Re: Can't access hard drive!

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"TX Piper" <TX Piper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> After loading all the updates to Norton Systemworks I had a security
> auto-update to Windows 2K come through. It installed, and went to reboot.
> The system now locks up on boot. I have tried to use my restore disk to
no
> avail. The system locks up before I can get to anything! Safe mode? -
> can't get to it. Repair console? - can't get to it. My son seems to think
> that I am in a freeze mode due to mups.sys, but I can't confirm that. Any
> suggestions? The system was working GREAT prior to this update hitting
me,
> and I would HATE to lose all the data on this drive.

How far does the boot process go? Please be precise!


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