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KEVINS

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I have a feeling I'm in over my head b/c i know NOTHING about computers but I just got my computer fixed last month and they switched me over from Win98 to Win2000. Everything was working great until just yesterday.

When I reboot my computer it stays in an endless loop of rebooting and then shutting down and it will do this forever.

The error I get is "Fail to Initialize" then it shuts down and automatically reboots it's self in this endless loop.

I can get it to work in Safe Mode which is what I'm in now but for some reason I can't connect to the microsoft website to try a upgrade/patch.
I do not have the OS disks otherwise I would just reinstall windows2000 and I have no backup files or ??.

Can someone help me is there a file a can replace with a good one?:(

KS
 
It could be Memory process error , it could be in your Bios or it could be from these install numbers
DO NOT INSTALL UPDATE NUMBERS 890859, 891781, 893066, or 893086.

But id guess that Hotfix number 890859 is the culprit.

This article explains you how to uninstall a Microsoft hotfix installed using Windows Update site or through Automatic Updates. This procedure is useful in scenarios where installation of a recent update prevents you from loading Windows XP in any startup modes (including Safe Mode Command Prompt, Safe Mode etc).

When you install a hotfix, it automatically creates a hotfix uninstallation folder in your Windows directory. The hotfix backup folder usually has the following naming convention:

$NtUninstallKBnnnnnn$ - Where the nnnnnn refers to the update / Knowledgebase article ID. You can gather more information on that update by visiting this page: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=nnnnnn

Replace nnnnnn with the actual numbers. For example: MS05-012: Vulnerability in OLE and COM could allow remote code execution
Uninstalling a hotfix using Recovery Console

Boot into the Windows XP Recovery Console using the Windows XP CD-ROM or using the startup option (if available). See article How to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP for more information.

Type in the password for your installation of Windows XP, and press Enter.

When you see the C:\Windows Prompt, type this command:

DIR $*

This lists all the folder starting with the letter $. All the $NtUninstall.... folders are now displayed. $NtUninstall folders are nothing but the Hotfix backup folders, which contains the original version of the system files, before the hotfix was installed.

Note down the Hotfix numbers matching the date you installed the problematic Hotfix(es). Spot the Hotfix that you want to remove, and change to that directory by typing this:

CHDIR $NtUninstallKBnnnnnn$\spuninst

Example:

CHDIR $NtUninstallKB873333$\spuninst

Once you're in that folder, you'll need to execute the spuninst.txt which contains DOS commands, similar to a .BAT file. The command instructions in this spuninst.txt file will actually copy the original system files to their respective folders. To run the spuninst.txt file, type this:

BATCH spuninst.txt

The hotfix will be uninstalled. Restart, and see if the problem is resolved. If Windows loads normally, open Add/Remove Programs and completely uninstall that particular hotfix. This ensures that the additional files, Add/Remove entries and other registry keys added by the Hotfix are removed completely.

If Windows does not load, load Recovery Console again and then follow the above procedure to remove the additional Hotfixes one at a time, to isolate the problem. If you install multiple Hotfixes in a single session, it's difficult to point out which of the installed Hotfixes is preventing Windows XP from loading. Hence you need to troubleshoot it on a trial and error basis, using Recovery Console.
 
oh wait strike that....you went from win 98 to Windows ME/ 2000 eh? well theres your prob...Windows ME/2000 blows, the absolute worst OS ever cobbled together

I would go back to Win98 if thats all your system can handle. a XP upgrade swallows ram

But you can check to see if you got automatic update of hotfix and use info i provided to remove

good luck
 
Try this...

Windows 2000 is not the same as ME!!! ME was based on 98 that was made to have the same feel as 2000. The 2000 OS is much more stable but very old by todays standards. I used to run it on all my production floors at work. Really not worth the time anymore. If you really need a Microsoft install, go with XP.

I think you would be better off running ubuntu, PC Linux 2007 or PC-BSD on your home computer.
Ubuntu Home Page | Ubuntu

PCLinuxOS

PC-BSD - Home < My favorite :)

I like pc bsd over the others because it is really a pretty freebsd install. It is so much more secure than the others, out of the box or after configuration. You will give up some of the *new* applications as some of them have not been ported over or developed for the BSD side of things.

If you just want an internet, email, word processing and media machine, I would go with one of the first two. Download ubuntu and boot your computer into it. You can test drive it without performing an install to the hard drive. After it's up and running on your hard drive, you install from hundreds of free applications available. Just remember to install something like guard dog ( you can do this after the OS install) and protect your network interface.
 
yeah my bad, i should have rephrased it, windows 2000 was like upgrade over the NT system which was more stable over the 98 which hadnt had the bugs worked out before ME came along which had more bugs and issues then 98 which would have taken 7 years to fix insted of 10 with ME unlike 2000 which only took 5 years to work the bugs out untill XP came along which had its own set of bugs and issues unlike if someone were just running a MAC!

:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
 
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