Thanks. I think I will wait till I can do a proper backup and get this project underway. As I understand it this should only effect my CD drives and I have others I can use.
Thanks for the help. Dan on 7/8/02 12:46 PM, Thomas Ferguson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Boot from the Win2000 install disks and choose the repair option. That will > prompt you to load the ERD. The ERD has a complete copy of the registry, > among other things. I believe you can still load the registry hives > separately just like in NT4, so you won't have to restore everything. It > first inspects the registry, then restores user accounts, then checks your > setup environment, verifies the NT system files, and finally inspects the > boot sector. > > However, if your ERD is not current, you stand a good chance of mucking > something else up, that being anything installed in your registry since the > ERD was created. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Stein > Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 12:21 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk > Subject: Re: Witango-Talk: [OT] Windows 2000 server driver problem. > > > Probably have an emergency disk somewhere but not sure how that would solve > my problems. I can seems that the plug and play install file is the problem > it install a corrupted registry. I guess I could boot from the Win 2000 > Server install disk but what would I do have it do a repair? > > The last good config might not work since I followed the directions and > uninstalled the devices then rebooted and let plug and play do the install. > > > Dan > > on 7/8/02 10:24 AM, Thomas Ferguson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Couple of ideas... >> >> Do you have a current Emergency Repair Disk? >> >> Have you tried going back to the last good configuration (F8 during bootup >> gives you choices like Safe Mode, Last Known Good Configuration, etc. > This >> has saved me a few times, but you may have negated this option already. >> Worth a try. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dan Stein >> Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 10:14 AM >> To: Multiple recipients of list witango-talk >> Subject: Witango-Talk: [OT] Windows 2000 server driver problem. >> >> >> I installed a Microsoft compatibility update and Easy CD creator Platinum > on >> my Machine. Afterwards my CD drives would not show up. After removing the >> update and the software the troubleshooter tells me I have a corrupt >> registry files. >> >> So I uninstall both my CD drives and then plug and play reinstalls but the >> same problem occurs. I can see that the folder in the registry does not >> look right. The name instead of some combination of characters then name > of >> drive then long line and some character with word bad in it just has name > of >> drive and line with BAD in it. >> >> This is running server so I can't just run Norton on the machine. I really >> would not want to reinstall the OS I use this machine for development and > I >> am in the middle of a project. >> >> Any suggestions. Seems like whatever is being installed by the plug and > pray >> software is corrupted any tools that might fix this? >> >> >> >> -- >> Dan Stein >> 215-799-0192 Fax 413-410-9682 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> www.dss-db.com >> >> -- >> Dan Stein >> Digital Software Solutions >> 799 Evergreen Circle >> Telford PA 18969 >> Land: 215-799-0192 >> Mobile: 610-256-2843 >> Fax 413-410-9682 >> FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> www.dss-db.com >> >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body >> >> ________________________________________________________________________ >> TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body >> > > -- > Dan Stein > Digital Software Solutions > 799 Evergreen Circle > Telford PA 18969 > Land: 215-799-0192 > Mobile: 610-256-2843 > Fax 413-410-9682 > FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.dss-db.com > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > > ________________________________________________________________________ > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body > -- Dan Stein Digital Software Solutions 799 Evergreen Circle Telford PA 18969 Land: 215-799-0192 Mobile: 610-256-2843 Fax 413-410-9682 FMP, WiTango, EDI,SQL 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dss-db.com ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
