How to Manually Create an Emergency Repair Disk

• Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.51, 4.0
• Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.51, 4.0
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

SUMMARY

When you try to run an emergency repair on a Windows NT or Windows 2000 system, and you do not have an emergency repair disk, the emergency repair fails when you use the files located in the \%Systemroot%\Repair folder.

MORE INFORMATION

If the Windows NT system files are on a file allocation table (FAT) partition, or a partition formatted with MS-DOS, and you cannot start Windows NT, start to MS-DOS by either selecting MS-DOS from the menu or from an MS-DOS startup floppy disk. Copy the contents of the \%Systemroot%\Repair folder to the root of a Windows NT formatted floppy disk.

NOTE: If creating an Emergency Repair disk booted via DOS from a FAT partitioin then ensure that the System, Hidden, and Read-Only file attributes are removed from the Setup.log file in the %SYSTEMROOT/REPAIR folder. This will ensure that the Setup.log file is copied onto the diskette.

If the Windows NT system files are on an NTFS file system partition, install another copy of Windows NT into a separate and unique directory. Start Windows NT from this install. Copy the contents of the \%Systemroot%\Repair folder to the root of a Windows NT formatted floppy disk. Alternately, if you have a backup tape from the failed system, you can restore the %Systemroot%\Repair folder and copy the restored files to the root of the formatted floppy disk.

To create a Windows NT formatted floppy disk on Windows NT 3.51, double- click on the File Manager icon, place a floppy disk in the floppy disk drive, click the Disk menu, and click Format Disk. The Format Disk dialog appears. Select the drive and capacity, and then click OK.

To format a floppy disk in Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000, from the Desktop, double-click My Computer. Place a floppy disk in the floppy disk drive. Right-click the disk drive icon. Click Format, and then click OK.

You can now run the repair process. Select "Emergency Repair Disk," and insert the disk you just created.

Additional query words: Emergency Repair Disk prodnt 4.0

Keywords : kbsetup nthowto NTSrvWkst
Version : WINDOWS:2000; winnt:3.51,4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
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