RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, use the appropriate method:
Update Your Repair Information to Your Hard Disk
If the files located in the %SystemRoot%\Repair folder exceed the capacity
of a single floppy disk, you cannot create an ERD that contains all of
your current repair information. If this occurs, you can update your
repair information to your hard disk. In most cases you can use the
updated repair information on your hard disk when you repair your Windows
NT installation.
To update your repair information to your hard disk, use the Update Repair
Info option in the Rdisk.exe tool.
NOTE: If you do not have an ERD and the SystemRoot%\Repair folder on your
hard disk becomes unavailable, you cannot repair your Windows NT
installation. As a precaution you should make a backup copy of the
%SystemRoot%\Repair folder.
Create the ERD Without Using the /s Command-Line Switch
When you use the /s command-line switch with the Rdisk.exe tool, the Sam._
and Security._ database files are copied to the %SystemRoot%\Repair folder
and to the ERD. If your repair information exceeds the capacity of a
single floppy disk, you may not be able to use the /s command-line switch
when you create the ERD.
To create an ERD without copying the Sam._ and Security._ database files,
run the Rdisk.exe tool with no command-line switches. Use the Update
Repair Info option, and click Yes when you are prompted to create an ERD.
For additional information about the /s command-line switch, see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
122857
: RDISK /S and RDISK /S- Options in Windows NT
If you used the /s command-line switch with the Rdisk.exe tool, the Sam._
and Security._ databases were copied to your %SystemRoot%\Repair folder.
You may be able to create an ERD by using an older version of these files.
If you have a version of the Sam._ and Security._ files from an earlier
backup or ERD, copy them to the %SystemRoot%\Repair folder. Run the
Rdisk.exe tool, use the Update Repair Info option, and click Yes when you
are prompted to create an ERD.
NOTE: If you use an older version of your Sam._ and Security._ files when
you repair your Windows NT installation, you may lose user account and
machine account information.