Re: Server 2000 refusing to install software or drivers

These articles may help.

http://nam-en.apc.com/cgi-bin/nam_en.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7202

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555386/

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Fletch" wrote:
| We have a 2000 server standard setup that has been working perfectly for
| ages, but all of a sudden this week has refused to install any new
software,
| updates or driver files.
|
| There is no error message given the install progress just hangs on
startup,
| also it refuses to install drivers for veritas backup exec, again with no
| errors. I have run chdsk on the drives and they come back OK, even windows
| updates refuse to run. I have tried creating a new administrator and
logging
| in as that but that refuses to create a desktop, just sits there with a
blank
| blue screen.
|
| The server other than this issue is working perfectly, users have access
to
| what they need without any issues at all, there is no GPO set to prevent
| installation or modification on the admin accounts.
|
| Any help or advice would be greatly Appreciated.


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