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Windows 2k won't completely start
Name: Lizette Date: September 18, 2003 at 06:54:16 Pacific OS: Windows 2000 CPU/Ram: 350 Mhz/128 MB
Comment:
I tried to install Linux on another partition with Powerquest boot. After not installing Linux at all and removing the partition, i set the partition with windows 2k on it, active. But suddenly it won't completely start anymore. I get the "welcome win2000" screen but it won't start my desktop. (All i see is the background) I tried to start in safe mode, and that didn't work too. All i got was a black screen with "safe mode" at the sides, but no desktop. Anyone know what i should do?
Name: Barry Date: September 18, 2003 at 07:18:15 Pacific
Reply:
Could be a damaged partition, may need to reformat disk and create new partition.
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Response Number 2
Name: Lizette Date: September 18, 2003 at 07:53:45 Pacific
Reply:
But isn't it weird that safemode won't start either?
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Response Number 3
Name: andre Date: September 18, 2003 at 09:36:24 Pacific
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I had the same. However, if I waited longer in the safe mode, it finally did start up. (but it took a couple of minutes. After that I restored the latest working registry I had, and all works again.
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Response Number 4
Name: jamrock110 Date: September 18, 2003 at 11:43:50 Pacific
Reply:
you might have to reinstall if you really want your system to start
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