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Windows 2000 Keeps restarting in splash screen
Hi, I have Windows 2000 that keeps restarting in splash screen, and it also restarting in safe mode. There's a blue screen right before it's restarting, but it's turn off very quickly I cannot get it read. Is there any solutions for this?? Can I get that blue screen message in recovery console?? thanks.
mattisflones
No, you wont get that screen in the console.. Did you try doing a recovery?
Can you give the exact error message
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I cannot get the error message because it's too fast, what king of recovery? I did fixmbr & fixboot but still didn't work.
The OS repair.. Fixboot and FixMBR doesnt fix didley squat in the OS.
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How do I do the OS repair??
Insert the OS CD, restart, follow teh options and select a repair.. Its quite self explainatory..
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q229/7/16.ASP&NoWebContent=1
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q229/7/16.ASP&NoWebContent=1
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The options is just ERD & rcovery console, I don't have the ERD for this installation, and I don't know how to repair from recovery console.
Is this a OEM version of the OS? If so youre screwed.. and you have to reinstall.
Edit the boot.ini from the recovery console and put the /sos and /basevga switches in to see if that helps. I doubt the basevgaa will help as safe mode also falls over but the /sos might tell you if a service is causing the blue screen. Then you can disable the service from recovery console if its that.
Any new hardware been added recently? Is the PC Overclocked?
Any new hardware been added recently? Is the PC Overclocked?
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do you know how to get in to root (C:/) ??
What if you boot up and press the F8 key. Then try 'Last Known Good Configuration'.
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I used /sos but the blue screen still too fast. All the options in F8 not working (always restarting). How about if I reinstall, will all the programs wiped out??
the link i sent you refers to xp, however it works with win2k,win3k aswell, before you do a repair NOT reinstall, try to do what the link says.
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