I need help.....
I don't know what I have done but my W2K now refuses to boot: just before starting 
to display the desktop it reboots, again and again.
Is it something already seen?
I can still run W98 on my computer but all the software is under W2K
Many thanks if you can help

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re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Monday, November 24, 2003 at 1:21 pm Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Marc ,,,,,sound like and looks like a virus,,,,start win98 and download SpyBot from the net ,then put it on a 3 1/2 " disk or you can save it to the winnt folder on your HD, restart your machine and go in to win2k in the safe mode ( F8 key ), install Spybot on the HD and run it...then reboot see if it comes up right .. If still will not boot ,,,reboot with the win2k cd and run the repair ... On Monday, November 24, 2003 at 12:29 pm, Marc wrote: >I need help..... >I don't know what I have done but my W2K now refuses to boot: just before starting >to display the desktop it reboots, again and again. >Is it something already seen? >I can still run W98 on my computer but all the software is under W2K >Many thanks if you can help > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Monday, November 24, 2003 at 2:24 pm Posted by Marc (51 messages posted) Bob, I thought it could be a worm too, and I am currently running an updated Norton antivirus under W98. I cannot start anything in W2K: it reboots the same way in safe mode or in "last ggod configuration" I will try to reboot with the W2K CD. I just want to avoid reinstalling all my software Many thanks and please, let me know if you have other ideas Marc On Monday, November 24, 2003 at 1:21 pm, Aspen Bob wrote: >Marc ,,,,,sound like and looks like a virus,,,,start win98 and download SpyBot >from the net ,then put it on a >3 1/2 " disk or you can save it to the winnt folder on your HD, restart your machine >and go in to win2k in the safe mode ( F8 key ), install Spybot on the HD and run >it...then reboot see if it comes up right .. >If still will not boot ,,,reboot with the win2k cd and run the repair ... > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Monday, November 24, 2003 at 5:29 pm Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Marc ,,,,,most the new virus will not hook up with win98 just win2k and newer ,,Norton will not find them or take them out,,looks like you will need to run the repair to get back into win2k good luck On Monday, November 24, 2003 at 2:24 pm, Marc wrote: >Bob, >I thought it could be a worm too, and I am currently running an updated Norton antivirus >under W98. >I cannot start anything in W2K: it reboots the same way in safe mode or in "last >ggod configuration" > >I will try to reboot with the W2K CD. I just want to avoid reinstalling all my software > >Many thanks and please, let me know if you have other ideas >Marc > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 4:04 am Posted by Marc (51 messages posted) repair doesn't work because I cannot boot from the CD. I have to first run W98 and then launch the W2K CD, which allows me only to do a new install of W2K... Any possibility to avoid reinstalling all the other software? (I have a recent copy of the registries but doesn't know what to do with it) thanks again Marc On Monday, November 24, 2003 at 5:29 pm, Aspen Bob wrote: >Marc ,,,,,most the new virus will not hook up with win98 just win2k and newer ,,Norton >will not find them or take them out,,looks like you will need to run the repair to >get back into win2k good luck > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 11:43 am Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Marc ,,,,go into the BIOS setup ( norm. would be the del. key to get into the BIOS setup just at the post) and change it to boot to the a: drive then to your cd drive D: and then to your HD C:/> save and exit,,,if you did it right the win2k will load at startup when it is in the cd drive,,,,,,,,,if you have a usb cd drive you download a file to load your USB port up just after post...then win2k cd will find it and start it up On Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 4:04 am, Marc wrote: >repair doesn't work because I cannot boot from the CD. I have to first run W98 and >then launch the W2K CD, which allows me only to do a new install of W2K... >Any possibility to avoid reinstalling all the other software? (I have a recent copy >of the registries but doesn't know what to do with it) >thanks again >Marc > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 12:07 pm Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Marc ,,,, here's a link and some text about USB driver http://www.addonics.com/support/download/usb/USBboot.zip You will also need to download rawrite2.exe to blow out the img file.... Installing Windows using USB connection The following procedures have been tested to work successfully with various Notebook and Desktop computers by our engineers. Because of the growing complexity of new computer hardware and software, there is always possibility that the USB DOS driver and the installation procedures that we provide cannot enable you to install the Windows OS onto your system. In this case, you may need to check with your hardware manufacturers to determine the problem. Addonics cannot provide any technical support beyond our own products as our technical staffs have no knowledge of the computer hardware and software that you have. Often time, there might be existing hardware problems or damaged installation CDs that prevent the proper installation of the Windows OS. Please note that the current USB DOS driver can only support USB 1.1 speed. As always, you should make a back up copy of all your important data before reinstalling the Windows OS. Addonics is not liable for data loss, time loss or claim of system damage resulted from the instructions outlined below. We welcome any valuable inputs you can provide us so we can continue to improve our services and products. Please email all your comments to atc@addonics.com or any technical related questions to techinfo@addonics.com. * Make sure you have enough space in your local hard drive. At least 4Gb or higher. The USB cable is an Addonics USB 2.0 interface cable. The process involved A. Set up the USB drives under DOS mode (step 1 - 9) B. Copy folders and files from your Windows installation CD to the hard drives (step 10 - 17) C. start the software installation Installing Windows 2000, XP, 98SE or Me using the Addonics USB CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD/CDRW or DVD-R/RW drive. Download USB DOS driver and Save the file to your hard drive. Use Winzip to extract the file, if you do not have the Winzip program you may get a shareware version here www.winzip.com Once Winzip is installed, use the program to extract the file. Open the folder name USBboot and execute the rawrite2.exe When prompt for the image name, enter dosboot.img Enter the floppy drive as your destination drive, which in general is the A:\ Place a disk into the floppy drive and press enter When it is done, reboot with this disk to use the USB devices. CDROM drives will be using the Drive R:\ Hard Drives will be using the next letter available. Please note there will be no letter for the hard drive if it has not been partitioned and formatted. If you are not familiar with partitioning or formating a hard drive, please go to the following Microsoft link for the information http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q255867 If everything went well, you should have a drive R:\ for the CDROM drive. You are now ready to copy the I386 folder from the Windows 2000 or XP installation CD to the hard drive. At the prompt, go to the C:\drive by typing “C:" then "Enter” At the Local Drive C:\drive, create a Folder name. For example at the C:\prompt type “MD 2k”. Doing this will create a folder name “2K” on your local hard drive. Now type “R": then "Enter” to go to the R:\drive At the R:\ prompt type the following “Path=A:" then press "Enter Now type “Xcopy . /s C:\2k" then press "Enter” (There is a space between Xcopy and the dot) Once the copy process is completed, go to the C:\drive. Open the folder you have created, in this case it is the 2k folder. For example: from the C:\ prompt type “CD 2k" then press "Enter” Now go to the I386 folder by typing CD I386 then Enter, from the C:\I386 type Winnt and enter. Installation should now start. Follow instruction from your Operating System manual on how to install the OS. (Installation will take some time, Please be patient) Installing Windows 98SE or Me using the Addonics USB CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD/CDRW or DVD-R/RW drive. The procedures are practically identical to Windows 2000 or XP as described above. Except instead of copying the I386 folder to the hard drive, you will copy the Windows 98SE folder or the Windows Me folder to the hard drive. First, follow step 1 through 10 above. Make sure you have enough space in your local hard drive. At least 2Gb or higher. If everything went well, you should have a drive R:\ for the CDROM drive. At the prompt, go to the C:\drive by typing “C: then enter” At the Local Drive C:\drive, create a Folder name. For example at the C:\prompt type “MD 98” doing this will create a folder name “98” on your local hard drive. Now type “R: then enter” to go to the R:\drive At the R:\prompt type the following “Path=A:" then press enter Now type “Xcopy . /s C:\98" then press "Enter” (There is a space between Xcopy and the dot) Once the copy process is completed, go to the C:\drive. Open the folder you have created, in this case it is the 98 folder. For example: from the C:\prompt type “CD 98" then press "Enter” Now go to the 98 folder type "CD win98" then "Enter", from the C:\win98 type "Setup" and "enter". Installation should now start. Follow instruction from your Operating System manual on how to install the OS. (Installation will take some time, Please be patient) Destination drive - using USB floppy or other equivalent of removable storage device. If your system does not have a built-in floppy drive, you may use a USB floppy, ZIP drive, CD or USB hard drive. But your system BIOS must have support for booting from USB floppy, ZIP, CD-ROM or hard drive. Make sure the media that you use to boot the system contains all the files from the dosboot.img in step 5. On Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 11:43 am, Aspen Bob wrote: >Marc ,,,,go into the BIOS setup ( norm. would be the del. key to get into the BIOS >setup just at the post) and change it to boot to the a: drive then to your cd drive >D: and then to your HD C:/> save and exit,,,if you did it right the win2k will load >at startup when it is in the cd drive,,,,,,,,,if you have a usb cd drive you download >a file to load your USB port up just after post...then win2k cd will find it and >start it up > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Saturday, November 29, 2003 at 8:51 am Posted by Marc (51 messages posted) Bob, I tried, but rawrite2 cannot write my floppy: "can't figure out how many sectors for this diskette" And anyway, my W98SE doesn't even recognise anymore my CD/RW (and dannot find the driver) On Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at 12:07 pm, Aspen Bob wrote: >Marc ,,,, here's a link and some text about USB driver > > >http://www.addonics.com/support/download/usb/USBboot.zip >You will also need to download rawrite2.exe to blow out the img file.... > >Installing Windows using USB connection > >The following procedures have been tested to work successfully with various Notebook >and Desktop computers by our engineers. Because of the growing complexity of new >computer hardware and software, there is always possibility that the USB DOS driver >and the installation procedures that we provide cannot enable you to install the >Windows OS onto your system. In this case, you may need to check with your hardware >manufacturers to determine the problem. Addonics cannot provide any technical support >beyond our own products as our technical staffs have no knowledge of the computer >hardware and software that you have. Often time, there might be existing hardware >problems or damaged installation CDs that prevent the proper installation of the >Windows OS. Please note that the current USB DOS driver can only support USB 1.1 >speed. > >As always, you should make a back up copy of all your important data before reinstalling >the Windows OS. Addonics is not liable for data loss, time loss or claim of system >damage resulted from the instructions outlined below. We welcome any valuable inputs >you can provide us so we can continue to improve our services and products. Please >email all your comments to atc@addonics.com or any technical related questions to >techinfo@addonics.com. > >* Make sure you have enough space in your local hard drive. At least 4Gb or higher. >The USB cable is an Addonics USB 2.0 interface cable. > >The process involved > >A. Set up the USB drives under DOS mode (step 1 - 9) >B. Copy folders and files from your Windows installation CD to the hard drives (step >10 - 17) >C. start the software installation > >Installing Windows 2000, XP, 98SE or Me using the Addonics USB CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD/CDRW >or DVD-R/RW drive. > >Download USB DOS driver and Save the file to your hard drive. >Use Winzip to extract the file, if you do not have the Winzip program you may get >a shareware version here www.winzip.com >Once Winzip is installed, use the program to extract the file. >Open the folder name USBboot and execute the rawrite2.exe >When prompt for the image name, enter dosboot.img >Enter the floppy drive as your destination drive, which in general is the A:\ >Place a disk into the floppy drive and press enter >When it is done, reboot with this disk to use the USB devices. >CDROM drives will be using the Drive R:\ >Hard Drives will be using the next letter available. Please note there will be no >letter for the hard drive if it has not been partitioned and formatted. If you are >not familiar with partitioning or formating a hard drive, please go to the following >Microsoft link for the information http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q255867 >If everything went well, you should have a drive R:\ for the CDROM drive. You are >now ready to copy the I386 folder from the Windows 2000 or XP installation CD to >the hard drive. >At the prompt, go to the C:\drive by typing “C:" then "Enter” >At the Local Drive C:\drive, create a Folder name. For example at the C:\prompt type >“MD 2k”. Doing this will create a folder name “2K” on your >local hard drive. >Now type “R": then "Enter” to go to the R:\drive >At the R:\ prompt type the following “Path=A:" then press "Enter >Now type “Xcopy . /s C:\2k" then press "Enter” (There is a space between >Xcopy and the dot) >Once the copy process is completed, go to the C:\drive. >Open the folder you have created, in this case it is the 2k folder. For example: >from the C:\ prompt type “CD 2k" then press "Enter” >Now go to the I386 folder by typing CD I386 then Enter, from the C:\I386 type Winnt >and enter. >Installation should now start. Follow instruction from your Operating System manual >on how to install the OS. (Installation will take some time, Please be patient) > > > > > > > >Installing Windows 98SE or Me using the Addonics USB CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD/CDRW or >DVD-R/RW drive. > >The procedures are practically identical to Windows 2000 or XP as described above. >Except instead of copying the I386 folder to the hard drive, you will copy the Windows >98SE folder or the Windows Me folder to the hard drive. > >First, follow step 1 through 10 above. Make sure you have enough space in your local >hard drive. At least 2Gb or higher. >If everything went well, you should have a drive R:\ for the CDROM drive. >At the prompt, go to the C:\drive by typing “C: then enter” >At the Local Drive C:\drive, create a Folder name. For example at the C:\prompt type >“MD 98” doing this will create a folder name “98” on your >local hard drive. >Now type “R: then enter” to go to the R:\drive >At the R:\prompt type the following “Path=A:" then press enter >Now type “Xcopy . /s C:\98" then press "Enter” (There is a space between >Xcopy and the dot) >Once the copy process is completed, go to the C:\drive. Open the folder you have >created, in this case it is the 98 folder. For example: from the C:\prompt type “CD >98" then press "Enter” >Now go to the 98 folder type "CD win98" then "Enter", from the C:\win98 type "Setup" >and "enter". >Installation should now start. Follow instruction from your Operating System manual >on how to install the OS. (Installation will take some time, Please be patient) > >Destination drive - using USB floppy or other equivalent of removable storage device. > >If your system does not have a built-in floppy drive, you may use a USB floppy, ZIP >drive, CD or USB hard drive. But your system BIOS must have support for booting from >USB floppy, ZIP, CD-ROM or hard drive. Make sure the media that you use to boot the >system contains all the files from the dosboot.img in step 5. > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Saturday, November 29, 2003 at 10:05 am Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Marc ,,,,just format the floppy ( 1.4mb ) b/4 you try to write to it you should not need to know how many sectors are on the disk format will set the disk up for you... besure to tell rawrite2 where the ing file is and what drive to use .....(rawrite2 c:\>temp1\dosboot.img a:) cd drivers are in the img file if it's a standard cdrw drive On Saturday, November 29, 2003 at 8:51 am, Marc wrote: >Bob, >I tried, but rawrite2 cannot write my floppy: "can't figure out how many sectors >for this diskette" > >And anyway, my W98SE doesn't even recognise anymore my CD/RW (and dannot find the >driver) > > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Sunday, November 30, 2003 at 9:03 am Posted by Marc (51 messages posted) Bob, I'm so sorry, but it really doesn't work: always the same msg about sectors whatever I try (reformatted, tried another path) And problems are accumulating My DVD rom has a pcmcia. It doesn't boot either. Any chance to change that? When I start the computer it starts reading before launching WWindows but that's all. Maybe another question: could I just open the laptop, take the harddrive out, install it in another (different) laptop and boot a windows CD? Any risk that it wouldn't work or worse damage the second laptop? Thank you for your patience Marc On Saturday, November 29, 2003 at 10:05 am, Aspen Bob wrote: >Marc ,,,,just format the floppy ( 1.4mb ) b/4 you try to write to it you should not >need to know how many sectors are on the disk format will set the disk up for you... >besure to tell rawrite2 where the ing file is and what drive to use .....(rawrite2 > c:\>temp1\dosboot.img a:) >cd drivers are in the img file if it's a standard cdrw drive > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Sunday, November 30, 2003 at 11:17 am Posted by DEX (11847 messages posted) Marc ,,,your right it will not work because it's for a USB port not for a pcmcia cd rom....need to read the text file that came with it... "in another (different) " I would not because it's laptop take in to a desktop and try it ... Unplug the one that's in the desktop and plug the laptop HD in..... Then boot with the win2k cd and let in format the drive. DON'T install win2k just format the HD... Or you can download a bootdisk for win98se and format the drive,,,from bootdisk.com You says what's with all the format stuff...??? If you install win2k on the laptop drive in the desktop pc it will use the hardware in the desktop and not the laptop,,,,,and you don't have a way to fix it on the laptop with out a cd drive....(to run the repair item to find the hardware on the laptop...) So anyway after you have formated the drive go to the win2k cd and copy the I-386 dir to the drive.. it will be on the cd under winnt/I-386. copy to the laptop HD i.e. C:\>I-386setupNT Then put it back in the laptop and restart the laptop with the win98se boot disk,,,then go to C:\>I-386setupNT dir and type winnt.exe in it will install and set it up to run on the laptop....... I know it looks hard but it's not, just takes time....with a out boot cd rom drive... On Sunday, November 30, 2003 at 9:03 am, Marc wrote: >Bob, >I'm so sorry, but it really doesn't work: always the same msg about sectors whatever >I try (reformatted, tried another path) >And problems are accumulating > >My DVD rom has a pcmcia. It doesn't boot either. Any chance to change that? When >I start the computer it starts reading before launching WWindows but that's all. >Maybe another question: could I just open the laptop, take the harddrive out, install >it in another (different) laptop and boot a windows CD? Any risk that it wouldn't >work or worse damage the second laptop? > >Thank you for your patience >Marc > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Help needed: W2K reboots constantly Monday, December 1, 2003 at 3:59 am Posted by Marc (51 messages posted) That's seems reasonable. Many thanks Bob Can I ask another one: someone suggested that I could boot from the floppy (it works) and then launch the install from the CD. How about the second part? Would it work? If yes, how would I install the driver for the CD player? On Sunday, November 30, 2003 at 11:17 am, Aspen Bob wrote: >Marc ,,,your right it will not work because it's for a USB port not for a pcmcia >cd rom....need to read the text file that came with it... >"in another (different) " I would not because it's laptop take in to a desktop and >try it ... >Unplug the one that's in the desktop and plug the laptop HD in..... >Then boot with the win2k cd and let in format the drive. >DON'T install win2k just format the HD... >Or you can download a bootdisk for win98se and format the drive,,,from bootdisk.com >You says what's with all the format stuff...??? >If you install win2k on the laptop drive in the desktop pc it will use the hardware >in the desktop and not the laptop,,,,,and you don't have a way to fix it on the laptop >with out a cd drive....(to run the repair item to find the hardware on the laptop...) >So anyway after you have formated the drive go to the win2k cd and copy the I-386 >dir to the drive.. >it will be on the cd under winnt/I-386. >copy to the laptop HD i.e. C:\>I-386setupNT >Then put it back in the laptop and restart the laptop with the win98se boot disk,,,then >go to >C:\>I-386setupNT dir and type winnt.exe in it will install and set it up to run >on the laptop....... >I know it looks hard but it's not, just takes time....with a out boot cd rom drive... > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum