randomly, but probably 3/4 times, when the win2k boot screen it up around half, the computer will just automatically reset. i havent installed anything recently and it worked before, but now it wont. i thought it was the bios problem, because i have another win2k adv srv as a dualboot and same thing happened, so i changed it back to the default settings, but still no luck. this is the bootlog i got from ntbtlog.txt Service Pack 411 19 2003 12:44:15.500 Loaded driver \WINNT\System32\ntoskrnl.exe Loaded driver \WINNT\System32\hal.dll Loaded driver \WINNT\System32\BOOTVID.DLL Loaded driver ACPI.sys Loaded driver \WINNT\System32\DRIVERS\WMILIB.SYS Loaded driver pci.sys Loaded driver isapnp.sys Loaded driver pciide.sys Loaded driver \WINNT\System32\DRIVERS\PCIIDEX.SYS Loaded driver MountMgr.sys Loaded driver ftdisk.sys Loaded driver Diskperf.sys Loaded driver dmload.sys Loaded driver dmio.sys Loaded driver PartMgr.sys Loaded driver viaide.sys Loaded driver atapi.sys Loaded driver disk.sys Loaded driver \WINNT\System32\DRIVERS\CLASSPNP.SYS Loaded driver Dfs.sys Loaded driver Fastfat.sys Loaded driver KSecDD.sys Loaded driver NDIS.sys Loaded driver viaagp1.sys Loaded driver Mup.sys Did not load driver Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Did not load driver VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM) Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port Did not load driver VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM) Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port Did not load driver VIA Tech VT8361/VT8601 Graphics Controller 5.13.01.3112 Did not load driver VIA Tech VT8361/VT8601 Graphics Controller 5.13.01.3112 Did not load driver VIA Tech VT8361/VT8601 Graphics Controller 5.13.01.3112 Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\cdrom.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\uhcd.sys Did not load driver VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM) Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\RTL8139.SYS Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\fdc.sys Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\i8042prt.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mouclass.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\kbdclass.sys Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rasl2tp.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ndistapi.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ndiswan.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\raspptp.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ptilink.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\raspti.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\parallel.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\swenum.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\update.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\usbhub.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\flpydisk.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\NDProxy.SYS Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\lbrtfdc.SYS Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Sfloppy.SYS Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Changer.SYS Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Cdaudio.SYS Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Fs_Rec.SYS Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Null.SYS Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Beep.SYS Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\VIAPFD.SYS Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\sglfb.SYS Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\tga.SYS Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\vga.sys Did not load driver mnmdd.SYS Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Msfs.SYS Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\Npfs.SYS Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rasacd.sys Did not load driver Wanarp.SYS Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\msgpc.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\tcpip.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\netbt.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\netbios.sys Did not load driver Parport.SYS Did not load driver Serial.SYS Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\Drivers\PCIDump.SYS Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\redbook.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys Did not load driver VIA Tech VT8361/VT8601 Graphics Controller 5.13.01.3112 Did not load driver VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM) Did not load driver Communications Port Did not load driver Printer Port Did not load driver Audio Codecs Did not load driver Legacy Audio Drivers Did not load driver Media Control Devices Did not load driver Legacy Video Capture Devices Did not load driver Video Codecs Loaded driver \SystemRoot\System32\drivers\afd.sys Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\rdbss.sys Did not load driver \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\mrxsmb.sys if anyone can provide help, i greatly appreciate it :(

Dear SLyCaT: Can I join you? I am experiencing same pb. If you get an answer from the forum or else; could you copy me? I really app. guinea

ah, i found out the problem, apparently it was the power supply. i had a blackout like couple days before i noticd this problem. i thought it was the drivers so you might want to check that out. or maybe your computer cant handle it, i tried winxp, but i couldnt get it to work because the videocard wasnt good enough or something =\

I have the same issue: bootup unsuccessful. What I know: it is not a hardware problem. Description: My laptop has 2 OS: - Windows 2000 professional English version - Windows 2000 professional French version I installed Norton 2004 trial version in Oct 2003 on English OS. The trial period expired last week. Lat Thursday, I had bootup problem. The error message was: STOP: c000026c (unable to load Device Driver) \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\ACPIEC.sys device driver could not be loaded. Error status was 0xc0000221 But, after renewing bootup operation, the boot was successful (for the last time). But, since, any bootup with English OS version is ended with the above error message while bootup is successful using French OS. My assumption: this issue is related to Norton 2004. Because the French version continue to function without any problem. After renaming all files/directory related to Norton (nav*, norton*, symantec*), I reboot the laptop using English OS and I got a new error message: STOP: c000026c (unable to load Device Driver) \SystemRoot\System32\DRIVERS\MSGPC.sys device driver could not be loaded. Error status was 0xc000012f This was my last attempt. Any comment/idea/suggestion/input is welcome