W2K won't boot or load.

[pjsmoot]

Windows 2000 won't load. It gets as far as "Starting Windows..." w/the
segmented bar on the screen, then it just sits there.

If I restart, and before it reaches that screen I hit the F8 key, I try
"Last known good configuration", but it hangs at the same spot.

If I try Safe Mode, I get this at the top of the screen:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\ntoskrnl.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\hal.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\BOOT.DLL
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\config\system

and then it hangs again.

I've switched in another hard drive with Windows 98 on it, and that
boots just fine.

I've slaved this W2K HDD, first in one computer and then in another, to
try to salvage data from the drive. But it is never "seen" by the
operating system on the master drive.

Is this HDD likely toast? What else can I try?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Windows 2000 won't load. It gets as far as "Starting Windows..." w/the
segmented bar on the screen, then it just sits there.

If I restart, and before it reaches that screen I hit the F8 key, I try
"Last known good configuration", but it hangs at the same spot.

If I try Safe Mode, I get this at the top of the screen:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\ntoskrnl.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\hal.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\BOOT.DLL
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\config\system

and then it hangs again.

I've switched in another hard drive with Windows 98 on it, and that
boots just fine.

I've slaved this W2K HDD, first in one computer and then in another, to
try to salvage data from the drive. But it is never "seen" by the
operating system on the master drive.

Is this HDD likely toast? What else can I try?
===================
Download and run the diagnostic program that your hard
disk manufacturer makes available on his home page.

 

[j9]

1) make a backup with ghost
2) boot into a recovery console and run the fixboot and fixmbr utilities
3) if the above fails, try doing a "maintenance" reinstall of the system

Windows 2000 won't load. It gets as far as "Starting Windows..." w/the
segmented bar on the screen, then it just sits there.

If I restart, and before it reaches that screen I hit the F8 key, I try
"Last known good configuration", but it hangs at the same spot.

If I try Safe Mode, I get this at the top of the screen:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\ntoskrnl.exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\hal.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\BOOT.DLL
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)\Winnnt\System32\config\system

and then it hangs again.

I've switched in another hard drive with Windows 98 on it, and that
boots just fine.

I've slaved this W2K HDD, first in one computer and then in another, to
try to salvage data from the drive. But it is never "seen" by the
operating system on the master drive.

Is this HDD likely toast? What else can I try?

 

[19dva11]

1) make a backup with ghost
2) boot into a recovery console and run the fixboot and fixmbr
utilities
3) if the above fails, try doing a "maintenance" reinstall of
the system

Windows 2000 won't load. It gets as far as "Starting
Windows..." w/the
segmented bar on the screen, then it just sits there.

If I restart, and before it reaches that screen I hit the F8
key, I try
"Last known good configuration", but it hangs at the same
spot.

If I try Safe Mode, I get this at the top of the screen:

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)WinnntSystem32ntoskrnl.
exe
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)WinnntSystem32hal.dll
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)WinnntSystem32BOOT.DLL
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partiti­on(1)WinnntSystem32configsy
stem

and then it hangs again.

I've switched in another hard drive with Windows 98 on it, and
that
boots just fine.

I've slaved this W2K HDD, first in one computer and then in
another, to
try to salvage data from the drive. But it is never "seen" by
the
operating system on the master drive.

Is this HDD likely toast? What else can I try?

You could try booting into your 98, then running the defragger and try
booting from the main one. This may help if the problem is due to high
levels of fragmentation. The Os may not load because of the same.
Before defrag run, CHKDSK/Scandisk. It would be a good idea to try a
third party defrag software.