Restore Windows 2012 domain controller VM error 0xc00002e2 from Windows Server Backup
“Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We’re Just collecting some error infro, and then you can restart. (100% complete)”
You may got the above error message, when start a Windows 2012 AD guest VM which restored successfully from Windows server backup.
Scene:
restore a windows Hyper-V backup (backup from windows built-on application Windows Server Backup over 3 months for example backup date Jan 1 2016 ) to a new machine.
successfully restore via Windows server backup (restored date is April 1 2016)
change Hyper-V config. setting in Hyper-V manager
start VM (Windows 2012 AD )
got error.
Solution:
change Windows Hyper-V Host machine date go back to Jan 3, 2016, close backup date as possible.
perform windows server backup again to restore the backup as normal.
change Hyper-V config. setting in Hyper-V manager.
start VM (windows 2012 AD) , you should start without any error
login to VM.
change guest system date to the real time (for example April 1, 2016).
reboot VM.
chnage Hyper-V host machine to the real time (for example April 1, 2016).
done!
