Windows NT 3.5x and 4.0 Emergency Repair Process Screens

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5, 3.51, and 4.0

SUMMARY

The following article contains the screens for the Windows NT 3.5x and 4.0 Emergency repair process.

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Windows NT Emergency Repair Process

1. Boot off of the Setup Disk 1

2. Insert Disk 2

As part of the repair Process, Setup will perform each of the optional tasks shown below with an "X" in it's check box.

To perform the selected tasks, press ENTER to indicate "Continue." If you want to select or deselect any item in the list, press the UP or DOWN arrow key to move the highlight to the item you want to change.

Then press ENTER.

   [X]   Inspect registry files.
   [X]   Inspect startup environment.
   [X]   Verify Windows NT system files.
   [X]   Inspect Boot Sector.
      Continue <perform selected tasks>


F1=Help      F3=Exit      ESC=Cancel

*** Explanation of these options:

• Inspect Configuration Registry Files: choosing this option will take the user to a second screen. And this option attempts to load each file in the registry that is selected from that screen to determine whether or not it may have become corrupt. If Setup determines that part of the registry has become corrupted, it will recommend that the file be restored. The user can accept or ignore the recommendation.
• Inspect Startup environment: This option checks the boot files such as NTLDR, NTDETECT.COM etc...
• Verify Windows NT System Files: This selection uses a checksum to verify that each file in the installation is good and matches the files that were originally installed. If files are missing or corrupt, they can be restored from the installation disks or CD.
• Inspect Boot Sector: This option will repair the boor sector on drive C and reinstall the Boot Loader functionality.

Setup automatically detects floppy disk controllers and standard EDSI/IDE disks without user intervention. However on some computers detection of certain other mass storage devices, such as SCSI adapters and CD-ROM drives, can cause the computer to become unresponsive or to malfunction temporarily.

For this reason, you can bypass Setup's mass storage device detection and manually select SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, and special disk controllers (such as drive arrays) for installation.

 · To continue, Press ENTER.
   Setup will attempt to detect mass storage devices in your computer.

 · To skip mass storage device detection, press S.
   Setup will allow you to manually select SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives,
   and special disk controllers for installation.

F3=Exit         ENTER=Continue      S=Skip Detection

*** After selecting to continue it will load the SCSI drivers and request

    setup disk 3

   <Your SCSI adapter>  -or-  <None>


 · To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk
   controllers for use with Windows NT, including those for which you have
   a device support disk from a mass storage device manufacturer, press S.

 · If you do not have any device support disks from a mass storage device
   manufacturer, or do not want to specify additional mass storage devices
   for use with Windows NT, press ENTER.

S=Specify Additional Device   ENTER=Continue   F3=Exit

------------------------------- Screen 4 ----------------------------------

                           [NT V3.5x specific]

Because Setup can use either a CD-ROM or 3.5" disks, you must now select the media from which Setup should copy original files if it needs to.

 · If you have a Windows NT Setup CD-ROM, press ENTER.

 · If you have Windows NT 3.5x" Setup disks, press A.

ENTER=CD-ROM Drive      A=Drive      F3=Exit

*** If you choose A the screen is the same but requests you to use the

    floppy drives.

    SO THIS SCREEN IS SKIPPED.

                           [NT V4.0 specific]

Make sure your CD-ROM drive is switched on and properly connected to your computer. If it is a SCSI CD-ROM drive, make sure your SCSI Devices are properly terminated. Consult your computer or SCSI adapter documentation for more information.

Setup cannot continue. Press F3 to exit.

----------------------------- End Screen 4 --------------------------------

*** NT V4.0 REQUIRES THE INSTALLATION CD-ROM DRIVE BE ACCESSIBLE.

------------------------------- Screen 5 ---------------------------------- Setup needs to know if you have an Emergency repair disk for the Windows NT version X.X installation which you want to repair.

NOTE: Setup can only repair a Windows NT version X.X installation.

 · If you have the Emergency Repair Disk, press ENTER.
 · If you do not have the Emergency Repair Disk, press ESC. Setup will
   attempt to locate the Windows NT version X.X for you.

ENTER=Continue      ESC=Cancel      F3=Exit

*** If you choose ESC, it will find your installation and get to screen 7. *** If you choose Continue you get screen 6. *** Setup will examine your disks here.

------------------------------- Screen 6 ---------------------------------- Please insert the disk labeled Windows Emergency Repair Disk into Drive A:

 · press Enter when ready.

F3=Exit         ENTER=Continue      ESC=Cancel

------------------------------- Screen 7 ---------------------------------- Setup has found Windows NT on your hard disk in the directory shown below.

   <location>

 · To repair the Windows NT installation shown above, press ENTER.
 · To return to the previous screen, press ESC.
 · To exit Setup, press F3.

F3=Exit         ESC=Cancel         ENTER=Repair.

------------------------------- Screen 8 ----------------------------------

Setup will restore each registry file shown below with an "X" in its check box.

To restore the selected files, press ENTER to indicate "Continue." If you want to select or deselect any item in the list, press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to move the highlight to the item you want to change. Then press ENTER.

WARNING: Restore a registry file only as a last resort. Existing configuration may be lost. Press F1 for more information.

   [   ]   SYSTEM (System configuration)
   [   ]   SOFTWARE (Software Information)
   [   ]   DEFAULT (Default User Profile)
   [   ]   NTUSER.DAT (New User profile)     (NT V4.0 only)
   [   ]   SECURITY ( Security Policy) and
           SAM (User Accounts Database)
   Continue (perform selected tasks)

F1=Help         ENTER=Select/Deselect      F3=Exit

Differences Between Windows NT 3.1 and 3.5x Repair Processes

1. The 3.5 Repair process goes through the 2nd disk before prompting the user to choose the repair process.

2. The 3.5 Repair process offers an additional choice for checking the boot files. It allows the user to select either the Boot Sector or the Startup Environment. The 3.1 repair process offers only the Boot Files which includes both of the previous choices.

3. The 3.5 Repair process offers the ability to specify the path for the repair information. The user does not have to have a physical floppy disk on which the repair information is stored, but can choose to use the information stored in the <SYSTEMROOT>\REPAIR subdirectory.

4. The 3.5 Repair process offers the ability to designate the source media for the original distribution files either CD-ROM or the A: Drive.

5. The 3.5 Repair process offers the choice to insert a disk with a driver for 3rd party disk controllers.

Differences Between Windows NT 3.5 and 4.0 Repair Processes

Same as the differences stated above with the exception of 4. NT V4.0 requires access to the installation CD-ROM Drive.