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    Hello everyone, I woke up this morning and booted up my whs. I looked at the monitor to see the bootup  stopped and this on the screen...

    Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:

    system32\DRIVERS\nvata.sys

    You can attempt to repair this file by starting Windows Setup using the original Setup CD-ROM.

    Select 'r' at the first screen to start repair.

     I'm wondering if using the setup rom will wipe the system or if there is an easier way?

    Tuesday, November 9, 2010 3:05 PM

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    ok well i am reinstalling whs :( . oh well the price you pay for technology lol

     

    I just found out nvidia doesn't have server 2003 32bit drivers so yippee now i have to look for a new hardware build since this probably is why it went south on me.

    • Marked as answer by Jabbrwocky Tuesday, November 9, 2010 6:16 PM
    Tuesday, November 9, 2010 6:16 PM

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    Selecting 'r' is for repair and on other OS does not wipe anything, it just repairs the damaged files.

    Tuesday, November 9, 2010 5:22 PM
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    ok well i am reinstalling whs :( . oh well the price you pay for technology lol

     

    I just found out nvidia doesn't have server 2003 32bit drivers so yippee now i have to look for a new hardware build since this probably is why it went south on me.

    • Marked as answer by Jabbrwocky Tuesday, November 9, 2010 6:16 PM
    Tuesday, November 9, 2010 6:16 PM