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OK. The Win2000 Resource Guide suggests install a duplicate copy of Win2000
and using it to scan the drives, theoretically fix the registry, etc.
Looking at a mini-hex dump, it seemed to say it couldn't load the security
hive. I copied over the security, system, and software files from the
original \repair folder into the \system32\config folder. I now get a very
fast blue screen, then the reboot. Loading the original installations event
viewer files into the second installation, I have a bugcheck showing error
0xc000218. I googled for it, and the only hit I got was on the Spanish
version of the MS Technet site which called it an UNKNOWN_HARD_ERROR.
Unfortunately, I don't read Spanish. Also, this error is not in the English
Technet site, or listed in any of my Win2000 resource books. The link is
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/es/library/ServerHelp/fc8efbed-4ea6-4068-9f55-40801292ec6d.mspx

I am pretty sure it is my hard drive, but I am still hoping.

"Head Hunter" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eKtDyXZrFHA.1168@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have a system that dual-boots Win98 and Win2000 on separate partitions.
>Both systems are fully current on updates and anti-virus. Everything was
>working fine on Saturday. Sunday morning, I was in Win98 and it was fine.
>I rebooted into Win2000, and that is when the fun started.
>
> First, I had a "missing or corrupt D:\WINNT\System32\Config\System file".
> Not a problem. My D-Drive is formatted as FAT32 for just this kind of
> problem, so I booted into Win98, and copied the file from the Repair
> folder, and rebooted. Then, Win2000 had to perform a consistancy check on
> my D: drive. Was taking forever (15 minutes to get to 17% with no
> problems), so I went to watch TV. Came back, and saw the screen had the
> white and blue "Windows 2000 is starting" screen. Then, black screen and
> reboot. Now, I just get the white bar going across the bottom of the
> screen, gets all the way across, then reboot. Safe Mode doesn't work
> either, same problem.
>
> I am not getting a blue screen or any kind of error. It just keeps
> rebooting. I really don't want to have to reinstall everything if I don't
> have to. Forunately, I can get to most of my data from Win98, but there
> is a partition on another physical hard drive that is NTFS, so I can't see
> it.
>
> Any ideas, before I do the deed and reinstall???
>


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