2003 Server Boot issue

[Guest Joe]

I have a Windows 2003 server that was powered down gracefully for some building

maintenance over the weekend. I went to start it up today and it will not

boot

normally. No patches were applied to it prior to shutdown.

 

The server will boot in Safe Mode with Networking/Command Prompt without

issue, but booting normally I get the Windows 2003 boot screen with the

travelling

eye so it looks like it is booting but is just hung. I have let it go for

as long as an

hour without getting anywhere.

 

I have gone in and used msconfig, but any of the options results in more of

the

same. I need to get this server up and running again.

 

Any ideas would be appreciated.

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: 2003 Server Boot issue

 

Check the event log for clues.

 

 

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"Joe" wrote:

>I have a Windows 2003 server that was powered down gracefully for some

>building

> maintenance over the weekend. I went to start it up today and it will not

> boot

> normally. No patches were applied to it prior to shutdown.

>

> The server will boot in Safe Mode with Networking/Command Prompt without

> issue, but booting normally I get the Windows 2003 boot screen with the

> travelling

> eye so it looks like it is booting but is just hung. I have let it go for

> as long as an

> hour without getting anywhere.

>

> I have gone in and used msconfig, but any of the options results in more

> of

> the

> same. I need to get this server up and running again.

>

> Any ideas would be appreciated.

[Guest Augusto Alvarez]

Re: 2003 Server Boot issue

 

Try on the boot menu to start using the "last known good configuration". But

even though you are able to boot from there, I advice too to search on event

viewer to look for that problem, it might appear again.

 

Also a good backup must be at hand.

 

Cheers

 

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augusto alvarez | it pro | southworks s.r.l.

http://blogs.southworks.net/aalvarez

 

 

"Joe" <Joe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:D171E6F5-E3F3-48D5-9206-8D0A73D20A4F@microsoft.com...

>I have a Windows 2003 server that was powered down gracefully for some

>building

> maintenance over the weekend. I went to start it up today and it will not

> boot

> normally. No patches were applied to it prior to shutdown.

>

> The server will boot in Safe Mode with Networking/Command Prompt without

> issue, but booting normally I get the Windows 2003 boot screen with the

> travelling

> eye so it looks like it is booting but is just hung. I have let it go for

> as long as an

> hour without getting anywhere.

>

> I have gone in and used msconfig, but any of the options results in more

> of

> the

> same. I need to get this server up and running again.

>

> Any ideas would be appreciated.

[Guest Lil General]

Re: 2003 Server Boot issue

 

On Jul 27, 6:33 pm, "Augusto Alvarez" <augusto.alvare...@gmail.com>

wrote:

> Try on the boot menu to start using the "last known good configuration". But

> even though you are able to boot from there, I advice too to search on event

> viewer to look for that problem, it might appear again.

>

> Also a good backup must be at hand.

>

> Cheers

>

> --

>

> augusto alvarez | it pro | southworks s.r.l.http://blogs.southworks.net/aalvarez

>

> "Joe" <J...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>

> news:D171E6F5-E3F3-48D5-9206-8D0A73D20A4F@microsoft.com...

>

> >I have a Windows 2003 server that was powered down gracefully for some

> >building

> > maintenance over the weekend.  I went to start it up today and it will not

> > boot

> > normally.  No patches were applied to it prior to shutdown.

>

> > The server will boot in Safe Mode with Networking/Command Prompt without

> > issue, but booting normally I get the Windows 2003 boot screen with the

> > travelling

> > eye so it looks like it is booting but is just hung.  I have let it go for

> > as long as an

> > hour without getting anywhere.

>

> > I have gone in and used msconfig, but any of the options results in more

> > of

> > the

> > same.  I need to get this server up and running again.

>

> > Any ideas would be appreciated.

 

Boot into safe mode and disable the NIC then try booting normally.

Look at the event logs as well.