How to restore Windows Server 2003 system files
| Article:TECH94828 | | | Created: 2009-01-01 | | | Updated: 2010-08-13 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH94828 |
Problem
How to restore Windows Server 2003 system files
How to replace a missing or corrupted system file or driver
Solution
There are multiple solutions for this:
SOLUTION 1:
- Click Start > Run
- In the Run dialog box, type the following text:
sfc /scannow
- Click OK.
The Windows File Protection dialog box appears and a system scan begins.
You may have to insert your Windows installation CD.
- Follow the prompts.
Extract the file using the automated System File Checker
SOLUTION 2:
- Insert your Windows Server 2003 installation disk into your CD drive or DVD drive.
- Click Start > Run
- In the Run dialog box, type the following text:
Msconfig
- Click OK.
- On the General tab, click Expand File.
- In the File to restore box, type the name of the file you want to expand.
- Or, to locate the file you want to replace, click Browse File, and then click Open.
- Or, to locate the file you want to replace, click Browse File, and then click Open.
- In the Restore from box, type the path from which to restore the file.
- Or, to locate the source file you want to expand on your Windows Server 2003 installation disk, click Browse From, and then click Open.
- Or, to locate the source file you want to expand on your Windows Server 2003 installation disk, click Browse From, and then click Open.
- If the Save file in box is not already populated from step 4, type the path to which you want the file to be restored.
- Or, to locate the destination folder you want to expand the file into, click Browse To, and then click OK.
- Or, to locate the destination folder you want to expand the file into, click Browse To, and then click OK.
- Click Expand.
Use the System Configuration utility to restore a system file(s)
SOLUTION 3:
- Insert your Windows Server 2003 installation disk into your CD drive or DVD drive.
- Click Start > Run
- In the Run dialog box, type the following text:
cmd
- Click OK.
- In the command prompt type the following:
cd\
- Press ENTER.
- At the command prompt, type:
expand -r <source> <destination>
Where <source> is the path to the file that you want to expand on the Windows Server 2003 installation disk, and <destination> is the path to the location where you want to save the file, - EXAMPLE:
expand –r D:\i386\sfc.dl_ %systemroot%\system32
- Press ENTER.
Use Expand.exe at a command prompt to restore a system file(s)
SOLUTION 4:
- Insert your Windows Server 2003 installation disk into your CD drive or DVD drive.
- Click Start > Run
- In the Run dialog box, type the following text:
expand -r <source> <destination>
Where <source> is the path to the file that you want to expand on the Windows Server 2003 installation disk, and <destination> is the path to the location where you want to save the file, - EXAMPLE:
expand –r D:\i386\sfc.dl_ %systemroot%\system32
- Press OK.
Use Expand.exe at from the run line to restore a system file(s)
SOLUTION 5:
- Refer to the Microsoft KB How to replace a driver by using Recovery Console in Windows Server 2003
Use the Recovery Console to restore a system file(s)
References
Microsoft KB How to replace a driver by using Recovery Console in Windows Server 2003
Technical Information
For other operating systems see the following:
- Windows Server 2008
- Symantec KB: How to restore Windows Server 2008 system files
- Symantec KB: How to restore Windows Server 2008 system files
- Windows Vista
- Symantec KB: How to restore Windows Vista system files
- Symantec KB: How to restore Windows Vista system files
- Windows XP
- Symantec KB: How to restore Windows XP system files
- Symantec KB: How to extract files in Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- Microsoft KB: How to expand Windows XP files from the installation disk
- Windows 2000/NT 4.0
- Symantec KB: How to extract files in Windows 2000
- Symantec KB: How to extract files in Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- Microsoft KB: How To Replace a Driver by Using Recovery Console in Windows 2000
- Windows ME/98/95
- Symantec KB: How to extract files in Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- Microsoft KB: HOW TO: Extract Original Compressed Windows Files
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