Big windows 2000 Problem

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Gareth Naples

Hi all,
I have been getting this problem repeatedly since just
before Christmass. My PC has worked well up until then.

What happens is that randomly, (as far as I can see) my
Windows installation trashes it's self, to be more
specific important registry files called "system"
and "Software" get corrupted.

I cannot really see a pattern here, usually something goes
wrong, either when installing something, I get an error
message that says xxx cannot load, cannot create xxx,
xxxhas stopped responding...Then upon reboot I get this
error message:

"Windows 2000 could not start because the following file
is missing or corrupt \WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEMced
startup options for windows 2000 press F8"

I can sometimes restore the system to a point by replacing
these two files from a backup, but I usually lose my user
preferances and some applications.

Yesterday, I went to start-up Jedi Knight Academy and it
hung when loading up a mission, the PC froze and I had to
hit reset, then I got the message above.

Another time I was playing LOMAC, and in game my Cougar
stopped working over and over again, then the game
wouldn't start, and on re boot the above error message.
Another time I was using the windows media player, and the
PC froze, I had to reset, and again the above error
message.

This has happened 8 times since just before Christmas. I
cannot really see any patterns, and this isn't just
happening after hitting reset, it has happened just a
normal restart and a normal shut-down and reboot..

It's getting serious now...

Any ideas would be most appreciated

Gareth Naples
 
Sounds like drive and or drive controller failure.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.

:
| Hi all,
| I have been getting this problem repeatedly since just
| before Christmass. My PC has worked well up until then.
|
| What happens is that randomly, (as far as I can see) my
| Windows installation trashes it's self, to be more
| specific important registry files called "system"
| and "Software" get corrupted.
|
| I cannot really see a pattern here, usually something goes
| wrong, either when installing something, I get an error
| message that says xxx cannot load, cannot create xxx,
| xxxhas stopped responding...Then upon reboot I get this
| error message:
|
| "Windows 2000 could not start because the following file
| is missing or corrupt \WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEMced
| startup options for windows 2000 press F8"
|
| I can sometimes restore the system to a point by replacing
| these two files from a backup, but I usually lose my user
| preferances and some applications.
|
| Yesterday, I went to start-up Jedi Knight Academy and it
| hung when loading up a mission, the PC froze and I had to
| hit reset, then I got the message above.
|
| Another time I was playing LOMAC, and in game my Cougar
| stopped working over and over again, then the game
| wouldn't start, and on re boot the above error message.
| Another time I was using the windows media player, and the
| PC froze, I had to reset, and again the above error
| message.
|
| This has happened 8 times since just before Christmas. I
| cannot really see any patterns, and this isn't just
| happening after hitting reset, it has happened just a
| normal restart and a normal shut-down and reboot..
|
| It's getting serious now...
|
| Any ideas would be most appreciated
|
| Gareth Naples
 
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