Windows 2000 pro will not boot

If the test passed, the Windows crashed beyond repair You said the Recovery Console did not see Windows. You may keep the HD. Install all software No brainer here. Restore data No brainer. Or Set up to store data in the server instead. This is the way I ended up doing what I needed.

I used Batpe to access the drive and move files to a network share. I then went to Compusa and bought a adapter with a usb 2. Then used Ghost to copy the drive to mine and now can get to anything I need to.

The reason I Ghosted the drive is the Bartpe disk has a program I loaded to check drives. And that one is on its last leggs. Walmart will have to wait for me for awhile:. Dear, If you want to reset the bios passward you must shutdown the machine then remove the battery from the motherboar for few minutes then start your machine and WITHOUT BATTERY for few minutes then shutdown the machine and put the battery in the motherboard and start it to access into bios.

I suggest you to use this step in the first. And if the problem still after this solution, You must take out the Hard Disk from the labtop and put it as a slave in another machine to take your backup then you can scan your Hard disk or format it if you need.

Note: you must take in your considration the format kind for the hard disk that you want to use it as a master when you start to take the backup. Good Luck. If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem.

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Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks. Popular Topics in General Windows. Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the system power is turned off? Submit ». Mark Jun 16, at UTC. I do have a windows server disk available. Will that work? GaryAFS wrote: It should let you get to the repair console but you won't be able to do a repair install in place upgrade without a Windows Pro install cd.

David Scammell This person is a verified professional. Verify your account to enable IT peers to see that you are a professional. No, you will need a Windows Pro CD to run the repair process. Restart the computer. If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem.

Also please exercise your best judgment when posting in the forums--revealing personal information such as your e-mail address, telephone number, and address is not recommended. Please note: Do not post advertisements, offensive material, profanity, or personal attacks. Please remember to be considerate of other members. All submitted content is subject to our Terms Of Use. General discussion. It gets to the black Safe Mode screen, but just before displaying the Windows logon it reboots.

My computer boots normally and I can boot to the Recovery Console. Any quick fix for this problem other than an in-place upgrade of the operating system? It recently had a problem booting up at all, had to run chkdsk twice from the Recovery Console. Running chkdsk seems to have fixed that problem, but did report "one or more unrecoverable problems". Share Flag. All Comments.