Win2k Server hangs after a system state restore has been done.

[gpadilla]

I'm doing a trial disaster/recovery for our exchange server.

Basically i'm at the point where my server has ad/dc and exchange 2k installed. Now i'm at the point of restoring from backups, but when I restore the sytem state and then reboot, the server hangs at the windows 2000 server logo and nothing happens, I have tried doing this whole installation before from scratch and the same happens when i restore the system state.

any ideas?

thx.

 

[Niksen]

Try, before restoring sys state, try disabling all the hardware you think you can.

have as little stuff installed and active as possible.

then do the sys state restore.

i think this will increase you chances.

mvh Nicolai

 

[svsawkar]

How long have you let it sit at the screen? How big was your DIT file? And is this the same hardware that you are restoring to?

/Siddharth

 

[gpadilla]

I've let the screen seat there for a day and nothing. Its the same hardware. The the restore file is 300mb.