Pro Recovery console created

[fuzziye]

I have dual boot with xp and Windows server 2003. One day i installed Recovery console using Windows XP OS.
After i did this i was not able to boot Windows server 2003. i posted a query here i got reply to go to recovery console and run these commands using windows server 2003 cd.

fixboot
bootcfg /rebuild

I started with recovery console and entered the drive where server 2003 is installed and ran these commands, but when i run bootcfg /rebuild it identifies only one OS windows XP (default)
and asks
Add installation to boot list? (Yes/No/All):

I dont knw wht to do so i decided to go for new installation as i dont wantto loose my xp also

Then i set the BIOS configuration as first boot from CD

Its not displaying the msg as
Boot from CD
Press any key.......

This means its not booting from CD
What's wrong???????

[sumeetindia]

Format a floppy using winxp (using command

format a: /u

)

Copy the files form
http://www.MegaShare.com/144307 in the floppy
And boot with that floppy
(U need to fut your floppy drive in 1st positon in boot list to boot from it)

You will find the list of all of your drives.Select the drive in which U have installed Win server 2003 and press enter.
Check if it works!
If yes then replace your boot.ini in c: by this file
by editing the unwanted drives

Content of boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="1st harddisk, 1st drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="1st harddisk, 2nd drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="1st harddisk, 3rd drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS="1st harddisk, 4th drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="2nd harddisk, 1st drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="2nd harddisk, 2nd drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(3)\WINDOWS="2nd harddisk, 3rd drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(4)\WINDOWS="2nd harddisk, 4th drive" /sos
C:\="Previous Operating System on C:\"

I have added the /sos command so that U can see the drivers loading and check if there's any trouble
Default is /fastdetect

This boot file will support upto 2 hdds and 4 drives in them

As far as bootable cd prob is concerned if U did what U posted the the Disc is corrupted OR the lenses require cleaning OR the disc is not bootable

[fuzziye]

Hi,
I created the floppy and did booting, the error it gives is hal.dll file is either missing or corrupt.

So using recovery console i expanded this file from CD as
g:windows>expand f:\i386\hal.dl_ g:\windows\system32

But still everytime i boot it gives the same error

And then i used the /sos switch and again booted my system, this time it stops at this driver

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)windows\system3 2\driver\crcdisk.sys


so now what?

Originally Posted by sumeetindia

Format a floppy using winxp (using command

format a: /u

)

Copy the files form
http://www.MegaShare.com/144307 in the floppy
And boot with that floppy
(U need to fut your floppy drive in 1st positon in boot list to boot from it)

You will find the list of all of your drives.Select the drive in which U have installed Win server 2003 and press enter.
Check if it works!
If yes then replace your boot.ini in c: by this file
by editing the unwanted drives

Content of boot.ini

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="1st harddisk, 1st drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="1st harddisk, 2nd drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="1st harddisk, 3rd drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(4)\WINDOWS="1st harddisk, 4th drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINDOWS="2nd harddisk, 1st drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(2)\WINDOWS="2nd harddisk, 2nd drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(3)\WINDOWS="2nd harddisk, 3rd drive" /sos
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(4)\WINDOWS="2nd harddisk, 4th drive" /sos
C:\="Previous Operating System on C:\"

I have added the /sos command so that U can see the drivers loading and check if there's any trouble
Default is /fastdetect

This boot file will support upto 2 hdds and 4 drives in them

As far as bootable cd prob is concerned if U did what U posted the the Disc is corrupted OR the lenses require cleaning OR the disc is not bootable

Hi,
I created the floppy and did booting, the error it gives is hal.dll file is either missing or corrupt.

So using recovery console i expanded this file from CD as
g:windows>expand f:\i386\hal.dl_ g:\windows\system32

But still everytime i boot it gives the same error

And then i used the /sos switch and again booted my system, this time it stops at this driver

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)windows\system3 2\driver\crcdisk.sys


so now what?