let me borrow your os (please)

hells3000

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Lol caught your attention?

I need a windows 2000 disk where can I find one?
The one in the computer I am fixing came with it pre-installed
The computer was won in a raffle by his kids at school. (3 years ago)
A file is missing or corrupted
\winnt\system32\config\systemced
The os in the pc is legit as the school installed it
 

PC eye

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Want a a 2000 installation disk? You can still buy one retail somewhere or simply buy an OEM for less online at a vendor that still carries the older version of Windows there. Then you can reinstall Windows completely under the new prodduct number there and "have" the full version disk onhand in case other repairs/system files/reinstallations are required.
 
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hells3000

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Well, ive read on a forum that you can download this: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp3/default.mspx and it may include the fix in it. Ill check around some more and report back. Here is also some more information on the issue. http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;269075 . somebody told me that download will sove it though. You could also try installing service pack 4. Good luck!
So I can download this to a to a disk?

If so I will use that as my boot disk. right?
 
No, its a service pack. Can you even get into the computer? If it has internet go there and download it, or if you can put it on disk do that and then load it up into the computer. Ive never tried putting a service pack on CD but i guess you could try.
 

hells3000

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No, its a service pack. Can you even get into the computer? If it has internet go there and download it, or if you can put it on disk do that and then load it up into the computer. Ive never tried putting a service pack on CD but i guess you could try.

I am not able to get into the computer...
:/
 

PC eye

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You can decide on OEM releases when considering an upgrade of OS from 2000 to XP at this time. In fact you will find better prices for a full version of XP Pro then XP Home online at this time. The XP installer will simply delete the current installation without reformat of the drive unless you decide on that. It is usually the best move if anything important is already backed up on removable media or another hard drive for safe keeping.

And two online vendors found have a $79.95 price for XP Pro full version with SP2 included. The first is at http://www.buysoft.biz/detail.php?id=2 and the second seen for the same price is found at http://www.oem-gallery.com/detail.php?id=2
 

PC eye

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I have a windows xp disk but Ive been told that won't work..

Is that the recovery disk that came with the system or bought separately? The reinstallation of 2000 and restoration of any softwares bundled would come from a hidden recovery partition on the drive. But those are limited. This is probably the reason you were told that.
 

hells3000

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Is that the recovery disk that came with the system or bought separately? The reinstallation of 2000 and restoration of any softwares bundled would come from a hidden recovery partition on the drive. But those are limited. This is probably the reason you were told that.

I bought this separately...
 

PC eye

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If that is a bootable version and not an upgrade you can boot upto the recovery console for the following MS method or simply go for a fresh installation as long as you can find the appropiate drivers for the system. Board drivers that will work on 2000 would be needed for anything onboard like sound that you are using as well as system bus controllers.

The information on correcting this error seen at Microsoft is the three commands you type in when at the recovery console.

"At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after you type each command:
cd system32\config
ren system system.old
ren system.alt systemalt.old"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269075

This is mainly seen with the older Promise Technology ATA66 pci controller. You may have also seen a damaged registry hive. Being that you didn't install the original copy of 2000 on the used system you couldn't have made a backup of the default registry. For a fresh copy of 2000 to go on now you will want the 2000 setup floppies made up first especially if you want to reformat the drive for a fresh installation to go onto. http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
 

X2BreakOfFate

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I never understand why people ask for stats on a computer before they can help... Only that that ever matters is the OS. Basically you should be able to boot into safe mode. (F8 at boot . then safe mode) and log in from there with the disk that contains the service pack. I wouldnt think the service pack would do too much because if its a missing file from one of those.. I dont see why it wouldnt alow it to start up. My better recomendation though would be to download Ubuntu Linux. Its the easiest way to get a non complicated PC working for free without virus and spyware and pretty good reliability. I dont like it though because I always buy my Operating Systems and Vista definately kills it.. but hey its alot better then OS 2000.
 

PC eye

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I never understand why people ask for stats on a computer before they can help... Only that that ever matters is the OS. Basically you should be able to boot into safe mode. (F8 at boot . then safe mode) and log in from there with the disk that contains the service pack. I wouldnt think the service pack would do too much because if its a missing file from one of those.. I dont see why it wouldnt alow it to start up. My better recomendation though would be to download Ubuntu Linux. Its the easiest way to get a non complicated PC working for free without virus and spyware and pretty good reliability. I dont like it though because I always buy my Operating Systems and Vista definately kills it.. but hey its alot better then OS 2000.

If Windows was able to boot up or you able to get into the recovery console by booting up with an installation even a recovery disk that will fully install 2000 on it's own you can use the system file checker tool included in Window since 98. At the recovery console when booting with the disk or at the Run prompt right off of the Start menu you simply type "sfc /scannow" and press enter to start that going. After it verifies the installation it will copy replacement files off of the 2000 disk to repair or simply replace any of the basic OS files found damaged or missing.

Vista itself has it's own new tools for repairing startup problems. You simply boot up with the installation disk and click on the repair link seen at the bottom of the screen. You can even partition, shrink or grow partitions, and even format anexistiing or a new partition you create there. This is one improvement over booting to the recovery console to try manually expanding files from the I386 folder for XP and other manual techniques by having an automated repair process.
 
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