Appears you installed a second instance of the OS on the same partition.
Best to backup your data and start a clean install.
To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000
CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute
makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the
prompts.
When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.
Be sure to apply these to your new install before connecting to any network.
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
Also FYI;
Virtual Device Driver Error Message in 16-Bit MS-DOS Subsystem
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];254914
The article is pretty straight-forward. You'll need to use
regedt32.exe.regedit.exe cannot create Reg_Multi_Sz strings. If you need to
recreate the VirtualDeviceDrivers key; highlight the key (in the left-hand
pane), then Edit|Delete Then (in the left-hand pane) position the cursor on
the "Control" key, (so you'll be creating directly under "Control") then
Edit|Add Key, then for the "Key Name:"
VirtualDeviceDrivers
You can leave the "Class:" blank Then proceed with steps four through seven.
Make sure your doing this logged on as local administrator.
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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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|I had problems with virtual device driver in my win 2000,so i reinstalled
| win2000 as a fresh copy on my C drive.(stupid me i did not think i loose
all
| my data)now i do not have any problems with VDD.but,when i explore windows
i
| can see all my previous files in program files folders and even contents
of
| my documents under adminstrator user.
| there are 2 administrator users.one with administator-home-xxxxxxxxxx.i am
| loging on using administator password (all previous files are also under
| this user name)but i can not see them on desktop/mydocuments/and programs.
| what should i do now.please help.
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