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Advice Re: files-reformat & W2k clean install

Asked by Cardiff-Dreaming in Windows 2000 Operating System

Tags: 2000, 2003, installation, reformat, w2k

I came home from a trip Friday to find my system/OS trashed by one of my husband's undergrads who to tried to "fix" something on the system.  I have no idea what was wrong since it was humming last Monday when I left.  The only clues I have are:

System freeze (repeated)
Possible bad shut down; scandisk ran repeatedly on reboot
Frequent IE crashes with ntdll.dll as the problem module
Idiot undergrad made NO NOTES about what he was doing
Now I have 2 copies of W2k on the C drive
Copy 1 (new) boots OK but to a bare-bones system (I can access folders from OS #2)
Copy 2 (original) loops endlessly from start-up/logon/loading settings/saving settings
Holding Shift enables Administrator password, but loop begins again
Symptoms persist even in Safe Mode

I tried my ERD, repair install of W2k, and nothing worked.  Two days is enough hair pulling, I'm ready to do a clean install of the OS, etc.  It's been several years since I've done this, so I'm concerned I am overlooking some prep I may need to do.  I have all MS Office docs, pst files, etc. backed up, but I may be overlooking something(s) that I'll be PO'd about later and the less time I spend re-creating, the faster my husband will be out of the dog house.  ;-)

I would also appreciate any advice about the installation including hardware, drivers, software, etc.  The system includes:

Dell XPS R400 (P2)
768 Mb RAM
Maxtor 20 GB HD (D: NTFS/data)
Seagate 250 MB HD (C: NTFS/system/apps/data)
Toshiba DVD ROM SD-M1202 (installation CD MIA/in moving box)
Yamaha CRW-F1E (installation CD MIA/in moving box-includes Ahead/Nero)
Iomega 100 Zip (haven’t used in years)
Floppy drive
Belkin 7 port USB hub
Motorola Surfboard SB5120 USB Cable Modem
NVidia Riva 128/128 ZX
Dell D1028L Monitor
MS Natural Keyboard Elite
IBM wireless mouse
Canoscan FB5-3238 (Canon scanner)
HP 1320 laser printer

Windows 2000 Pro (I have SP 1 and 2 on CDs)
MS Office 2003 Pro
MS Frontpage
MS Project
Panda AV
Irfanview
Spybot
PerfectDisk
Registry Mechanic

If I’ve missed any information you need, let me know.  Thank you VERY much!
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