H-E-L-P!!! Win2000 boot failures

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Tony Gilbert

I have a notebook PC running Win2000 Pro which has suddenly decided not to
boot any more. On normal boot process, it gets around half way through the
main boot loading process then locks up and won't go any further. Booting to
safe mode (any variation) it get to the mvp.sys (or is it mup.sys?) line and
stops. Booting from the setup CD has the same result as booting from the
hard disk. Booting from the boot floppy set it says it cannot load
NTKRNLMP.EXE (error code 7) - I am not sure if this is the same issue or a
problem with the boot set.

Any help would be appreciated. I have boot disks for Win98SE as well if they
are of any use in this situation and I have other machines running 2000 pro
too.

Tony
 
I discovered that by removing my Netgear PCMCIA LAN card, I can get the
notebook to boot successfully. This would suggest, I guess, that the card
has developed a fault. But as they are so expensive to replace (and I don't
have a spare notebook to test it in), is there a way to be certain that this
is the problem?

Tony
 
Local computer repair place?

Tony said:
I discovered that by removing my Netgear PCMCIA LAN card, I can get the
notebook to boot successfully. This would suggest, I guess, that the card
has developed a fault. But as they are so expensive to replace (and I don't
have a spare notebook to test it in), is there a way to be certain that this
is the problem?

Tony
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That would cost more than another PCMCIA card! I know these expenses seem
trivial, but when you are f/t student they are anything but....

Since yesterday, I reinstalled the LAN card drivers with the card out of the
slot, then plugged it back in. Notebook booted up and recognised the LAN
card and worked fine ... for how long I do not know.

How can I see drivers that are installed for a device that is removed? I
know there is a switch somewhere that allows me to view them, but just can't
find it. I now suspect corrupted drivers for some reason.

Tony
 
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