Winnt 4.0 sp6 error missing last known good menu could not start

[ski1535]

I put this in the BCM forum, but it is a NT error. Here is what I get

On Tuesday the BCM shutdown several times due to a bad UPS system. Now when I start the BCM I get this error:

"windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \winnt\system32\config\systemhardware profile\last known good menu"

Anythoughts on repair?

I was told to slave the drive and run checkdisk /F and if that don't work use a tool called registry reanimator

 

[itsp1965]

If you don't have an ERD for this machine you can't do much (never heard of registry re-animator). You can either load a secondary instance of the OS on your drive or attach the drive to another machine and backup your files.

Take a look at the MS technote regarding this

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;167233&x=14&y=8

 

[ski1535]

OK I got past the last known issue, not it boots to the blue screen and stops on the 10 dot, and gives no error.

 

[stfaprc]

Will the safe mode work?
You can try using a boot disk like BartPE or UltimateCD to check out the boot.ini file and the general lay of the land.