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Computer crashed, how do I reinstall win2000?
Posted on 07/10/2003 7:19:45 AM PDT by joanil
Help! My win2000 pc crashed. It is stuck in a endless loop where it starts up, goesinto the window2000 start page and when it gets to the 'administrator'/password wincow I see that my password has vanished! Then the screen goes black and the pc again tries to start. I went into the safe mode by pressing f8 and tried to reinstal a password but it will not work with the original password. I am stumped! I have the win2000 cd and a 'magic floppy' that was given to me before my nephew moved out of state, and he is not available right now. How can I reload this win2000? I am using my web tv right now to message, but it sure is slow! Thanks!
TOPICS: Computers/Internet
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:19:45 AM PDT
by
joanil
To: joanil
YOU can boot to the 2000 CD and reinstall, OR you can FDISK, Reformat, Install *note* you will have to add all applications again, all your personal stuff will be lost then. I suggest you try the first option I gave you. (read my profile)
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:22:43 AM PDT
by
Zavien Doombringer
(Ain't nothing worse than feeling obsolete....)
To: joanil
No help here (Mac Family) but I'll bump it for you
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07/10/2003 7:22:47 AM PDT
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:23:38 AM PDT
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To: joanil
By 'magic disk' are you referring to a recovery boot disk.
You may have a corrupted registery probably caused by a virus. The boot disk may, and I mean may, get you enough access to repair the registry.
Otherwise you may have to reinstall. If you don't have an original cd with the 'key code' you'll either have to buy W2000 or talk somebody who has one to let you borrow it.
Very similar thing happened to me yesterday.
To: joanil
Are you saying you don't know the administrator password?
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:26:16 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: joanil
Wish I could remember the names of some of the computer mavens around here -- Lord knows there are plenty.
But BTTT anyway!
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:26:17 AM PDT
by
maryz
To: Zavien Doombringer
How do I begin the 'boot' process? I inserted the win cd into the tray but nothing happens when the cd is installed and the cds grive starts. In other words, is there a specific point or critical time to insert the win cd? Or some kind of prompt command I need to use in dos or safe mode to get the cd to start up?
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:28:55 AM PDT
by
joanil
To: AppyPappy
I tried to reinstall my original administrator password in safe mode to no avail.
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:31:02 AM PDT
by
joanil
To: joanil
Check your CMOS or setup settings (by pressing F10 or whatever it takes to go into setup when it starts up, some use F2 or the delete key) and make the CD drive first choice for startup. Insert W2K CD. You should get a prompt to 'start from CD' when booting up now. Take it, go through the prompts to install W2K over the original copy. Leave the format of the disk as it is. It will reinstall W2K and leave your program files alone. You may have to recreate your desktop, depending on you configuration though.
Probably what happened was an incomplete install of an update or some such.
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:31:05 AM PDT
by
Not_Who_U_Think
(If it's too loud, you're too old.)
To: AppyPappy
Appy, I bought a used notebook online and the sellers didn't remove the administrative password from MS XP Pro, which I'm not familiar with. Been trying for months to get a way around it. I'd be tremendously grateful if you had some helpful advice.
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:31:27 AM PDT
by
Lady Jag
(Googolplex Star Thinker of the Seventh Galaxy of Light and Ingenuity)
To: joanil
I had this happen to me. It turned out that some file necessary for proper start up had vanished itself. Fortunately, I got the system guy at work to reinstall W2K for me.
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:32:28 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(The Preview button is for wimps!)
To: joanil; Zavien Doombringer
I dunno how to help you, but maybe it was that
"q" at the end of your list name that caused the crash!!
All kidding aside, best of luck. Hope you get it fixed soon.
To: sciencediet
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:35:05 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: joanil
If you go to www.microsoft.com and do some research there are elaborate instructions on how to restore your registry files to a prior version. A much easier way is to remove your hard drive and plug it in as a secondary drive on an alternate machine. Then you can simply rename the 5 files to a version before your problems started. Once you do that your machine will boot like it used to and you will not lose any files. I have done this trick several times and it is nice to not have to reinstall everything. If you can't find the help at MS I will research it for you later. Whatever you do, don't reinstall the operating system yet. It is usually not necessary.
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:35:33 AM PDT
by
Reeses
To: joanil
Don't you have files and information you want to save? If you don't then just put the win 2k disc in and reboot your computer. You *may* have to adjust your bios to enable a boot from CD.
Just reinstall win2k over your existing version which will be wiped out in the process
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:35:35 AM PDT
by
dennisw
(G-d is at war with Amalek for all generations)
To: joanil
Don't you have to know the admin password to change it?
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:35:38 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: Semper Paratus
If the Master Boot Record is damaged, you wouldn't get to the windows login. If windows 95 (ewww) or 98 were the OS, then I would have suggested booting to A:\, then FDISK /MBR to repare the boot record. Win 2000 is a different animal...
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:36:56 AM PDT
by
Zavien Doombringer
(Ain't nothing worse than feeling obsolete....)
To: joanil
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posted on
07/10/2003 7:37:40 AM PDT
by
B Knotts
To: joanil
Pick it up and shake it.
No, wait, that's for the Etch-a-Sketch.
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