Re: Win 2000 pro won't boot

Thanks, I have a XP OEM PC at home. Would the recovery disk from this work?

Thanks

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

This is incorrect. A Bart PE boot CD requires a WinXP
Professional CD. There should be lots of those around.

"canna" <canna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks for your response. I should have mentioned that it BSOD's even in
safe
mode, infact every option I select from the F8 menu just BSOD's.

BART PE requires a Windows 2000 installation disk which I don't have. I'm
currently searching and asking people if they could lend me their copy but
not many home users seem to run win 2000.

Is there anything else I could try in the meantime?

Thanks

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:


"canna" <canna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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When the 2000 screen apear the loading bar gets about 3 quarters across
and
BSOD appears. It mentions about a virus and says run CHDSK /F.

How can I fix this? I really need the files on the laptop for work. I
got
the laptop from a friend but it does not have a 2000 disk with it.

I have gone to bootdisk. com and downloaded 4 disks and 2 .exe files.
These
are currently on my memory stick. The laptop doesn't have a floppy
drive
do I
need to put these files on a CD?

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Canna

Here are a few options:
- Try booting in Safe Mode, by pressing F8 early during the boot phase.
- Boot the machine with a Bart PE boot CD (www.bootdisk.com),
then copy the files to a flash disk.
- Remove the disk, then install it in an external USB case so that you
can access your files on some other PC.

This would be a good time to review your backup policy.
In a robust installation, important files always reside on at
least two independent media.






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