Missing Boot.ini

[Ralph]

I was wondering if anyone else has seen this. I have a Windows 2000 server
which reboots every week and has done so for about a year. This week when it
rebooted the OS would not load. I used ERD to get into the file system and
found that the boot.ini was totally missing. After recreating it, the server
booted just fine.

I am 99% sure that no one deleted the boot.ini but of course I can't be 100%
sure of that. No one has access other then two of us Domain Admins and three
application support people.

Virus software is up to date and functioning properly. Everything else seems
to be normal.

Thanks for any help you might be able to give.

Ralph

[Dave Patrick]

This issue crops up once in a great while. In of itself I wouldn't be
concerned unless it happens again.

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"Ralph" wrote:
|I was wondering if anyone else has seen this. I have a Windows 2000 server
| which reboots every week and has done so for about a year. This week when
it
| rebooted the OS would not load. I used ERD to get into the file system and
| found that the boot.ini was totally missing. After recreating it, the
server
| booted just fine.
|
| I am 99% sure that no one deleted the boot.ini but of course I can't be
100%
| sure of that. No one has access other then two of us Domain Admins and
three
| application support people.
|
| Virus software is up to date and functioning properly. Everything else
seems
| to be normal.
|
| Thanks for any help you might be able to give.
|
| Ralph
|
|

[Chris]

What anti-virus do you use ?
This problem has been reported with some version of McAfee Groupshield (all
file if the System drive root bieng deleted during signatures update).

"Ralph" <rdettwiler@nospam.gfs.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:%23rLyjV3WEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

> I was wondering if anyone else has seen this. I have a Windows 2000 server
> which reboots every week and has done so for about a year. This week when

it

> rebooted the OS would not load. I used ERD to get into the file system and
> found that the boot.ini was totally missing. After recreating it, the

server

> booted just fine.
>
> I am 99% sure that no one deleted the boot.ini but of course I can't be

100%

> sure of that. No one has access other then two of us Domain Admins and

three

> application support people.
>
> Virus software is up to date and functioning properly. Everything else

seems

> to be normal.
>
> Thanks for any help you might be able to give.
>
> Ralph
>
>

OK, I just spent an hour trying to a KB articles about
the issue you've mentioned... I checked both MS and
Network Associates websites! Do you have a link for the
article???

I'm sure Ralph will have the same problem finding an
article about that issue!

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>What anti-virus do you use ?
>This problem has been reported with some version of

McAfee Groupshield (all

>file if the System drive root bieng deleted during

signatures update).

>
>"Ralph" <rdettwiler@nospam.gfs.com> a écrit dans le

message de

>news:%23rLyjV3WEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

>> I was wondering if anyone else has seen this. I have a

Windows 2000 server

>> which reboots every week and has done so for about a

year. This week when

>it

>> rebooted the OS would not load. I used ERD to get into

the file system and

>> found that the boot.ini was totally missing. After

recreating it, the

>server

>> booted just fine.
>>
>> I am 99% sure that no one deleted the boot.ini but of

course I can't be

>100%

>> sure of that. No one has access other then two of us

Domain Admins and

>three

>> application support people.
>>
>> Virus software is up to date and functioning properly.

Everything else

>seems

>> to be normal.
>>
>> Thanks for any help you might be able to give.
>>
>> Ralph
>>
>>

>
>
>.
>

[Chris]

I'll have to check this
As former NAI employee, I'm sure about the issue, but not sure about the
communication.
If my memory's still good, it was impacted Groupshield 5.0 for Exchange.
Problem occurs during auto-update, under some circumstance. Off course, can
only been during the first reboot after the faulty update.

I'll have a look, and I'll post as soon as I find something.
Chris
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:220cc01c45baa$b62c21d0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
OK, I just spent an hour trying to a KB articles about
the issue you've mentioned... I checked both MS and
Network Associates websites! Do you have a link for the
article???

I'm sure Ralph will have the same problem finding an
article about that issue!

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>What anti-virus do you use ?
>This problem has been reported with some version of

McAfee Groupshield (all

>file if the System drive root bieng deleted during

signatures update).

>
>"Ralph" <rdettwiler@nospam.gfs.com> a écrit dans le

message de

>news:%23rLyjV3WEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

>> I was wondering if anyone else has seen this. I have a

Windows 2000 server

>> which reboots every week and has done so for about a

year. This week when

>it

>> rebooted the OS would not load. I used ERD to get into

the file system and

>> found that the boot.ini was totally missing. After

recreating it, the

>server

>> booted just fine.
>>
>> I am 99% sure that no one deleted the boot.ini but of

course I can't be

>100%

>> sure of that. No one has access other then two of us

Domain Admins and

>three

>> application support people.
>>
>> Virus software is up to date and functioning properly.

Everything else

>seems

>> to be normal.
>>
>> Thanks for any help you might be able to give.
>>
>> Ralph
>>
>>

>
>
>.
>

[Chris]

Got article from Microsoft here :
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;319011[/url]

Groupshield 5.0 has a bug in the update sub-system, after a succesful
update, all files in %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ are deleted.
Bug fix with a hotfix or by Groupshield 5.2 (do not install Groupshield 6.0,
I haven't heard anything good about this version yet).

Chris

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:220cc01c45baa$b62c21d0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
OK, I just spent an hour trying to a KB articles about
the issue you've mentioned... I checked both MS and
Network Associates websites! Do you have a link for the
article???

I'm sure Ralph will have the same problem finding an
article about that issue!

Thanks

>-----Original Message-----
>What anti-virus do you use ?
>This problem has been reported with some version of

McAfee Groupshield (all

>file if the System drive root bieng deleted during

signatures update).

>
>"Ralph" <rdettwiler@nospam.gfs.com> a écrit dans le

message de

>news:%23rLyjV3WEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...

>> I was wondering if anyone else has seen this. I have a

Windows 2000 server

>> which reboots every week and has done so for about a

year. This week when

>it

>> rebooted the OS would not load. I used ERD to get into

the file system and

>> found that the boot.ini was totally missing. After

recreating it, the

>server

>> booted just fine.
>>
>> I am 99% sure that no one deleted the boot.ini but of

course I can't be

>100%

>> sure of that. No one has access other then two of us

Domain Admins and

>three

>> application support people.
>>
>> Virus software is up to date and functioning properly.

Everything else

>seems

>> to be normal.
>>
>> Thanks for any help you might be able to give.
>>
>> Ralph
>>
>>

>
>
>.
>

Thank you for the link, Chris!

BTW, GS 6.0 has a few fixes available plus they've
released and SP1...

>-----Original Message-----
>Got article from Microsoft here :
>[url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-[/url]

US;319011

>
>Groupshield 5.0 has a bug in the update sub-system,

after a succesful

>update, all files in %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ are deleted.
>Bug fix with a hotfix or by Groupshield 5.2 (do not

install Groupshield 6.0,

>I haven't heard anything good about this version yet).
>
>Chris
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le

message de

>news:220cc01c45baa$b62c21d0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>OK, I just spent an hour trying to a KB articles about
>the issue you've mentioned... I checked both MS and
>Network Associates websites! Do you have a link for the
>article???
>
>I'm sure Ralph will have the same problem finding an
>article about that issue!
>
>Thanks
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>What anti-virus do you use ?
>>This problem has been reported with some version of

>McAfee Groupshield (all

>>file if the System drive root bieng deleted during

>signatures update).

>>
>>"Ralph" <rdettwiler@nospam.gfs.com> a écrit dans le

>message de

>>news:%23rLyjV3WEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl.. .

>>> I was wondering if anyone else has seen this. I have a

>Windows 2000 server

>>> which reboots every week and has done so for about a

>year. This week when

>>it

>>> rebooted the OS would not load. I used ERD to get into

>the file system and

>>> found that the boot.ini was totally missing. After

>recreating it, the

>>server

>>> booted just fine.
>>>
>>> I am 99% sure that no one deleted the boot.ini but of

>course I can't be

>>100%

>>> sure of that. No one has access other then two of us

>Domain Admins and

>>three

>>> application support people.
>>>
>>> Virus software is up to date and functioning properly.

>Everything else

>>seems

>>> to be normal.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help you might be able to give.
>>>
>>> Ralph
>>>
>>>

>>
>>
>>.
>>

>
>
>.
>

[Chris]

I've heard for GSE6.0, but still, I did not get any positive feedback yet.
I think I'll wait a bit knowing that my GSE5.2 is serving properly the task
I expect.


<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:220e601c45bb3$b61aa690$a001280a@phx.gbl...
Thank you for the link, Chris!

BTW, GS 6.0 has a few fixes available plus they've
released and SP1...

>-----Original Message-----
>Got article from Microsoft here :
>[url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-[/url]

US;319011

>
>Groupshield 5.0 has a bug in the update sub-system,

after a succesful

>update, all files in %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ are deleted.
>Bug fix with a hotfix or by Groupshield 5.2 (do not

install Groupshield 6.0,

>I haven't heard anything good about this version yet).
>
>Chris
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le

message de

>news:220cc01c45baa$b62c21d0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>OK, I just spent an hour trying to a KB articles about
>the issue you've mentioned... I checked both MS and
>Network Associates websites! Do you have a link for the
>article???
>
>I'm sure Ralph will have the same problem finding an
>article about that issue!
>
>Thanks
>

>>-----Original Message-----
>>What anti-virus do you use ?
>>This problem has been reported with some version of

>McAfee Groupshield (all

>>file if the System drive root bieng deleted during

>signatures update).

>>
>>"Ralph" <rdettwiler@nospam.gfs.com> a écrit dans le

>message de

>>news:%23rLyjV3WEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl.. .

>>> I was wondering if anyone else has seen this. I have a

>Windows 2000 server

>>> which reboots every week and has done so for about a

>year. This week when

>>it

>>> rebooted the OS would not load. I used ERD to get into

>the file system and

>>> found that the boot.ini was totally missing. After

>recreating it, the

>>server

>>> booted just fine.
>>>
>>> I am 99% sure that no one deleted the boot.ini but of

>course I can't be

>>100%

>>> sure of that. No one has access other then two of us

>Domain Admins and

>>three

>>> application support people.
>>>
>>> Virus software is up to date and functioning properly.

>Everything else

>>seems

>>> to be normal.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help you might be able to give.
>>>
>>> Ralph
>>>
>>>

>>
>>
>>.
>>

>
>
>.
>

[Chris]

I've heard for GSE6.0, but still, I did not get any positive feedback yet.
I think I'll wait a bit knowing that my GSE5.2 is serving properly the task
I expect.

>
>
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le message de
> news:220e601c45bb3$b61aa690$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Thank you for the link, Chris!
>
> BTW, GS 6.0 has a few fixes available plus they've
> released and SP1...
>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >Got article from Microsoft here :
> >[url]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-[/url]

> US;319011

> >
> >Groupshield 5.0 has a bug in the update sub-system,

> after a succesful

> >update, all files in %SYSTEMDRIVE%\ are deleted.
> >Bug fix with a hotfix or by Groupshield 5.2 (do not

> install Groupshield 6.0,

> >I haven't heard anything good about this version yet).
> >
> >Chris
> >
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> a écrit dans le

> message de

> >news:220cc01c45baa$b62c21d0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >OK, I just spent an hour trying to a KB articles about
> >the issue you've mentioned... I checked both MS and
> >Network Associates websites! Do you have a link for the
> >article???
> >
> >I'm sure Ralph will have the same problem finding an
> >article about that issue!
> >
> >Thanks
> >

> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>What anti-virus do you use ?
> >>This problem has been reported with some version of

> >McAfee Groupshield (all

> >>file if the System drive root bieng deleted during

> >signatures update).

> >>
> >>"Ralph" <rdettwiler@nospam.gfs.com> a écrit dans le

> >message de

> >>news:%23rLyjV3WEHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl.. .
> >>> I was wondering if anyone else has seen this. I have a

> >Windows 2000 server

> >>> which reboots every week and has done so for about a

> >year. This week when

> >>it
> >>> rebooted the OS would not load. I used ERD to get into

> >the file system and

> >>> found that the boot.ini was totally missing. After

> >recreating it, the

> >>server
> >>> booted just fine.
> >>>
> >>> I am 99% sure that no one deleted the boot.ini but of

> >course I can't be

> >>100%
> >>> sure of that. No one has access other then two of us

> >Domain Admins and

> >>three
> >>> application support people.
> >>>
> >>> Virus software is up to date and functioning properly.

> >Everything else

> >>seems
> >>> to be normal.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for any help you might be able to give.
> >>>
> >>> Ralph
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>

> >
> >
> >.
> >

>
>