Re: Win2K login problem

From: JasonO (compguruman@hotmail.com)
Date: 12/31/02 

From: "JasonO" <compguruman@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 10:06:53 -0800

Well this didn't end well. RH8 doesn't by default support
ntfs and the only patch that you can get for it is to read
a ntfs volume. Next problem was the recovery console. I
will get a c: prompt but no commands work. so i cant change
any files from there. Finally i decided to rerun the
windows emergency repair disk. The disk found several
changed files including the ones related to my keyboard and
mouse that you had listed. So I had it replace just these
files. after that i restart and guess what? Windows is
CORRUPTED. It doesnt even attempt to boot and cant even
find ntldr. The windows CD on next basically says "windows
is corrupt and cannot be repaired". The only thing i can
do at this step is burn all my files to a cd from linux and
reinstall windows (some 60GB's of files). Maybe i should
just get rid of windows all together. linux never has any
of these problems.
>-----Original Message-----
>Your must have trashed the Logitech Keyboard SYSTEM FILE.
>You have TWO options.
>
>1. Use the windows cd to launch WRC (Windows Recovery
Console) to
>recover/replace system files.
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;216417
>
>2. Make your WIN2K partition accessible to your RedHad
partition and insert
>the damaged/missing system files @ c:\winnt\system32 etc.
>
>You should be looking for these files:
>i8042prt.sys
>L8042pr2.sys
>kbdclass.sys
>lkbdflt2.sys
>
>
>Hope that helps
>x.
>
>
>"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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