Re: Win2K login problem

From: Ryan Lambert (rlambert@netsourceit.com)
Date: 12/31/02 

From: "Ryan Lambert" <rlambert@netsourceit.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 06:27:08 -0800

Er.

MS does support dual-boot systems on a FAT partition.

Jason,

It really sounds like a damaged driver or system file
issue to me. You say you can press F8 and get to the menu,
then you cannot input anymore. This is around the time
that the mouse and keyboard drivers initialize for W2k.

I would take Server's advice, personally. It seems like
your Redhat install messed up a few much needed files.

Ryan C. Lambert, MCP
NetSource
http://www.netsourceit.com/

>-----Original Message-----
>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.
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