j_martin
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Re: finding a reboot disc
You could replace the volsnap.sys driver using the windows install recovery console. A much classier preinstall environment is Bart PE. I honestly don't know how I'd survive (as the network guy) without it.
With it, I can do a better than windows disk scan and repair, move driver files around, copy backup hives to the config directory, run Kaspersky virus scanner, and more.
Another must if weird things are happening is MemTest86+. Boots from CD-rom and run the memory system through comprehensive repeating tests. A full set takes about 45 minutes on 4 gig of 800mhz memory. Modern memory without parity or ECC can have a single address error that will drive you nuts because there is no way for the system to know that what's there isn't what it put there.
The difference between helpless and geek is just the hacks.
hope it helps
john
You could replace the volsnap.sys driver using the windows install recovery console. A much classier preinstall environment is Bart PE. I honestly don't know how I'd survive (as the network guy) without it.
With it, I can do a better than windows disk scan and repair, move driver files around, copy backup hives to the config directory, run Kaspersky virus scanner, and more.
Another must if weird things are happening is MemTest86+. Boots from CD-rom and run the memory system through comprehensive repeating tests. A full set takes about 45 minutes on 4 gig of 800mhz memory. Modern memory without parity or ECC can have a single address error that will drive you nuts because there is no way for the system to know that what's there isn't what it put there.
The difference between helpless and geek is just the hacks.
hope it helps
john
