Lost boot sector, No keyboard-mouse on Login

[user1]

I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs
that is very resistant to being repaired!

I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to no
avail.

I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect etc.,
to no avail.

So I boot off a floppy with hte boot files -- OK, that works.

Then I cannot use the keyboard or mouse. Hence I cannot login, in Safe
Mode too.

This computer was working OK then suddenly failed to boot --
no_boot_device or whatever blue screen.

CAN ANYBODY suggest how I can resolve either the boot sector issue
and/or the login issue?

There were a number of old posts and web fixes for Mouseware issues, but
that is not relevant here. No new drivers, no Mouseware preceded this,
to my knowledge.

Thank you.

Richard

 

[philo]

I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs
that is very resistant to being repaired!

I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to no
avail.

I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect etc.,
to no avail.

So I boot off a floppy with hte boot files -- OK, that works.

Then I cannot use the keyboard or mouse. Hence I cannot login, in Safe
Mode too.

This computer was working OK then suddenly failed to boot --
no_boot_device or whatever blue screen.

CAN ANYBODY suggest how I can resolve either the boot sector issue
and/or the login issue?

There were a number of old posts and web fixes for Mouseware issues, but
that is not relevant here. No new drivers, no Mouseware preceded this,
to my knowledge.

Thank you.

Richard

from the recovery console try chkdsk /r

 

[Dave Patrick]

You never did tell us what the specific problem is.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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|I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs
| that is very resistant to being repaired!
|
| I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to no
| avail.
|
| I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect etc.,
| to no avail.
|
| So I boot off a floppy with hte boot files -- OK, that works.
|
| Then I cannot use the keyboard or mouse. Hence I cannot login, in Safe
| Mode too.
|
| This computer was working OK then suddenly failed to boot --
| no_boot_device or whatever blue screen.
|
| CAN ANYBODY suggest how I can resolve either the boot sector issue
| and/or the login issue?
|
| There were a number of old posts and web fixes for Mouseware issues, but
| that is not relevant here. No new drivers, no Mouseware preceded this,
| to my knowledge.
|
| Thank you.
|
| Richard

 

[user1]

As stated in the originsal post I cannot boot off the disk (I use a boot
floppy) and I cannot login because KB and mouse are failed at login.

I tried chkdsk too -- I had the drive in another computer and that
'repaired' all the Security Descriptors etc. on boot. No help.

Any ideas on the keyboard/mouse failures at login??

Thanks

Richard

You never did tell us what the specific problem is.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

|I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs
| that is very resistant to being repaired!
|
| I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to no
| avail.
|
| I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect etc.,
| to no avail.
|
| So I boot off a floppy with hte boot files -- OK, that works.
|
| Then I cannot use the keyboard or mouse. Hence I cannot login, in Safe
| Mode too.
|
| This computer was working OK then suddenly failed to boot --
| no_boot_device or whatever blue screen.
|
| CAN ANYBODY suggest how I can resolve either the boot sector issue
| and/or the login issue?
|
| There were a number of old posts and web fixes for Mouseware issues, but
| that is not relevant here. No new drivers, no Mouseware preceded this,
| to my knowledge.
|
| Thank you.
|
| Richard

 

[user1]

Sorry, I should also have mentioned --

This is a new hard drive that just has the ghosted image from the drive
that originally failed. The drive works fine with a fresh install of
2000 in the same machine. (ie boots to 2000 and use of mouse and kb
fine.)

Richard

 

[Dave Patrick]

Not really. It seems an unrelated issue to your boot problem. The mobo might
have failed though.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| As stated in the originsal post I cannot boot off the disk (I use a boot
| floppy) and I cannot login because KB and mouse are failed at login.
|
| I tried chkdsk too -- I had the drive in another computer and that
| 'repaired' all the Security Descriptors etc. on boot. No help.
|
| Any ideas on the keyboard/mouse failures at login??
|
| Thanks
|
| Richard

 

[Dave Patrick]

The partition may not be primary and or marked as active.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| Sorry, I should also have mentioned --
|
| This is a new hard drive that just has the ghosted image from the drive
| that originally failed. The drive works fine with a fresh install of
| 2000 in the same machine. (ie boots to 2000 and use of mouse and kb
| fine.)
|
| Richard
|
|
| >>[email protected] wrote:
| >>> I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs
| >>> that is very resistant to being repaired!
| >>>
| >>> I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to
no
| >>> avail.
| >>>
| >>> I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect
etc.,
| >>> to no avail.
| >>>
| >>> So I boot off a floppy with hte boot files -- OK, that works.
| >>>
| >>> Then I cannot use the keyboard or mouse. Hence I cannot login, in Safe
| >>> Mode too.
| >>>
| >>> This computer was working OK then suddenly failed to boot --
| >>> no_boot_device or whatever blue screen.
| >>>
| >>> CAN ANYBODY suggest how I can resolve either the boot sector issue
| >>> and/or the login issue?
| >>>
| >>> There were a number of old posts and web fixes for Mouseware issues,
but
| >>> that is not relevant here. No new drivers, no Mouseware preceded this,
| >>> to my knowledge.
| >>>
| >>> Thank you.
| >>>
| >>> Richard
| >>
| >>
| >>from the recovery console try chkdsk /r
|