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NT boot loop ?

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by jsarinana

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One of my NT 4.0 servers SP2 which is an old P 450 being used as a small file server and running DLC protocal as a print server for two of our old printers which are hardly ever used has stop working. I remotely logged into it and I could see that it was giving a RPC error. I went over and rebooted. Now it's booting in a loop, it gets to the point where it's starting NT 4.0 and starts over again, I tried VGA mode and it does the same, tried last know also. My next step is to try and repair NT or install parallel. Any suggestions ?

using tcp/ip, running Netshield anti virus and Executive Diskeeper on the 2 hard drives.

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by shanghai sam

Before doing anything rush you should asses
the problem .
Make sure that your server does not boot in a loop:
(MyComputer - Properties - Statup/shutdown and
uncheck the box for Automatically reboot).
Use the EventViewer and anlyse the System log.
Then you might have enough information to start planing how to solve the problem.

hth

by itnetman

We had a similar problem on a Backup Server. After investigation the fault was a hard disk failure. Only solution was to replace disk.

by jsarinana

Thanks ! The hard drive where the O.S. is after re-installing NT shows bad sectors. I ended up replacing it

by maddiuex

Might be a simple answer. First . anything added lately, then Start taking devices out until the system boots. Like the Network card, sound, etc.

by jsarinana

Thanks ! The hard drive where the O.S. is after re-installing NT shows bad sectors. I ended up replacing it.

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