> I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs
> that is very resistant to being repaired!
>
> I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to no
> avail.
>
> I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect etc.,
> to no avail.
>
> So I boot off a floppy with hte boot files -- OK, that works.
>
> Then I cannot use the keyboard or mouse. Hence I cannot login, in Safe
> Mode too.
>
> This computer was working OK then suddenly failed to boot --
> no_boot_device or whatever blue screen.
>
> CAN ANYBODY suggest how I can resolve either the boot sector issue
> and/or the login issue?
>
> There were a number of old posts and web fixes for Mouseware issues, but
> that is not relevant here. No new drivers, no Mouseware preceded this,
> to my knowledge.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Richard

>>us***@user1.com wrote:
>>> I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs
>>> that is very resistant to being repaired!
>>>
>>> I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to no
>>> avail.
>>>
>>> I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect etc.,
>>> to no avail.
>>>
>>> So I boot off a floppy with hte boot files -- OK, that works.
>>>
>>> Then I cannot use the keyboard or mouse. Hence I cannot login, in Safe
>>> Mode too.
>>>
>>> This computer was working OK then suddenly failed to boot --
>>> no_boot_device or whatever blue screen.
>>>
>>> CAN ANYBODY suggest how I can resolve either the boot sector issue
>>> and/or the login issue?
>>>
>>> There were a number of old posts and web fixes for Mouseware issues, but
>>> that is not relevant here. No new drivers, no Mouseware preceded this,
>>> to my knowledge.
>>>
>>> Thank you.
>>>
>>> Richard
>>
>>
>>from the recovery console try    chkdsk /r

| Sorry, I should also have mentioned --
|
| This is a new hard drive that just has the ghosted image from the drive
| that originally failed. The drive works fine with a fresh install of
| 2000 in the same machine. (ie boots to 2000 and use of mouse and kb
| fine.)
|
| Richard
|
| On Mon, 06 Feb 2006 17:53:30 -0600, philo <ph***@privacy.net> wrote:
|
| >>us***@user1.com wrote:
| >>> I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs
| >>> that is very resistant to being repaired!
| >>>
| >>> I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to
no
| >>> avail.
| >>>
| >>> I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect
etc.,
| >>> to no avail.
| >>>
| >>> So I boot off a floppy with hte boot files -- OK, that works.
| >>>
| >>> Then I cannot use the keyboard or mouse. Hence I cannot login, in Safe
| >>> Mode too.
| >>>
| >>> This computer was working OK then suddenly failed to boot --
| >>> no_boot_device or whatever blue screen.
| >>>
| >>> CAN ANYBODY suggest how I can resolve either the boot sector issue
| >>> and/or the login issue?
| >>>
| >>> There were a number of old posts and web fixes for Mouseware issues,
but
| >>> that is not relevant here. No new drivers, no Mouseware preceded this,
| >>> to my knowledge.
| >>>
| >>> Thank you.
| >>>
| >>> Richard
| >>
| >>
| >>from the recovery console try    chkdsk /r
|

|I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs
| that is very resistant to being repaired!
|
| I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to no
| avail.
|
| I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect etc.,
| to no avail.
|
| So I boot off a floppy with hte boot files -- OK, that works.
|
| Then I cannot use the keyboard or mouse. Hence I cannot login, in Safe
| Mode too.
|
| This computer was working OK then suddenly failed to boot --
| no_boot_device or whatever blue screen.
|
| CAN ANYBODY suggest how I can resolve either the boot sector issue
| and/or the login issue?
|
| There were a number of old posts and web fixes for Mouseware issues, but
| that is not relevant here. No new drivers, no Mouseware preceded this,
| to my knowledge.
|
| Thank you.
|
| Richard

>>You never did tell us what the specific problem is.
>>
>>--
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
>>Microsoft Certified Professional
>>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>>
>><us***@user1.com> wrote:
>>|I have a hard drive originally set up for W2K with a lot of programs
>>| that is very resistant to being repaired!
>>|
>>| I have used the Recovery Console to recreate MBR and Boot sector, to no
>>| avail.
>>|
>>| I tried a Repair which replaced a lot of files, including NTdetect etc.,
>>| to no avail.
>>|
>>| So I boot off a floppy with hte boot files -- OK, that works.
>>|
>>| Then I cannot use the keyboard or mouse. Hence I cannot login, in Safe
>>| Mode too.
>>|
>>| This computer was working OK then suddenly failed to boot --
>>| no_boot_device or whatever blue screen.
>>|
>>| CAN ANYBODY suggest how I can resolve either the boot sector issue
>>| and/or the login issue?
>>|
>>| There were a number of old posts and web fixes for Mouseware issues, but
>>| that is not relevant here. No new drivers, no Mouseware preceded this,
>>| to my knowledge.
>>|
>>| Thank you.
>>|
>>| Richard
>>
>>

| As stated in the originsal post I cannot boot off the disk (I use a boot
| floppy) and I cannot login because KB and mouse are failed at login.
|
| I tried chkdsk too -- I had the drive in another computer and that
| 'repaired' all the Security Descriptors etc. on boot. No help.
|
| Any ideas on the keyboard/mouse failures at login??
|
| Thanks
|
| Richard