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After MS Updates, W2KPro Freezes.......

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by TeMerc, 2006/11/22.

  1. 2006/11/22
    TeMerc

    TeMerc Inactive Alumni Thread Starter

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    Last nite after hitting the MS update site for my W2KPro box, I rebooted, the machine had been sitting for some time, I then got to the log in screen and it froze. Nothing for me to do but power off and try again.

    Same thing. Finally on the third time I go to the desktop, but only the desktop, but with no icons, taskbar or anything else. Well, the pointer moved around nice, but no functionality, right-click or anything.

    Figured I'd try safe mode, booted up fine, got to desk top and all appeared ok. Until I tried to click on something, then it froze again. Power off, reboot back to safe mode. Tried to get to Event manager, it froze a bit but eventually began again, then I got a "'Windows-System Error'\Hard Error" dialog box.

    No details or files listed\mentioned.

    I did notice a bunch of items in Event Mgr., but it froze. Is it likely those will give me some info, I've not tried again since last nite.

    This is just a lay around box I attained and is of no crucial use, but I'd like to see what has happened.

    Thanks everyone.
     
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  2. 2006/11/23
    TeMerc

    TeMerc Inactive Alumni Thread Starter

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    Hmmmm.....:confused: Odd thing occurred this afternoon.

    After the box being off for about 12-14 hours, I turned it on and it booted up fine and has been on most of the day with no 'complaints'.

    <head scratch>
     
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  4. 2006/11/23
    Arie

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    Weird...

    I've only got W2K running in a VM, and didn't have any problems after the last updates.
     
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  5. 2006/11/23
    TeMerc

    TeMerc Inactive Alumni Thread Starter

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    Oh, and this may have been a cumulation of a couple of months of updates, there were 13 critical ones. Last time I had tried, WU wouldn't work.

    I'll have to poke around Event Mgr and see if anything there points to anything particular.
     
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  6. 2006/11/23
    Christer

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    I had a similar experience yesterday on a WinXP computer that I manage for our flying club. I logged in as an administrator (I do this on a monthly basis the same evening as the monthly board meeting to keep it reasonably up-to-date) and ran LiveUpdate for Norton, rebooted as prompted and next went to Windows Update. Four updates plus the "malicious software removal ".

    When rebooting the computer bluescreened with a message "could not mount boot volume" or words to that meaning. I hit the reset switch and was given the choices of normal or safe mode - I choose normal and it hung at the black Windows XP screen with the HDD LED lit all the time. I thought that the old trusted IBM DeathStar had finally bought it but I brought out the Ghost Boot Disks and restored the most recent image.

    The computer rebooted without a problem, I downloaded eight months worth of updates to Norton and Windows and it now runs as if nothing happened.

    I don't know what happened when it blue screened but I believe that the computer had not been defragmented since it was installed eight months ago. Could that have played a part in the "melt down "?

    Christer
     
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  7. 2006/11/23
    TeMerc

    TeMerc Inactive Alumni Thread Starter

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    No Christer, this box is an almost new install. I had gotten the machine from a friend and used a disk to install just so I can get a little bit familiar with W2K, so there are virtually 'no miles' on it. I have only used it rarely and don't use it for any infection testing, so it's unlikely something got corrupted. Altho you never know with these dang PCs. :p

    I plan on using it more over the long weekend to see if there are any other oddball occurrences.
     
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  8. 2006/11/29
    Krostif

    Krostif Inactive

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    unreadable event viewer

    Hello TeMerc,
    In the case you aren't allowed to read the event viewer, even in safe mode, I suggest you to use a soft called ERD commander.
    As a bootable CD, it does a great job, like to be able to access the event viewer, changing the local admin password, backing up files using the network or an usb key, etc...
    This is perfect to troubleshoot a computer, avoiding eventually an new installation.
     
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  9. 2006/11/30
    TeMerc

    TeMerc Inactive Alumni Thread Starter

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    Thanks for that Krostif, appreciate it. I'll give it a look and see if it's something I can pick up.

    The machine has been running fine all week. Go figure. :confused:
     
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