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Incompatibility with Windows devices may lead to booting problems in Windows Server 2003

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If you are a regular computer user, then you must have faced several instances when you are unable to boot the system. This is a very common scenario that many users face, and there could be several causes for it. The most prevalent reasons behind this could be incompatibility with some hardware devices or conflicts with a third-party application. You should try to eradicate the booting problem using appropriate methods. If you are unable to recover Windows data, then there is a need to use a third-party Windows data recovery software to recover Windows files.

Considering a practical situation in which you have a Windows Server 2003 system. When you try to start the system. It fails to do so and stops at a black screen or hangs while booting.

Cause:

For this scenario, there could be the following reasons that are causing this issue:

Having conflicts with some Windows Driver that is hindering the boot process.

Incompatibility with some third-party driver that is stopping the system from booting.

Resolution:

To repair such issues, you should modify the registry entries for the concerned registries. However, you should be extremely careful in doing this or take assistance from some technician as any mistake while modifying the registries would definitely result in more serious damage. To modify the registries, you should perform the following steps:

Start the system in Safe Mode.

Click Start | Run.

Enter ‘regedit’ in ‘Run’ box. The Registry Editor window will be displayed.

Navigate to the following registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal

Export this key to the following file:

SafeBoot.reg

Navigate to the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services

Export this key to the following file:

Services.reg

Edit this file by opening it in Notepad.

In this Notepad file, find all the entries matching to the following registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SafeBoot\Minimal

After finding the matching registry keys, replace them with the following registry key:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

Save the ‘Services.reg’ file and close the file.

Restart the computer in normal mode.

However, if this problem does not get solved by modifying the registry keys that means you are not able to recover windows files. So, to recover the valuable data, using an efficient third-party Windows data recovery software remains the only solution.

One of the most reliable data recovery tools available is Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery that recovers inaccessible or deleted files from various storage media such as hard drives, pen drives, iPods, etc. Compatible with Windows 7, Vista, Server 2003, XP, and 2000, this Windows data recovery tool is supported by FAT, NTFS, and exFAT file systems. The tool is equipped with a Boot CD that enables to boot the system when it is not booting properly.

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