Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Invalid Boot.ini Error in Windows

To resolve this issue, start the computer from the Windows XP CD, start the Recovery Console, and then use the Bootcfg.exe tool to rebuild the Boot.ini file . To do this, follow these steps: 1. Configure the computer to start from the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. 2. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, and then restart yourcomputer. 3. When you receive the "Press any key to boot from CD" message, press a key to start your computerfrom the Windows XP CD-ROM. 4. When you receive...

Sunday, June 17, 2012

How to perform a Primary Restore of Active Directory

1. Reboot the domain controller. 2. During startup, press F8 when prompted, and then select Directory Services Restore Mode (Windows DCs only) from the Windows Advanced Options menu. Press Enter.  3. Choose the operating system that should be started. Press Enter. 4. When the Safe Mode logon prompt appears, enter the appropriate local administrator account information, and then click OK. Click OK when a message appears, advising that Windows is running in Safe Mode. 5. Click Start, All...

How to perform an Authoritative Restore of Active Directory

1. Perform a Normal Restore of Active Directory. 2. When prompted to restart the server, click No and then close the Windows Backup Utility. 3. Click Start, Run, and enter cmd in the Run dialog box. Click OK. 4. To open the Ntdsutil command-line utility, enter ntdsutil. 5. Enter authoritative restore. 6. To specify Active Directory, or components of Active Directory as authoritative, use one of the following methods:  Enter restore database; this sets the domain and all configuration...

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

How to perform a Normal Restore of Active Directory

1.Reboot the computer 2.During startup, press F8 when prompted to, and then select Directory Services Restore Mode (Windows DCs only) from the Windows Advanced Options menu. Press Enter. 3.Choose the operating system that should be started. Press Enter 4.When the Safe Mode logon prompt appears, enter the appropriate local administrator account information, and then click OK. 5.Click OK when a messag e appears, advising that Windows is running in Safe Mode 6.Click Start, All Programs, Accessories,...

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

INSTALLING A VIRTUAL OPERATING SYSTEM(HYPER-V) IN WINDOWS 2008

Open Server Manager and then navigate through the console tree to Roles -> Hyper-V -> Microsoft Hyper-V Server. If this is the first time that you have used Hyper-V, then you will be prompted to accept Hyper-V License Agreement. Once you accept the license agreement, the various Hyper-V options will be made available to you. The first thing that you must do is to click on the Connect to Server link, located in the Actions pane. When you do, you will be prompted to select the computer that...

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