2000 PRO DLLs for kernel

[Guest]

DELL OptiPlex with an attitude. Seemingly, I've corrupted one of my boot
files. boot.ini, ntoskrnl and hal.dll. Don't know if there is a virus that
destroys those things or not. I've tried all the knowledge base suggestions,
replacing the files from the cd...etc. Have installed another version to a
different directory. Tried building a new boot. ini. Still getting the same
message.

"Windows 2000 could not start because of an error in the software. Please
report this problem as:
load needed DLLs for kernel.
Please contact your support person to report this problem."

Desperately needing any help you can provide. Any diagnostics I can run to
test these files or the hard drive. I know scan disk used to do that kind of
work, don't know if 2000 has those tools. HELP HELP HELP

 

[wayfarrer]

All solutions for this condition seem to point to an in-place upgrade as a fix.
I don't know if the Dell software allows you to do this.

Here are links that outline the procedure using a standard Win2K Pro CD:
http://www.jsifaq.com/SUBM/tip6200/rh6252.htm

or...

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q292175