Before I reinstall Win2k clean (last resort) I wonder if someone can
| help. I double boot and was able to boot RH Linux giving me a good
| indication that this is NOT a h/w problem.
|
| I updated my m/b and CPU. I just now have the cpu, memory, and HD
| installed and Window gets stuck after the screen that says "Press
| F8....", that is, the |||||||| (vertical bars from left to right)
| become solid, and it stays there. I've done the following...
| - I can boot in "Recovery console" mode where I basically get a DOS
| prompt C:\WINNT
| - I tried to boot to Safe mode; but the lines....
| multi(0)rdisk0blahblah\WINNT\file1
| multi(0)rdisk0blahblah\WINNT\file2
| .(etc)
| spews on the screen
| - I can't boot with "Enable VGA"
| - Idid a "Repair", which did NOT help - I still get the same symptoms
|
| Anyone have any pointers?
|
| - Zilla
|
 
Zilla said:
Before I reinstall Win2k clean (last resort) I wonder if someone can
help. I double boot and was able to boot RH Linux giving me a good
indication that this is NOT a h/w problem.

I updated my m/b and CPU. I just now have the cpu, memory, and HD
installed and Window gets stuck after the screen that says "Press
F8....", that is, the |||||||| (vertical bars from left to right)
become solid, and it stays there. I've done the following...
- I can boot in "Recovery console" mode where I basically get a DOS
prompt C:\WINNT
- I tried to boot to Safe mode; but the lines....
multi(0)rdisk0blahblah\WINNT\file1
multi(0)rdisk0blahblah\WINNT\file2
.(etc)
spews on the screen
- I can't boot with "Enable VGA"
- Idid a "Repair", which did NOT help - I still get the same symptoms

Anyone have any pointers?

- Zilla
Click to expand...

BTW, the last file shown in the multi(0).... lines seems to always be
multi(0).....\WINNT\System32\Drivers\Mup.sys
 
Dave said:
These articles may help.

How to Move a Windows Installation to Different Hardware
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=249694

HOW TO: Replace the Motherboard on a Computer That Is Running Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=824125
Click to expand...

Thanks, the second article was actually helpful. Now on the "Press F8"
screen, I get
"Windows can not boot because the follwoing file is missing or corrupt:
\WINNT\Config\System.sav
I also tells me to run a Recovery using the CD-ROM, which I do. Then
Win2k setup proceeds to recover, but I still get the same error after a
reboot.
 
Setup has two stages: text mode and graphics mode. The system hive is copied
to a .sav file after the text-mode stage of setup to protect it from errors
that might occur if the graphics-mode stage of setup fails. If setup fails
during the graphics-mode stage, only the graphics-mode stage is repeated
when the computer is restarted; the .sav file is used to restore the hive
data.

Not sure where this leaves you. You may be in an endless loop.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks, the second article was actually helpful. Now on the "Press F8"
| screen, I get
| "Windows can not boot because the follwoing file is missing or corrupt:
| \WINNT\Config\System.sav
| I also tells me to run a Recovery using the CD-ROM, which I do. Then
| Win2k setup proceeds to recover, but I still get the same error after a
| reboot.
|
 
Zilla said:
Thanks, the second article was actually helpful. Now on the "Press F8"
screen, I get
"Windows can not boot because the follwoing file is missing or corrupt:
\WINNT\Config\System.sav
I also tells me to run a Recovery using the CD-ROM, which I do. Then
Win2k setup proceeds to recover, but I still get the same error after a
reboot.
Click to expand...

Now I'm in an infinite setup loop. I get to the screen that says
"Please wait while setup detects and installs drivers..." and I get
fast "blue screen" and PC reboots, that it goes back to this screen,
blue screen, ect...
 
From a parallel install, run regedt32.exe, then from the Local Machine Hive,
choose Registry|Load Hive, then navigate to the
%systemroot%\system32\config
directory on the other install, and find the system file, then Open, in the
Key Name box give it some temp name, then under tempname, navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Select
and look in the Reg_Dword value of "Current", this is the current
controlset, then navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet00x\Control\CrashControl
Where x = the value of "Current" (found above) and set the values as follows

"AutoReboot"=dword:00000000
"CrashDumpEnabled"=dword:00000001
"LogEvent"=dword:00000001
"Overwrite"=dword:00000001
Then navigate back up to "tempname" and choose Unload Hive, and boot your
original install, Autoreboot is now turned off so you should be able to read
the stop error.

Bug Check Codes
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d..._f55acfed-3296-4e84-8885-c3162fd0ddbf.xml.asp

If nothing else you can at least recover your data from the parallel install
prior to rebuilding the operating system.

This article may also help you.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;266465


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks. How can I capture the "blue screen?" Maybe this will give me a
| clue...
|
| -Zilla
 
Ok, parallel folder is installing now. If I decide to keep this folder,
do I simply delete the other folder?

-Zilla
 
Just to be clear. What folder?

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Ok, parallel folder is installing now. If I decide to keep this folder,
| do I simply delete the other folder?
|
| -Zilla
 
My first Win2k folder was in C:\WINNT; I successfully installed a
parallel Win2k at C:\WINNT2. Once I decide with Win2k install to keep,
how do I delete the "other" Win2k folder?

-Zilla
 
You should be able to just delete it.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| My first Win2k folder was in C:\WINNT; I successfully installed a
| parallel Win2k at C:\WINNT2. Once I decide with Win2k install to keep,
| how do I delete the "other" Win2k folder?
|
| -Zilla
 
On this registry hack, I have 2 questions..
- "Local Machine Hive" means "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Local Machine"?
- When I click on "Load Hive", do I choose the WINNT folder (older
Win2k)
install?

-chris

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Zilla said:
Zilla wrote:
Click to expand...
Now I'm in an infinite setup loop. I get to the screen that says
"Please wait while setup detects and installs drivers..." and I get
fast "blue screen" and PC reboots, that it goes back to this screen,
blue screen, ect...
Click to expand...
I've been there. One time it was a bad video card. More recently a
corrupted hive was the problem. I had to continually reboot in a dark
room and a paper mask on the screen letting me see the error number
(c0000218). You can look that up on www.microsoft.com . The article
will point you to item 307545 which tells how to restore the registry
from one of the copies that has been tucked away.
 
Yes, you want to edit the dead registry.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| On this registry hack, I have 2 questions..
| - "Local Machine Hive" means "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Local Machine"?
| - When I click on "Load Hive", do I choose the WINNT folder (older
| Win2k)
| install?
|
| -chris
 
No, just 'system'

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Another question, what is he "sysem file" name, sysem.sav?
|
| -chris
 
Thanks. The article is for WinXP, but I have Win2k. I know some
procedures are cross-platform applicable, but is this one of them?

-Zilla
 
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