Re: Win2K login problem

From: Drew Cooper [MS] (dcoop@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/31/02 

From: "Drew Cooper [MS]" <dcoop@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 22:23:16 -0800

MS doesn't support dual-boot systems.

That said, my next reaction is "repair didn't work?". Maybe your Linux
install mucked with some Windows files, but what you're seeing would lead me
(naively) to believe that drivers have been mutilated in some weird way or
maybe the hardware profile was trashed - contention for resources or
somesuch. Repair should detect and correct this. Was your BIOS changed to
non-plug-and-play during the Linux installation?
You really ran repair form the CD?

If you can edit the registry of the Windows installation from the Linux
installation or from the console (a .reg file?) or even from another
parallel Windows installation, you could edit the registry to auto-logon.
It's an outside chance, but maybe after logon, Windows would look for
hardware changes. 

--
Drew Cooper [MS]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"JasonO" <compguruman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:050201c2b087$7af782f0$d4f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA11...
> Ok I'm having a weird problem that i've never seen before.
>  I have a duel-boot between windows 2000 pro and red hat
> linux 8.  If i select windows it will boot up like normal
> and give me the message telling me to press ctrl+alt+del to
> login.  But neither my mouse or keyboard does anything at
> this point.  I usually use a logitech wireless keyboard and
> mouse which i have never had a problem with.  The batteries
> are fine.  So I plugged in a ps/2 style keyboard and mouse
> to see if that worked but i just got the same response.  I
> have tried using safe-mode, the emergency repair disk, and
> the windows setup boot disk.  none of these things worked.
>  I kind of feel like the OS is freezing right when the
> login prompt apprears.  The only response i get is when i
> press the power button on the tower which gives me a quick
> "shutting down" dialog right on top of the login screen.
> if i boot to linux there are no problems.  wireless and
> ps/s keyboards both work fine.   Any suggestions?
>
>
> btw I am able to press F8 to get the windows boot menu and
> after i select a option no further input is allowed.