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by jnorov

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A few days ago, i did mistake when i trying to remove entry from NT server 4.0 registry file. After i restarted NT server, it stopped /blue screen saying "inaccessible_boot_device" and "dword dump/.
Unfortunatly, I had not emergency disk. I restarted the server and select "Last known" from nt server startup process. However, it could not help me. The problem still existed.

After that i tried to repair, upgrade and finally installed nt server software as new. Then it worked. But after i installed service pack, the dump existed again. So i started again to create new partition,
format and installed Nt server. However, it could not solve problem. The dump still existing. What i do now.
Please help me!!!

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by rfraysier

Who are you setting the server up as? Is it only once you've joined the domain that it starts the dump? Do you use roaming profiles in your domain? Who were you logged in as when you made the fatal error to the registry to begin with? Try blowing away that user profile and recreating it, registry settings also exist in a users profile. See if that helps.

by sfo farmer

I've seen this on Compaq (and some Dell's) servers with problems when the SCSI drivers are updated or corrupt.
Check the server's maker to see if they have a diagnostic package, if you haven't already installed one: Run diags on the SCSI controller(s) and your disks. Does your BIOS see the controllers and disks but NT does not see them - read on:
If you are starting over from scratch:
1) Go in and clear your BIOS/NVRAM and re-run the BIOS config (If it is a Compaq: go into F10 config utilty and press ctrl-a to go into advanced mode and the clear the NVRAM). This can also be accomplished by a switch on most motherboards.
2) Clear your master boot record(s). Boot to a disk that has FDisk and type fdisk /mbr.
3) Re-install NT (make an RDISK when prompted and before you install the SP)

Hope this helps you! SFO

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