Here are some other suggestions you can try.
- If it stops by giving a blue screen then there is high posibility that some H/W is causing problem.
- See if you can remove any additional H/W like a...

How many partitions do you have? What kind of Partition do you have (NTFS or FAT32)?

Try to make 2 partions, before installing try do a full format.

Use Norton Ghost to make a CD with your needs. It will create a Recovery CD which can restore your machine to the date the restore was made. It will install everything including all applications...

Thanks for your support.

That's good.

Oh that's gr8, I also started repairing PC's a hobby. But Iam a Software Development Tech Lead now. And I run CodeRewind

Not an issue, anyways good luck.

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Yes, Thats right, quick formats just wipes the link records, it does not actually wipes all the data.

No, i dont mean from within window, i know that you dont have any OS anymore. Iam talking about the XP Setup process, which guides you to use the format option.

This once happened with me and it turned to be the Power Supply, So if you hava space Power Supply try using that, keep replacing motherboard as the last resort.

Good luck!

There is nothing needed in a raw partition, If you have a Bootable XP CD try formatting in from the XP Setup. It should take care of it.

Let me know how it goes.

How did you reset the CMOS? Did you power on the PC for few seconds with the CMOS battery removed? That will reset the BIOS completely. Also after the reset goto the BIOS screen and select "Restore...

It seems as if the HDD is the problem, Can you try using a diff. XP Setup CD?

At this point it seems to be the mother board, PLease try replacing the CMOS battery first as that resolved most of these issues.

You cannot get the old password but if you want you can reset the old password to a new one. Retrieving the old password may be a tough task.

Yes, this will work for Win2K Pro also.

If the above solution does not fix the isse then follow this:

-> Extract and merge this reg key I have attached. You just have to double click on the .reg file.

About SFC Command
Scans and replaces any Microsoft Windows file on the computer and replaces any changed file with the correct version. This is a great command to run when you are running into an...

Try this:

Run --> sfc /purgecache
and then run sfc /scannow

This will scan and fix all the system files.

No Problem, anytime

Yes its my personal file. I used to work for Microsoft Enterprise Support. I moved into development when i was a tech lead there.

If the last suggestion does not work then download the zip file and run the back file. That will re-register the basic files needed to run add/remove programs.

Try this:

1.Click Start, and then click Run.
2.In the Open box, type cmd, and then press ENTER.
3.In the Command window, type sfc /purgecache, and then press ENTER.
4.In the Command window,...

Open Control Panel --> Open Mail --> goto Data Files. And remove the folders you dont need.

You can check the Event Viewer to check for security and app logs and In task sceduler - click advanced - view log.

Are you running it on a Windows 2000 Server or Desktop? Also What is the entire error code? It sounds like a permission issue. Please check the account you used to configure the job and try to...

Can you login as a local admin on the machines? And on how many machines do you have this issue?

This can also happen if the same User ID exists as a Domain user and local user on that machine.

The reason for could be because there is already configuration on that computer for the same username either on the same domain or a different domain.

Are you using Roaming profiles or Local profiles in your network?

What if you dont open "My Computer" and open just Explorer or any other app? Does the freeze occur?

Disable the AutoRun for both Drives.

Here are few things to check.
1.) Try each drive individually as master (with nothing on the slave) just to make sure the hardware is still working properly. Note: Do this only if you are...

In that case if you have not overwritten that folder, you can use some data recovery tools and get it back. Although there is not guarantee of getting 100% data back.

Where did you store your photos and music files?

So did you install anything after that?

After formatting but not after overwritting. Thre is no guarantee on what % of data will be retrieved.