startup/boot problems..

[SSAWoody 0]

Okay, I'm posting this here, and in a few other places..

I have a "small" problem with win2k...

it won't boot..

I tried installing over it..

that doesn't boot either..

Here's what happens/ed..

I start the PC..win2k loads on the "..with NT technology" screen with the blue status bar..

then it checks the FAT32-win98 drive for errors(usually finds some)then when it tries to initilize the win2k GUI, it BOSD's and restarts..

I can't figure out why..

I decided I was going to create a second partition on that NTFS drive and install a second win2k, so I could back up the data I need off the 1st install of 2k..

I get "could not be unmounted" or something like that from PM5.0..

so I try the FAT32 drive and it tells me that the FAT table has errors..

 

1) how can I get the info off the win2k drive

(I know, delete the 98 partition and install 2k there, I have no problems doing that..)

2) can I fix the 98 FAT table error?(providing I don't have to install 2k over it?)

#1 is more important that #2, as I've already got all the data off the win98 drive that I want..

 

win2k and win98 are on two different physical drives..

 

Any thoughts?

 

Thanks guys..

[kgeissler 0]

Are you overclocking your processor?

 

When I overclocked mine, Windows 2000 would do the same thing you are describing.