Re: Win2000 Continuously Reboots

Dave,

Tried everything you suggested with no success. Everything seems to check
out okay, but just keeps rebooting. I am beginning to think it is a
Registry problem like that described in Q258098. Going to make a new post
on that topic.

Thanks for the suggestions!

Don





"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eF%237Nt22FHA.3880@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> If the security hive is corrupt, it may be possible to rename the security
> hive found in
> %windir%\system32\config\security
> to security.old
> then try copying the most recent backup found in
> %windir%\repair\regback
> to
> %windir%\system32\config\
> If that fails you haven't much choice but to copy/ use the
> original-as-installed security hive from
> %windir%\repair\security
> to
> %windir%\system32\config\security
>
> To start the Recovery Console, start the computer from the Windows 2000
> Setup CD or the Windows 2000 Setup floppy disks. If you do not have Setup
> floppy disks and your computer cannot start from the Windows 2000 Setup
> CD, use another Windows 2000-based computer to create the Setup floppy
> disks. At the "Welcome to Setup" screen. Press F10 or R to repair a
> Windows 2000 installation, and then press C to use the Recovery Console.
> The Recovery Console then prompts you for the administrator password. If
> you do not have the correct password, Recovery Console does not allow
> access to the computer. If an incorrect password is entered three times,
> the Recovery Console quits and restarts the computer. Note If the registry
> is corrupted or missing or no valid installations are found, the Recovery
> Console starts in the root of the startup volume without requiring a
> password. You cannot access any folders, but you can carry out commands
> such as chkdsk, fixboot, and fixmbr for limited disk repairs. Once the
> password has been validated, you have full access to the Recovery Console,
> but limited access to the hard disk. You can only access the following
> folders on your computer: drive root, %systemroot% or %windir%
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Don" wrote:
>>I am working on a Win2000 box for a some friends of mine. Basically, the
>> machine partially boots, then reboots - in an infinite loop. It gets to
>> the
>> white start-up screen with the blue progress bar, then reboots. And
>> reboots. And reboots.
>>
>> Once I caught a message that said something like "security hive corrupt",
>> but can't be sure since it was so fast. I've pulled the drive an put it
>> in
>> another machine as a slave drive. Mounts okay and all files seem
>> visible.
>> Ran a virus scan on it and nothing (some adware stuff). Put the disk in
>> another machine and got the same continuous reboot result.
>>
>> Tried using the 4 disk set of floppies for repair. Going through the
>> Console option, I can get to c:\winnt. If I pick the manual repair
>> option
>> and pick Locate, it says it can not find an installation to repair. (Of
>> course there are no rescue disks!) Unfortunately, my setup disks crapped
>> out before I got a chance to try the auto repair option.
>>
>> Any suggestions on where to go from here? Do I just install Win2000 over
>> again? Or maybe Win XP Pro? Given that it is sort of a re-install, what
>> are the chances that the data and programs will come through (relatively)
>> unscathed?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>
>


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