Re: Can't access hard drive!

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"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> This means that your file system is probably intact but that you
> have a problem with Windows. Here are a few options, some
> of which you may have tried already:
> - Reboot with "Last known good configuration"

Tried, no luck.

> - Reboot in "Safe Mode".

Freezes before it loads.

> - Reboot into to the Recovery Console (using the Win2000 CD),
> then run chkdsk.

Even booting from the CD the system locks before I can get this far.

> - Reboot with the Win2000 CD, then select Repair and allow
> the system to repair itself.

Even booting from the CD the system locks before I can get this far.

> - Reboot with the Win2000 CD, select Repair, then install
> Win2000 over the top of the existing installation.

Can't get to repair.

> - Reboot with the Win2000 CD, then perform a new installation
> into a folder other than C:\WINNT.

This has some opportunities associated with it. IF I could get to the
files I could rename the C:\WINNT directory, install a fresh OS copy, and
then manually change settings in the original directory until I found a fix.
How to get there I am unsure of.

> - Temporarily install the disk as a slave disk in some other Win2000/XP
> PC, then save your data files.

Tried this, still can't access the drive.

> - Boot the machine with a Bart PE CD (www.bootdisk.com), then
> save your data files to a networked PC. You will need a WinXP
> Professional CD (but no licence number!) and a CD burner to make
> a Bart PE CD.

I will look into this.


> About the data you would hate to lose: For $100.00 or less you
> can buy a 40 GByte backup hard disk and a USB disk case, which
> might make you wonder why you decided not to back up your
> important files to an independent medium on a weekly basis.

Lesson learned.

>
>
> "TX Piper" <TXPiper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:79D6B625-8337-4F28-8EC4-C23ECA02E736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > If allowed to boot as normal, the white Windows 2000 Prof screen shows up.
> > The process bar at the bottom of the screen locks up at about
> three-quarters
> > of the way through to completion. Then it enters a lock-up, and goes no
> > further.
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > "TX Piper" <TX Piper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:70F0FA80-C9FE-46F6-AFA9-9F389287B9F5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > 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
> ode? -
> > > > 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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