Guest Alwin Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Hi all, I admit, I messed up a quite important server. Originally it was Windows 2008, for some testing / cloned its system partition (Norton Ghost) and installed Windows 2003. Some time later I restored Windws 2008 over 2003, and since then the server does not boot any more. Strange: if I insert any OS CD (tried some: 2003 Server, 2000 Server, even XP ...) and boot, the server boots the CD, displays the normal "Press any key to boot from the CD" prompt, and if I do *not* press any key it will after some time skip the CD boot and - boot Windows 2008 server from the Harddisk. I'd prefer it to boot without the helping CD, of course :-) Questions: * what does the boot process "borrow" from the CD? * how do I fix the boot envireonment on the harddrive? Under 2003 I'd have given the emergency console (fixboot/fixmbr) a chance, but I could not find the console in 2008. Any clues welcome ... Alwin.
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: 2008 server: repair boot environment - how? "Alwin" <SimCity70@web.de> wrote in message news:lpare45d0ra048t29d7kgk3t5fllaq9fn9@4ax.com... > Hi all, > > I admit, I messed up a quite important server. Originally it was > Windows 2008, for some testing / cloned its system partition (Norton > Ghost) and installed Windows 2003. Some time later I restored Windws > 2008 over 2003, and since then the server does not boot any more. > > Strange: if I insert any OS CD (tried some: 2003 Server, 2000 Server, > even XP ...) and boot, the server boots the CD, displays the normal > "Press any key to boot from the CD" prompt, and if I do *not* press > any key it will after some time skip the CD boot and - boot Windows > 2008 server from the Harddisk. > > I'd prefer it to boot without the helping CD, of course :-) > > Questions: > > * what does the boot process "borrow" from the CD? > * how do I fix the boot envireonment on the harddrive? Under 2003 I'd > have given the emergency console (fixboot/fixmbr) a chance, but I > could not find the console in 2008. > > Any clues welcome ... > > Alwin. A good starting point would be to describe what exactly happens when you attempt to boot normally.
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: 2008 server: repair boot environment - how? Hello Alwin, You can try to start form the original 2008 disk and choose the "Repair" option instead of installation. Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm > Hi all, > > I admit, I messed up a quite important server. Originally it was > Windows 2008, for some testing / cloned its system partition (Norton > Ghost) and installed Windows 2003. Some time later I restored Windws > 2008 over 2003, and since then the server does not boot any more. > > Strange: if I insert any OS CD (tried some: 2003 Server, 2000 Server, > even XP ...) and boot, the server boots the CD, displays the normal > "Press any key to boot from the CD" prompt, and if I do *not* press > any key it will after some time skip the CD boot and - boot Windows > 2008 server from the Harddisk. > > I'd prefer it to boot without the helping CD, of course :-) > > Questions: > > * what does the boot process "borrow" from the CD? > * how do I fix the boot envireonment on the harddrive? Under 2003 I'd > have given the emergency console (fixboot/fixmbr) a chance, but I > could not find the console in 2008. > Any clues welcome ... > > Alwin. >
Guest Alwin Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: 2008 server: repair boot environment - how? Hi Pegasus, >A good starting point would be to describe what exactly happens when you >attempt to boot normally. Sorry, forgot to mention this :-) If I take the "helping" CD out of the CD-ROM drive and boot, I get a "DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER" message. If I just press enter the message keeps reappering. If I insert any bootable Microsoft OS CD the boot process starts from the CD, and if I do not press any key when prompted by the CD the server boots from its harddrive, and works. ....Alwin.
Guest Dusko Savatovic Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: 2008 server: repair boot environment - how? Hi Alwin, Boot mechanism changed in Vista/WS2008. You may need to recreate your boot code with bootset.exe command. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749177.aspx You may also find this little freeware helpfull. http://www.vistabootpro.org/ "Alwin" <SimCity70@web.de> wrote in message news:lpare45d0ra048t29d7kgk3t5fllaq9fn9@4ax.com... > Hi all, > > I admit, I messed up a quite important server. Originally it was > Windows 2008, for some testing / cloned its system partition (Norton > Ghost) and installed Windows 2003. Some time later I restored Windws > 2008 over 2003, and since then the server does not boot any more. > > Strange: if I insert any OS CD (tried some: 2003 Server, 2000 Server, > even XP ...) and boot, the server boots the CD, displays the normal > "Press any key to boot from the CD" prompt, and if I do *not* press > any key it will after some time skip the CD boot and - boot Windows > 2008 server from the Harddisk. > > I'd prefer it to boot without the helping CD, of course :-) > > Questions: > > * what does the boot process "borrow" from the CD? > * how do I fix the boot envireonment on the harddrive? Under 2003 I'd > have given the emergency console (fixboot/fixmbr) a chance, but I > could not find the console in 2008. > > Any clues welcome ... > > Alwin.
Guest Alwin Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: 2008 server: repair boot environment - how? Hi Meinolf, >You can try to start form the original 2008 disk and choose the "Repair" >option instead of installation. Already tried. If I do so I am prompted for the RAID drivers, provide them, repair finds and displays my operating system partition, I select it, and then I get the options to ... * Completely restore Windows from backup * Run Memory Disgnostics tool * Open a command prompt. All three choices do not seem to be helpful in my situation ... ....Alwin.
Guest Alwin Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: 2008 server: repair boot environment - how? Hi Dusko >You may need to recreate your boot code with bootset.exe command. >http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749177.aspx > Worked right away! Thanks very much, you saved my day :-) ....Alwin.
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