Re: Windows2000 - System Files Deleted, Winlogon 100%, Data Deleted in Other Partitions

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rouz_at_nscomcast.net)
Date: 11/29/03 

Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:34:29 GMT

I agree. I never ran into memory problems until about three years ago, before then
never. I had a computer that ran great but I needed to reinstall OS and I had all
kinds of problems - BSOD, files could not be copied, rebooting, etc. After about the
fifth attempt I pulled out one of the memory modules and bingo, everything went
great. Overheating cpus [kind of obvious] and flaky power supplies [less obvious,
unless fan is failing] are other common problem areas. --- Steve

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message
news:ehLx1RmtDHA.2360@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Have you tried different hardware? Today I concluded a
> two-week exercise that drove me crazy with all sorts of
> unexplained errors, even after brand-new installations.
> It turned out that I had a faulty memory chip: It worked
> most of the time but not all of the time.
>
>
> "Anurag Jain" <janurag@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:8217a02d.0311290106.54962c1e@posting.google.com...
> > Dear All,
> >
> > For past few months I am facing problems on my windows 2000 server.
> >
> > My Development environment needs of following,
> > IIS, VB6, MS Office 2000, MS SQL Server Client
> >
> > My PC contains my web-site code that is mainly written in ASP/HTML
> > and certain VB COM Components.
> >
> > At random times, sometimes in 1 day or 2 day or max 15 days, my
> > operating system crashes and I have to do a complete reinstall. The
> > behaviour is as follows,
> >
> > 1. System becomes very busy. A lot of hard disk activity starts
> > happening.
> > 2. Some system Files goes missing such as all msc files etc. Even
> > sometimes task manager also refuses to open up.
> > 3. Event Viewer, which i had to open using mmc console, shows alot of
> > "Windows File Protection" in System Log saying an attempt was made to
> > replace the blab, blab blab... This message is repeated for hundreds
> > of system files.
> > 4. In task manager, Winlogon says 100%.
> > 5. After doing a force shutdown the pc refuses to start up, saying -
> > "ntoskrnl.exe missing or corrupted" or "Operating System Missing"
> > This Message appears according to what time the shutdown was forced
> > (I
> > must have done 50 reinstallation so far.) If as soon as I had an
> > inkling
> > that the system is going down and I shut it down, it says
> > "c_1252.nls
> > missing", if little later then "Hal.dll Missing", more later
> > then "ntoskrnl.exe missing". If much more later then "Operating
> > System
> > Missing"
> > 6. Using another system and attaching my Hard disk to examine it, I
> > found
> > many of system files were deleted, some data was deleted, sometimes
> > complete
> > partition info is gone.
> >
> > I have applied every patch that microsoft has supplied.
> >
> > I have tested and tried around 20 antiviruses and about 15 firewalls.
> > Scanned my site code and other data thouroughly before crash and after
> > crash through all these anti viruses. Not a Single Virus reported.
> > Anyway this problem has come with other servers also that did not
> > contain these files.
> >
> > I have disabled admin shares, removed netbios configuration and tried
> > every trick to secure my system that microsoft keeps on giving for
> > securing servers.
> >
> > I have even changed my OS to Professional/XP and even NT and NT
> > workstations.
> >
> > I have tried with both All FAT partitions as well as with ALL NTFS
> > partitions.
> >
> > I have changed my PC hardware as well. Shifted location in the office
> > also :-).
> >
> > The only thing that has kept my PC working longest, was no preplanned
> > thought. It was like a "Tea Boiling Experience" in "Three Men in
> > Boat". You have to convince the PC that we are not worried about it's
> > going down and show no concern for it. You can't say or even think "I
> > am going to finish this work today" over a cup of tea. You can't
> > design anything away from your PC.
> >
> > One more thing as long as you keep working on the OS it is all fine,
> > but you give it or urself just 5-10 mts of rest, without shutting it
> > down, pop it goes down.
> >
> > Give me some options so that I can stop bulshitting around.
> >
> > Regards,
> > [Anurag Jain]
>
>

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