Data on the server is backed up offsite. Don't have a backup of the entire server.
i'll go back into the Recovery Console and try that. On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Richard Stovall < [email protected]> wrote: > If you really think iÿÿ€™s a driver or service you can enumerate them in > the recovery console and disable as necessary.ÿ ÿÿâÿ™s probably worth a > shot to reboot before you do this if chkdsk seemed OK. > > > > You do have a good backup, right? > > > > *From:* Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Monday, June 01, 2009 7:12 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Windows 2003 Server Issue. > > > > Ok, I am able to get to the Recovery Console. Weird thing, when it asked > for the Admin password, I went for broke and just hit <Enter> and I got in. > > > > Running Chkdsk /r on C: Drive. > > > > Anything else? Should I try Safe Mode, first, before trying to go into > Normal Mode? > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:56 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Heh. > > Great minds... > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 15:48, Richard Stovall > <[email protected]> wrote: > > You could always blank the password with ntpasswd > > (http://home.eunet.no/pnordahl/ntpasswd/), then use the windows recovery > > console to disable whatever services/drivers you need to prevent from > > starting. > > > > > > > > From: Daniel Rodriguez [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 6:41 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: Windows 2003 Server Issue. > > > > > > > > > I have tried Safe Mode, Safe Mode Command Prompt, Last Known Good > Settings, > > and selected the option to Not to reboot on System Error. > > > > > > > > I am at a total loss on how to recover from this. All I know is, the > person > > who had the admin rights tried to change the password and it not here and > > there is now one here who remembers what that password was. I am thinking > > that maybe there is a sevice that is/was tied to the Admin password. > > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > how about last known good? > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Daniel Rodriguez <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I have a Dell PowerEdge with Windows 2003 Standard Server. > > > > > > > > Someone with admin rights has done something to the server. > > > > > > > > Issue: When powering up the server, shows that it is loading, gets to the > > grey screen with status messages. When it gets to 'Network Connections' > > there is an error message stating that a service or drivers did not load > and > > to look at the Event View for more details. It then shows the login > screen > > for a split second and then Windows performs a shutdown. > > > > > > > > This happens when I try to go into Safe Mode, as well. > > > > > > > > Ideas? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
