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Chapter 3: Maintaining Your Server
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Preparing for system recovery
You should take precautions that will make it easier to reinstall or repair your
operating system if system files become corrupted. These precautions make it
easier to restart your server and recover damaged files.
Creating startup diskettes
If your system files are corrupted, you may not be able to start the server from
the hard drive.
Startup diskettes are diskettes that let you start the server and
attempt to fix the problem. If your server is running an operating system other
than Windows 2000 Server, see your operating system’s online help or
documentation for instructions on creating startup diskettes.
To create startup diskettes in Windows 2000 Server:
1
Format four 3.5-inch 1.44 MB diskettes.
2
Insert one diskette into the diskette drive of a computer running any
version of Windows.
3
Insert the Windows 2000 Server CD into the CD drive.
4
Click
Start
, then click
Run
.
5
Type d:\bootdisk\makeboot a: (where d: is the letter assigned to your CD
drive).
6
Click
OK
, then follow the on-screen prompts.
Creating an emergency repair diskette
Windows 2000 Server lets you create an emergency repair diskette to back up
critical operating system files, including the registry. The emergency repair
diskette is not a bootable diskette. For instructions on using the diskette, see
your Windows 2000 Server online help or documentation.
If your server is running an operating system other than Windows 2000 Server,
see your operating system’s online help or documentation for instructions on
creating startup diskettes.