Microsoft KB Archive/130794

= Emergency Repair Process May Fail "Beyond Repair" =

Article ID: 130794

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q130794



SYMPTOMS
During the Emergency Repair process in Windows NT, the following error message may appear:

Setup was unable to restore your registry. The Emergency Repair Disk may be damaged, or the disk volume containing Windows NT may be damaged beyond repair.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the Windows NT %SYSTEMROOT% directory is damaged or has been renamed to another name.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do one of the following:


 * Boot to MS-DOS or to another installation of Windows NT and rename the directory to its original name. Restart the Emergency Repair process.

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 * Re-install Windows NT and name the %SYSTEMROOT% directory to the same name as your original installation of Windows NT. Restart the Emergency Repair process to restore your previously saved Registry settings.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.5 and 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt erd 4.0

Keywords: KB130794

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