Server 2003 Boot problem

[Guest]

Hello:

I recently installed the Server 2003 Enterprise in my 32 bit HT computer,
and everything went well, but as it is coexisting in it's own partition with
Windows XP in another, the Windows bootloader got configured in XP with
default system the Server. So "boot.ini looked like this:
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003,
Enterprise" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

As I have an external boot loader, I wanted to "disentangle" the Windows
boot loader so that each OS would boot on its own. So, I converted the
"boot.ini" of WinXP to:
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
[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="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

And the one of the Server to:
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003,
Enterprise" /fastdetect
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

I copied Io.sys, Autoexec.bat, Config.sys, MSDOS.sys, all empty docuents,
and ntldr and NTDETECT.com, from WinXP to to the root directory of the
Server.

The problem is that the Server starts booting and when it prompts for
pressing cont+alt+del and then entring the Administrator password, it returns
to me to presss cont+alt+del again and again.

The first time I did this some months ago, I found the cure, but I cannot
remember what it was. I will appreciate any feedback to help me boot.

Teilhard.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hello:

I recently installed the Server 2003 Enterprise in my 32 bit HT computer,
and everything went well, but as it is coexisting in it's own partition with
Windows XP in another, the Windows bootloader got configured in XP with
default system the Server. So "boot.ini looked like this:
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003,
Enterprise" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

As I have an external boot loader, I wanted to "disentangle" the Windows
boot loader so that each OS would boot on its own. So, I converted the
"boot.ini" of WinXP to:
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
[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="Microsoft Windows XP
Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

And the one of the Server to:
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003,
Enterprise" /fastdetect
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

I copied Io.sys, Autoexec.bat, Config.sys, MSDOS.sys, all empty docuents,
and ntldr and NTDETECT.com, from WinXP to to the root directory of the
Server.

The problem is that the Server starts booting and when it prompts for
pressing cont+alt+del and then entring the Administrator password, it returns
to me to presss cont+alt+del again and again.

The first time I did this some months ago, I found the cure, but I cannot
remember what it was. I will appreciate any feedback to help me boot.

Teilhard.

While "disentangling" your OSs, you also disturbed the
partition structure. As a result, the server's system drive
letter is now something else than what it used to be.

To restore the server's operation, you must set the system
drive letter back to what it was. Here is how you can do it:

1. Make a note of what the server's system drive letter used to be.
2. Boot the server but do not log on.
3. From a networked machine, run this command:
psexec \\server cmd
You can get psexec.exe from here: www.sysinternals.com
4. Type the command set systemroot and make a note
of the drive letter.
5. Open the server's registry from a networked PC.
6. Navigate to HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices and
rename \DosDevices\X: to \DosDevices\Y:
where X: is the drive letter you found in Step4 and
Y: is the drive letter from Step1.
7. Reboot.

 

[Dave Patrick]

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message | Hello:
|
| I recently installed the Server 2003 Enterprise in my 32 bit HT computer,
| and everything went well, but as it is coexisting in it's own partition
with
| Windows XP in another, the Windows bootloader got configured in XP with
| default system the Server. So "boot.ini looked like this:
| %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
| [boot loader]
| timeout=30
| default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
| [operating systems]
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003,
| Enterprise" /fastdetect
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP
| Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
| %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|
| As I have an external boot loader, I wanted to "disentangle" the Windows
| boot loader so that each OS would boot on its own. So, I converted the
| "boot.ini" of WinXP to:
| %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
| [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="Microsoft Windows XP
| Professional" /fastdetect /NoExecute=OptIn
| %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|
| And the one of the Server to:
| %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
| [boot loader]
| timeout=30
| default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
| [operating systems]
| multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003,
| Enterprise" /fastdetect
| %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|
| I copied Io.sys, Autoexec.bat, Config.sys, MSDOS.sys, all empty docuents,
| and ntldr and NTDETECT.com, from WinXP to to the root directory of the
| Server.
|
| The problem is that the Server starts booting and when it prompts for
| pressing cont+alt+del and then entring the Administrator password, it
returns
| to me to presss cont+alt+del again and again.
|
| The first time I did this some months ago, I found the cure, but I cannot
| remember what it was. I will appreciate any feedback to help me boot.
|
| Teilhard.