W2000 stalls while loading

[Guest]

W2000 was getting stalled on bootup - the "thermometer" just stuck halfway. After a day's work, we decided we needed a new disk drive. So I installed one, reinstalled all the software - all went fine. Last thing, went online, installed ZoneAlarm and downloaded McAfee (I have a subscription). And it found two worms, deleted two (system) files, and now it stalls on bootup again. Question - how do I get to repair or reinstall W2000, when I'm stuck in no-mans-land? I'd like to reformat and start from scratch, but how? By the way, I've checked all the software disks with Norton on another PC, and found nothing suspect.

 

[BE]

You can always get a boot disk, like W98SE and run fdisk
to wipe the drive of all partitions. Also, you should be
able to run a new install from the W2K CD. Select new
install. When given the option delete the current
partition and create a new one. Then run the install.

I would question whether the McAfee is actually finding a
virus or not. I would try running Norton and see if it
finds the same thing. If it does, then I would question
your W2K installation disk. Sounds weird, but it could be
corrupt if not obtained "correctly".

BE

-----Original Message-----
W2000 was getting stalled on bootup - the "thermometer"

just stuck halfway. After a day's work, we decided we
needed a new disk drive. So I installed one, reinstalled
all the software - all went fine. Last thing, went
online, installed ZoneAlarm and downloaded McAfee (I have
a subscription). And it found two worms, deleted two
(system) files, and now it stalls on bootup again.
Question - how do I get to repair or reinstall W2000, when
I'm stuck in no-mans-land? I'd like to reformat and start
from scratch, but how? By the way, I've checked all the
software disks with Norton on another PC, and found
nothing suspect.