where is windows 2000 startup file?

[Suthern]

My problem is that after installing 2 differn't programs, then restarting, my computer won't go past the blue, white, and black "windows 2000" loading screen. I'm looking for the file that I can edit in dos, and take out the lines that have to do with the 2 programs starting up. None of hte options in the F8 menu work. not safemode, debuggin, or any of the others! I have alot of work on this computer, and don't want to lose it. (I'm writing of a friends computer) Does anyone know where I can find the file? Thank you!

-Suthern

 

[Suthern]

For more information, see my other post about the windows boot screen. Thank you.

-Suthern

 

[sixthsense]

the safest way to save ur work is remove the harddisk from ur comp.
attach it to a comp running win2000.
take a backup of all ur work.
delete the program and its file causing trouble manually.
then put the harddisk back in ur comp and try booting.
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[sixthsense]

u can also try booting from tthe win2000 cdrom
select repair and then follow the screen instruction
choose console when prompted.u'll be in dos mode then from where u can edit the file u want.
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[Suthern]

the prob is that I have 2 windows cd's. One is a beta verseion that I can boot off of, repair off of. The other is the pro version. I CAN"T BOOT OFF THE PRO VERSION. Also, I don't know of anyone else near me that is running win 2000. I know win98 wouldn't recognize NTFS.
As to the second reply, I can use a 98 startup disk, and get to the command prompt, thats not a problem. The problem is, HOW DO I KNOW WHAT FILE TO EDIT??? Thats All I need to know, is what file... Thanks to both of you for trying to awnser! It's a hard question.

-Suthern

P>S> It wouldn't hurt to try the emergeny repair>counsel. As long as I don't have to reinstall win 2000!! it takes ages, and all for 2 small programs.

 

[sixthsense]

if u know which program is causing the trouble
u can wash out the whole dir of the particular program under the prog files dir
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[Suthern]

The whole restart or freez happens JUST when the screen would change to a blue windows backround. so I know its something that windows is trying to load, but failing. Something funny happend when trying the counsel recovery. Currently, win2k is installed under E:/winnt. In the recovery counsel, it only gave me the option of an installation in C:/winnt!! Not only that, but none of my passwords would work!!! I'm now throughly confused. My next step is to try to make this HD a SLAVE, use an old HD as a master, and start up, I think win2k installation is still on my old HD, I'll try it.

THe problem is that m y old HD is flaky, and gives out sometimes. Oh well.

Soo, what you mean to tell me is that unlike win98, there is no boot file that I can manually edit from dos, to make certain programs not start?

-Suthern

 

[Suthern]

UPDATE!!! I'm now on my computer, running off an old HD. Now, I know what programs they were, and where they are stored, but how do I make it so that when the other HD with windows starts up, it won't load them. I just want to know that. I'm sure there's a file somewhere.......


-Suthern

 

[compnut24]

your registry, but i dont know much about the registry, so you'll just have to look around.