[OT] Win2k Adv Svr

[Adrian Mink]

There is no easy way around that one. If you are just putting in a new
controller what you can do is leave the old controller in as the boot device
and install the new one. Boot up and install the new controller, then swap
the hard drive over. Should work then. If you are swapping out motherboards,
here is what I have done. Get yourself a cheap little IDE controller, a
promise or whatever. Get the system working with the old motherboard and the
IDE controller. Then put in the new motherboard, still using the same IDE
controller. In the past that has allowed me to boot and install the new
motherboard devices. Hope that helps.

Adrian

----- Original Message -----
From: <plug@bryceco.net>
To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 11:33 PM
Subject: [OT] Win2k Adv Svr


> Ok, this is REALLY off topic but it does stem from linux in less than 20
steps.  I was upgrading a couple servers yesterday, linux ( :-) ) and win2k
adv svr ( :-( ).  Naturally, the linux server went perfectly but win2k
sucks! (ok, i already knew that.).  Anyway, it seems that when you change
win2k's harddisc controller, i.e. differebt motherboard, all hel breaks
lose.  Win2k doesn't know how to boot.  I know that re-installing would fix
this (with several restarts) but that would wipe the registry etc.  Can
anyone PLEASE help me out here?  I do have write access to the NTFS volume
if neccessary but I really need this server up ASAP.  (Damn vendor, won't
write for linux).  Can someone please guide me somewhere that might lead to
resolution?
>
> Thank You,
> Bryce C.
> Network Administrator
> CoBryce Communications
> Bryce@BryceCo.Net
>
>
>
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