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| Know your recovery options in a Windows 2000 Server |
| Backup is the first and the strongest line of defense against data loss. But server crashes happen |
| anyway, and when they do, you don't want to spend hours restoring your server for an error that |
| could be fixed in five minutes. Here are some tools and methods you can use to restore a crashed |
| server as quickly as possible. |
| If the computer won't boot, try to start it in Safe Mode. With Safe Mode, the operating system loads |
| only the basic set of drivers and services needed to boot. Once you're in Safe Mode, you can check |
| the logs to get an idea about what's preventing a normal boot. |
| If Safe Mode isn't working, you can use Last Known Good configuration. When Windows 2000 boots |
| successfully, the operating system creates a copy of the registry keys under |
| HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet, which are involved in that boot process. |
| If neither of these methods work, take a look at the Recovery Console. Recovery Console is a |
| command prompt mode from where you can copy and replace missing or corrupted files. The |
| Recovery Console mode can also help you fix master boot record problems. |
| Before you return to the backup method, try the Emergency Repair Disk, which stores a backup |
| copy of the Boot.ini file and some critical registry keys. This may be very useful if administrators |
| have made regular updates. |
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