Win2K install problem

[Tim Ogiela]

I have a system I'm on which I'm trying to install Win2K. I've gone through
the entire install process, with an NTFS file system, and it appears to
completely install correctly with no errors or appearant problems. When it
does a reboot after the install process, I get "error loading operating
system".

My motherboard is a Tyan Tiger 133, 1Ghz, dual Pentium III processors, 256
mb ram and 136 GB hard drive.

According to my Win2k manual and box, my system should meet the minimum
requirements to install and operate.

If I attempt a repair, it doesn't locate an operating system. I've even
tried to log onto the system for a manual repair and have no success in
locating the partation.

I have had other operating systems previously installed on this system and
it has worked fine. And I even low level formated the hard drive to ensure
there were no traces of any other os.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Tim

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have a system I'm on which I'm trying to install Win2K. I've gone through
the entire install process, with an NTFS file system, and it appears to
completely install correctly with no errors or appearant problems. When it
does a reboot after the install process, I get "error loading operating
system".

My motherboard is a Tyan Tiger 133, 1Ghz, dual Pentium III processors, 256
mb ram and 136 GB hard drive.

According to my Win2k manual and box, my system should meet the minimum
requirements to install and operate.

If I attempt a repair, it doesn't locate an operating system. I've even
tried to log onto the system for a manual repair and have no success in
locating the partation.

I have had other operating systems previously installed on this system and
it has worked fine. And I even low level formated the hard drive to ensure
there were no traces of any other os.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Tim

What happens when you boot the machine with a Win2000
boot disk? Here is how you can make one:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000/XP PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

 

[Dave Patrick]

You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, or ultra DMA, or
ATA100, or raid, or serial ATA), but you may need to boot the Windows 2000
setup disks or CD-Rom and *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive controller detection,
and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver for your drive's
controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
|I have a system I'm on which I'm trying to install Win2K. I've gone
through
| the entire install process, with an NTFS file system, and it appears to
| completely install correctly with no errors or appearant problems. When
it
| does a reboot after the install process, I get "error loading operating
| system".
|
| My motherboard is a Tyan Tiger 133, 1Ghz, dual Pentium III processors, 256
| mb ram and 136 GB hard drive.
|
| According to my Win2k manual and box, my system should meet the minimum
| requirements to install and operate.
|
| If I attempt a repair, it doesn't locate an operating system. I've even
| tried to log onto the system for a manual repair and have no success in
| locating the partation.
|
| I have had other operating systems previously installed on this system and
| it has worked fine. And I even low level formated the hard drive to ensure
| there were no traces of any other os.
|
| Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
|
| Tim
|
|

 

[philo]

You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, or ultra DMA, or
ATA100, or raid, or serial ATA), but you may need to boot the Windows 2000
setup disks or CD-Rom and *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive controller detection,
and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver for your drive's
controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.

good advice.

if the drive is a standard IDE type then you should run the
manufacturer's diagnostic on it to see if has any problems.

if it checks out OK...i'd probably run a RAM test next

 

[Tim Ogiela]

The system has a IDE motherboard controller.

I created a Windows 2000 boot disk as indicated and received the following
error message when attempting to boot from the boot disk,

Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
<Windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

I ran a manufacturer's recertification test program on my Maxtor drive,
which resulted in no errors, just prior to a low level format and
installiation of Windows 2000.

I have not however run a ram test as yet.

I have a system I'm on which I'm trying to install Win2K. I've gone through
the entire install process, with an NTFS file system, and it appears to
completely install correctly with no errors or appearant problems. When it
does a reboot after the install process, I get "error loading operating
system".

My motherboard is a Tyan Tiger 133, 1Ghz, dual Pentium III processors, 256
mb ram and 136 GB hard drive.

According to my Win2k manual and box, my system should meet the minimum
requirements to install and operate.

If I attempt a repair, it doesn't locate an operating system. I've even
tried to log onto the system for a manual repair and have no success in
locating the partation.

I have had other operating systems previously installed on this system and
it has worked fine. And I even low level formated the hard drive to ensure
there were no traces of any other os.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Tim

What happens when you boot the machine with a Win2000
boot disk? Here is how you can make one:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000/XP PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Your next step should be to determine if you still have
a Windows installation on your disk. Try this:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk
from www.bootdisk.com.
2. Run ntfsdos.exe /L:MN (from www.sysinternals.com)

Now have a look on drive M:. Can you see the folder
M:\WinNT? Can you see the file M:\WinNT\system32\ntoskrnl.exe?

You should also try different numbers for partition(x)
in a:\boot.ini of the Win2000 boot disk you made previously.
Valid numbers are x=1, 2 or 3.

The system has a IDE motherboard controller.

I created a Windows 2000 boot disk as indicated and received the following
error message when attempting to boot from the boot disk,

Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
<Windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

I ran a manufacturer's recertification test program on my Maxtor drive,
which resulted in no errors, just prior to a low level format and
installiation of Windows 2000.

I have not however run a ram test as yet.

I have a system I'm on which I'm trying to install Win2K. I've gone through
the entire install process, with an NTFS file system, and it appears to
completely install correctly with no errors or appearant problems.

When
it

does a reboot after the install process, I get "error loading operating
system".

My motherboard is a Tyan Tiger 133, 1Ghz, dual Pentium III processors, 256
mb ram and 136 GB hard drive.

According to my Win2k manual and box, my system should meet the minimum
requirements to install and operate.

If I attempt a repair, it doesn't locate an operating system. I've even
tried to log onto the system for a manual repair and have no success in
locating the partation.

I have had other operating systems previously installed on this system and
it has worked fine. And I even low level formated the hard drive to ensure
there were no traces of any other os.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Tim

What happens when you boot the machine with a Win2000
boot disk? Here is how you can make one:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000/XP PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

 

[Tim Ogiela]

Ok, booted to Win98 dos prompt, ran NTFSDOS, pathed to \winnt\system32 and
located ntoskrnl.exe.

It appears to be in the correct location.

Your next step should be to determine if you still have
a Windows installation on your disk. Try this:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk
from www.bootdisk.com.
2. Run ntfsdos.exe /L:MN (from www.sysinternals.com)

Now have a look on drive M:. Can you see the folder
M:\WinNT? Can you see the file M:\WinNT\system32\ntoskrnl.exe?

You should also try different numbers for partition(x)
in a:\boot.ini of the Win2000 boot disk you made previously.
Valid numbers are x=1, 2 or 3.

The system has a IDE motherboard controller.

I created a Windows 2000 boot disk as indicated and received the following
error message when attempting to boot from the boot disk,

Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
<Windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

I ran a manufacturer's recertification test program on my Maxtor drive,
which resulted in no errors, just prior to a low level format and
installiation of Windows 2000.

I have not however run a ram test as yet.

I have a system I'm on which I'm trying to install Win2K. I've gone
through
the entire install process, with an NTFS file system, and it appears to
completely install correctly with no errors or appearant problems. When
it
does a reboot after the install process, I get "error loading operating
system".

My motherboard is a Tyan Tiger 133, 1Ghz, dual Pentium III

processors,
256

mb ram and 136 GB hard drive.

According to my Win2k manual and box, my system should meet the minimum
requirements to install and operate.

If I attempt a repair, it doesn't locate an operating system. I've even
tried to log onto the system for a manual repair and have no success in
locating the partation.

I have had other operating systems previously installed on this

system
and

it has worked fine. And I even low level formated the hard drive to ensure
there were no traces of any other os.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Tim



What happens when you boot the machine with a Win2000
boot disk? Here is how you can make one:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000/XP PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

What about the second test I suggested?

Ok, booted to Win98 dos prompt, ran NTFSDOS, pathed to \winnt\system32 and
located ntoskrnl.exe.

It appears to be in the correct location.

Your next step should be to determine if you still have
a Windows installation on your disk. Try this:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk
from www.bootdisk.com.
2. Run ntfsdos.exe /L:MN (from www.sysinternals.com)

Now have a look on drive M:. Can you see the folder
M:\WinNT? Can you see the file M:\WinNT\system32\ntoskrnl.exe?

You should also try different numbers for partition(x)
in a:\boot.ini of the Win2000 boot disk you made previously.
Valid numbers are x=1, 2 or 3.

The system has a IDE motherboard controller.

I created a Windows 2000 boot disk as indicated and received the following
error message when attempting to boot from the boot disk,

Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
<Windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

I ran a manufacturer's recertification test program on my Maxtor drive,
which resulted in no errors, just prior to a low level format and
installiation of Windows 2000.

I have not however run a ram test as yet.


I have a system I'm on which I'm trying to install Win2K. I've gone
through
the entire install process, with an NTFS file system, and it

appears
to

completely install correctly with no errors or appearant problems. When
it
does a reboot after the install process, I get "error loading operating
system".

My motherboard is a Tyan Tiger 133, 1Ghz, dual Pentium III processors,
256
mb ram and 136 GB hard drive.

According to my Win2k manual and box, my system should meet the minimum
requirements to install and operate.

If I attempt a repair, it doesn't locate an operating system.

I've
even

tried to log onto the system for a manual repair and have no

success
in

locating the partation.

I have had other operating systems previously installed on this system
and
it has worked fine. And I even low level formated the hard drive to
ensure
there were no traces of any other os.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Tim



What happens when you boot the machine with a Win2000
boot disk? Here is how you can make one:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000/XP PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

 

[Tim Ogiela]

I'm sorry, I just overlooked that last test.

When I change the partation numbers in the boot.ini the error message reads:

Windows 2000 could not start because of a computer disk hardware
configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check
boot path and disk hardware.
Please check the Windows 2000 (TM) documentation about hardware disk
configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional
information.

What about the second test I suggested?

Ok, booted to Win98 dos prompt, ran NTFSDOS, pathed to \winnt\system32 and
located ntoskrnl.exe.

It appears to be in the correct location.

Your next step should be to determine if you still have
a Windows installation on your disk. Try this:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk
from www.bootdisk.com.
2. Run ntfsdos.exe /L:MN (from www.sysinternals.com)

Now have a look on drive M:. Can you see the folder
M:\WinNT? Can you see the file M:\WinNT\system32\ntoskrnl.exe?

You should also try different numbers for partition(x)
in a:\boot.ini of the Win2000 boot disk you made previously.
Valid numbers are x=1, 2 or 3.


The system has a IDE motherboard controller.

I created a Windows 2000 boot disk as indicated and received the following
error message when attempting to boot from the boot disk,

Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
<Windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

I ran a manufacturer's recertification test program on my Maxtor drive,
which resulted in no errors, just prior to a low level format and
installiation of Windows 2000.

I have not however run a ram test as yet.


I have a system I'm on which I'm trying to install Win2K. I've gone
through
the entire install process, with an NTFS file system, and it appears
to
completely install correctly with no errors or appearant problems.
When
it
does a reboot after the install process, I get "error loading
operating
system".

My motherboard is a Tyan Tiger 133, 1Ghz, dual Pentium III processors,
256
mb ram and 136 GB hard drive.

According to my Win2k manual and box, my system should meet the
minimum
requirements to install and operate.

If I attempt a repair, it doesn't locate an operating system. I've
even
tried to log onto the system for a manual repair and have no success
in
locating the partation.

I have had other operating systems previously installed on this system
and
it has worked fine. And I even low level formated the hard drive to
ensure
there were no traces of any other os.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Tim



What happens when you boot the machine with a Win2000
boot disk? Here is how you can make one:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000/XP PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I suspect that you're trying to install Win2000 SP0 on a
partition that is too large for the OS to recognise properly.
See here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305098

I would never install Windows on a partition this size. It
makes little sense. Much better to install it on a 20 GByte
partition and leave the rest for data.

I'm sorry, I just overlooked that last test.

When I change the partation numbers in the boot.ini the error message reads:

Windows 2000 could not start because of a computer disk hardware
configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check
boot path and disk hardware.
Please check the Windows 2000 (TM) documentation about hardware disk
configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional
information.

What about the second test I suggested?

Ok, booted to Win98 dos prompt, ran NTFSDOS, pathed to \winnt\system32 and
located ntoskrnl.exe.

It appears to be in the correct location.

Your next step should be to determine if you still have
a Windows installation on your disk. Try this:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk
from www.bootdisk.com.
2. Run ntfsdos.exe /L:MN (from www.sysinternals.com)

Now have a look on drive M:. Can you see the folder
M:\WinNT? Can you see the file M:\WinNT\system32\ntoskrnl.exe?

You should also try different numbers for partition(x)
in a:\boot.ini of the Win2000 boot disk you made previously.
Valid numbers are x=1, 2 or 3.


The system has a IDE motherboard controller.

I created a Windows 2000 boot disk as indicated and received the
following
error message when attempting to boot from the boot disk,

Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is missing or
corrupt:
<Windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

I ran a manufacturer's recertification test program on my Maxtor drive,
which resulted in no errors, just prior to a low level format and
installiation of Windows 2000.

I have not however run a ram test as yet.


I have a system I'm on which I'm trying to install Win2K.

I've
gone

through
the entire install process, with an NTFS file system, and it appears
to
completely install correctly with no errors or appearant problems.
When
it
does a reboot after the install process, I get "error loading
operating
system".

My motherboard is a Tyan Tiger 133, 1Ghz, dual Pentium III
processors,
256
mb ram and 136 GB hard drive.

According to my Win2k manual and box, my system should meet the
minimum
requirements to install and operate.

If I attempt a repair, it doesn't locate an operating system. I've
even
tried to log onto the system for a manual repair and have no success
in
locating the partation.

I have had other operating systems previously installed on this
system
and
it has worked fine. And I even low level formated the hard

drive
to

ensure
there were no traces of any other os.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Tim



What happens when you boot the machine with a Win2000
boot disk? Here is how you can make one:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000/XP PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

 

[Tim Ogiela]

Ok, I repartitioned the boot partition (partation 1) to 20 Gig (no other
partations made as of yet), did a complete install and allowed it to format
the partation to NTFS.

After the install completed and the system restarted, I got the same result.
I get "error loading operating
system".

I restarted the system with the W2K install CD and went to Manual Recovery.
I can attach to partation 1 and accessed the WinNT directory. I changed
directory to System32 and verified ntoskrnl.exe exists.

I realize I negelected to mention that the install never completes. It's
after the initial format and basic W2K files install and restart the problem
exists. It will not restart to W2K to complete the setup/install and if I
boot back to the install CD it will only give me the option to install,
repair or reinstall.

I ran the W2K Boot Disk and again received the error - Windows 2000 could
not start because the following file is missing or corrupt:
Windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

I suspect that you're trying to install Win2000 SP0 on a
partition that is too large for the OS to recognise properly.
See here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305098

I would never install Windows on a partition this size. It
makes little sense. Much better to install it on a 20 GByte
partition and leave the rest for data.

I'm sorry, I just overlooked that last test.

When I change the partation numbers in the boot.ini the error message reads:

Windows 2000 could not start because of a computer disk hardware
configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check
boot path and disk hardware.
Please check the Windows 2000 (TM) documentation about hardware disk
configuration and your hardware reference manuals for additional
information.

What about the second test I suggested?


Ok, booted to Win98 dos prompt, ran NTFSDOS, pathed to

\winnt\system32
and

located ntoskrnl.exe.

It appears to be in the correct location.

Your next step should be to determine if you still have
a Windows installation on your disk. Try this:
1. Boot the machine with a Win98 boot disk
from www.bootdisk.com.
2. Run ntfsdos.exe /L:MN (from www.sysinternals.com)

Now have a look on drive M:. Can you see the folder
M:\WinNT? Can you see the file M:\WinNT\system32\ntoskrnl.exe?

You should also try different numbers for partition(x)
in a:\boot.ini of the Win2000 boot disk you made previously.
Valid numbers are x=1, 2 or 3.


The system has a IDE motherboard controller.

I created a Windows 2000 boot disk as indicated and received the
following
error message when attempting to boot from the boot disk,

Windows 2000 could not start because the following file is

missing
or

corrupt:
<Windows 2000 root>\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
Please re-install a copy of the above file.

I ran a manufacturer's recertification test program on my Maxtor
drive,
which resulted in no errors, just prior to a low level format and
installiation of Windows 2000.

I have not however run a ram test as yet.


I have a system I'm on which I'm trying to install Win2K. I've
gone
through
the entire install process, with an NTFS file system, and it
appears
to
completely install correctly with no errors or appearant problems.
When
it
does a reboot after the install process, I get "error loading
operating
system".

My motherboard is a Tyan Tiger 133, 1Ghz, dual Pentium III
processors,
256
mb ram and 136 GB hard drive.

According to my Win2k manual and box, my system should meet the
minimum
requirements to install and operate.

If I attempt a repair, it doesn't locate an operating system.
I've
even
tried to log onto the system for a manual repair and have no
success
in
locating the partation.

I have had other operating systems previously installed on this
system
and
it has worked fine. And I even low level formated the hard drive
to
ensure
there were no traces of any other os.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Tim



What happens when you boot the machine with a Win2000
boot disk? Here is how you can make one:
- Format a floppy disk on some other Win2000/XP PC.
Don't do it on a Win9x PC - it won't work.
- Copy these files from the \i386 folder of your Win2000 CD to A:\
ntldr
ntdetect.com
- Create a file a:\boot.ini with these lines
[Boot Loader]
Timeout=3
Default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[Operating Systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect