startup/boot problems..

Okay, I'm posting this here, and in a few other places.. I have a "small" problem with win2k... it won't boot.. I tried installing over it.. that doesn't boot either.. Here's what happens/ed.. I start the PC..win2k loads on the "..with NT techn...




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#50124 - 06/19/00 11:34 PM startup/boot problems..
SSAWoody Offline
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Registered: 06/19/00
Posts: 2
Okay, I'm posting this here, and in a few other places..
I have a "small" problem with win2k...
it won't boot..
I tried installing over it..
that doesn't boot either..
Here's what happens/ed..
I start the PC..win2k loads on the "..with NT technology" screen with the blue status bar..
then it checks the FAT32-win98 drive for errors(usually finds some)then when it tries to initilize the win2k GUI, it BOSD's and restarts..
I can't figure out why..
I decided I was going to create a second partition on that NTFS drive and install a second win2k, so I could back up the data I need off the 1st install of 2k..
I get "could not be unmounted" or something like that from PM5.0..
so I try the FAT32 drive and it tells me that the FAT table has errors..

1) how can I get the info off the win2k drive
(I know, delete the 98 partition and install 2k there, I have no problems doing that..)
2) can I fix the 98 FAT table error?(providing I don't have to install 2k over it?)
#1 is more important that #2, as I've already got all the data off the win98 drive that I want..

win2k and win98 are on two different physical drives..

Any thoughts?

Thanks guys..

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#50125 - 06/20/00 02:49 PM Re: startup/boot problems..
kgeissler Offline
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Registered: 03/16/00
Posts: 362
Loc: Dallas, TX
Are you overclocking your processor?

When I overclocked mine, Windows 2000 would do the same thing you are describing.

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