KeithH

My PC boots OK but the only thing I see on the screen is the Windows Explorer utility. By using that I can get to applications and load them but my desktop never displays. (It's the same if I do a safe mode boot)

I am assuming an executable has been lost/moved/destroyed. Can anyone tell me what item or items I have to restore to brng back my desktop please

af3

Your... desktop icons never display? Maybe your desktop is in "Active Desktop" mode and "Hide Desktop Icons When In Active Desktop Mode" is enabled?

It COULD be that simple...

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KeithH

Hi af3,

Thanks for coming back. I looked and couldn't see anything that would suggest that was the problem so I decided to reinstall W2000. It copied a load of files, started t load up W2000 and stopped with a dark blue screen and the message :

STOP: c0000263 {Driver entry point not found}
The \System Root\system32\drivers\fltmgr.sys devcie driver could not locate the entry point IoGetDeviceAttachmentBaseRef in driver ntoskrnl.exe

At the moment I am struggling to do an emergency repair but it keeps stopping with the same error. I am trying to think of a way to get a copy of the file onto the System32 directory. The broken PC has a diskette drive but this one hasn't so I will have to find someone who can help.

(I am away for 6 days now so if you suggest something and don't hear from me it is not because I am being ungrateful)

af3

Your disc could be dirty or scratched... You could inject it from a working Win2k installation and see if that helps.

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