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Of course its possible. &nbsp;In fact, I never make ERDs any more. &nbsp;I just do system state backups. &nbsp;The old ERD was little more than a registry backup. &nbsp;So if you backup your registry, you can try to recover. &nbsp;In fact, with 2000 the ERD would only make a backup copy of the registry in the C:\WINNT\REPAIR folder. &nbsp;Only catch is, you can't use the automated process that's a part of the Windows Setup when you boot.
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Of course its possible.  In fact, I never make ERDs any more.  I just do system state backups.  The old ERD was little more than a registry backup.  So if you backup your registry, you can try to recover.  In fact, with 2000 the ERD would only make a backup copy of the registry in the C:\WINNT\REPAIR folder.  Only catch is, you can't use the automated process that's a part of the Windows Setup when you boot.

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How do i go ahead without an ERD ?<br />
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I'm trying to do a Fast repair, but it asks for the ERD, and when i tell them to press L for windows to locate the files, it doesn't work, and asks for the ERD again.<br />
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I cant get into the system via safe mode or normally
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How do i go ahead without an ERD ?

I'm trying to do a Fast repair, but it asks for the ERD, and when i tell them to press L for windows to locate the files, it doesn't work, and asks for the ERD again.

I cant get into the system via safe mode or normally

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the error when they boot normally is a corrupt winnt\system32\config\Syst<wbr />em.ced file
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the error when they boot normally is a corrupt winnt\system32\config\System.ced file

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Ok, downlaoded a windows boot disk onto 4 floppy disks and booted from there to reinstall windows
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Ok, downlaoded a windows boot disk onto 4 floppy disks and booted from there to reinstall windows

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So you didn't like the BartPE solution? &nbsp;Was the CD bootable? &nbsp;
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So you didn't like the BartPE solution?  Was the CD bootable?  

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Didn't try that as the floppy did the job.<br />
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Thanks for your help anyway
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Didn't try that as the floppy did the job.


Thanks for your help anyway

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Is this possible ?<br />
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Or do i NEED to create an ERD (and if so does it have to be made on the machine that i am repairing)
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Is this possible ?

Or do i NEED to create an ERD (and if so does it have to be made on the machine that i am repairing)

How to repair win2000 without a ERD

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.