Won't finish loadinig Windows

[MrB]

I have a Win2k computer that is a server for 2 laptops and also a host for
ICS. Today, it refused to load the desktop. Yesterday it worked great. It
gets past the login screen, says loading personal settings and hourglasses
into eternity. I tried logging in on 3 different profiles. It WILL go into
safe mode. It has a recent history of gremlins.....viruses. I have the
latest defs and complete scan done. It appears to be clean. I am about ready
to do the format and start afresh. Any easy solutions I could be missing?

Thank You for your support

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Any machine infected by viruses must be considered
compromised. Virus "cleaning" programs can do only
so and so much. If it was my machine then I would
do a clean installation. I would also install a good virus
scanner, keep it up-to-date, and install a firewall. My
preference is Trend Internet Security.

 

[Josef Stalin]

I have a Win2k computer that is a server for 2 laptops and also a host for
ICS. Today, it refused to load the desktop. Yesterday it worked great. It
gets past the login screen, says loading personal settings and hourglasses
into eternity. I tried logging in on 3 different profiles. It WILL go into
safe mode. It has a recent history of gremlins.....viruses. I have the
latest defs and complete scan done. It appears to be clean. I am about ready
to do the format and start afresh. Any easy solutions I could be missing?

Thank You for your support

I would first go through fixboot, fixmbr and chkdsk from your w2k disk. My
mantra.
Afterward, I would also run SpyBot and Adaware. I must sound like a broken
record after awhile.

Uncle Joe

 

[MrB]

Will the firewall inhibit the operation of the 3 computer network and
Internet Connection Sharing? This is a dial-up machine.