From: Ron Anthony Quinn on
Has anyone ever had SBS 2008 running fine, rebooted, then brough to the
Complete PC Restore Screen without warning?

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Ron Anthony Quinn



"Ron Anthony Quinn" wrote:

> No. One of the first things I had them check. Drive is empty.
>
> I know I'll be going there in a few hours, just trying to see if there's
> anything that can be done in the meantime.
>
> --
> Ron Anthony Quinn
>
>
>
> "Al Williams" wrote:
>
> > Is the SBS2008 DVD in the server drive?
> >
> > --
> > Allan Williams
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ron Anthony Quinn wrote:
> > > I have a client who needed to reboot their server this AM (we
> > > couldn't log onto RWW, when this happens, they reboot. It happens
> > > once every couple of months.) Upon rebooting, they called and are
> > > telling me they are getting a windows titled "Windows Complete PC
> > > Restore".
> > >
> > > Why would this come up on a normal reboot? Did they have a failure of
> > > some sort? Can we get by this screen to get the server back online?
> > >
> > > I thought I would try here first, as I cannot get to the site until
> > > later this afternoon.
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance.
> >
> >
> > .
> >
From: Al Williams on
Make sure the server BIOS is booting off the intended drive and not a USB
drive or other drive. Sometimes the BIOS can reset the order on a reboot.

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Allan Williams




Ron Anthony Quinn wrote:
> No. One of the first things I had them check. Drive is empty.
>
> I know I'll be going there in a few hours, just trying to see if
> there's anything that can be done in the meantime.
>
>
>> Is the SBS2008 DVD in the server drive?
>>
>> --
>> Allan Williams
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron Anthony Quinn wrote:
>>> I have a client who needed to reboot their server this AM (we
>>> couldn't log onto RWW, when this happens, they reboot. It happens
>>> once every couple of months.) Upon rebooting, they called and are
>>> telling me they are getting a windows titled "Windows Complete PC
>>> Restore".
>>>
>>> Why would this come up on a normal reboot? Did they have a failure
>>> of some sort? Can we get by this screen to get the server back
>>> online?
>>>
>>> I thought I would try here first, as I cannot get to the site until
>>> later this afternoon.
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>>
>> .


From: Susan Bradley on
Ron Anthony Quinn wrote:
> Has anyone ever had SBS 2008 running fine, rebooted, then brough to the
> Complete PC Restore Screen without warning?
>
>
Nope. It can only get there with a boot from media.