Re: [Xen-users] Windows 2000 DomU

[Fernando Jiménez Solano <fernandojs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It will basically replace/reinstall Windows components (including IDE  
drivers) and so.
It does nothing to the filesystem itself nor other applications. If you  
are afraid of
something terrible happening to your data just copy the VM image and have  
a try.
Ah, the repairing process leaves your Windows outdated, remember to  
Windows Update
after doing it.

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:01:41 +0200, Antoine Benkemoun  
<antoine@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hm... the systems I will be migrating are production web servers. I don't
> know if using the repair function won't damage anything.
>
> Do you know what that repair function does ?
>
> Antoine
>
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 3:54 PM, Fernando Jiménez Solano <
> fernandojs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I also had that problem. A workaround that fixed was repairing from the
> > Windows 2000
> > CD, then it went all just fine.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:34:29 +0200, James Dingwall <
> > james.dingwall@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >  I am doing tests to convert old rotting servers into a big shiny new  
> > Xen
> > > platform. I have been able to migrate a Windows 2003 server without a
> > > scratch. I am trying to do the same thing with Windows 2000 Server but
> > > things aren't so great...
> > >
> > > I made an image from the disk that worked in a machine. Then I boot on
> > > this image using Xen. Windows 2000 starts to boot up then give me a  
> > > BSOD
> > > stating UNACESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE.
> > >
> > > Has anybody encountered this error before ?
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance for your help,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Were you using an IDE disk on the original machine?  There is a problem
> > > moving 2000/XP system disks between computers when the IDE devices are
> > > different.  You can fix this by importing some additional registry keys
> > > before moving the drive or taking the image:
> > >
> > > Windows 2000: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822052/en-us
> > > Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314082
> > >
> > > Alternatively I don't know if you can change the IDE device that Xen
> > > will emulate to match the source hardware.
> > >
> > > James
> > >
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