Don't feel bad, your not alone.
I've had this problem with Win2k since day one. I've tried everything I could possibly think of, without success.
It sometimes takes my cold system 2-3 resets before it will completely boot.
I thought at first it was something to do with my CPU being OC'd, but nope. Tried different vid cards, sound cards, NICs, memory, HDD's, CPU's, and mobo's. I've also been through every comfiguration in Win2k numerous times.
I'll find a solution someday, but not soon enough for me.
I hope someone here can offer a simple solution, and make me feel stupid
