Hello,I had this message of 'a driver or service unable to load'during start up of my Win2003server server.During Booting,I hit F8 and choosing the start option 'Last configuration that worked'.Realized that it took my server two years back(!),before our domain was even created.Is there any slightest way of reversing this or limitng the 'damage'? hallelujah!

Did you start in normal or safe mode? Pretty sure if you started in safe mode you can just reboot normally without any harm. I'd start looking for my ntbackup set. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

I started in normal mode hallelujah!

I get the feeling that I read or knew how to do that at one time. What I have read seems to suggest you can't get it back but I suspect there is a way to get the second copy of registry that is the older version. Dunno for sure. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

To minimize the damage, just do your best to setup everything the way it was before the reversal. - Domain Settings - IP Settings - Shares (if affected too) I use Veritas Backup Exec and it has the capability of backing up the "System State". This has been a lifesaver many times! Good luck, "i woke up this morning and all of my stuff was stolen and replaced with exact duplicates."