windows will not start up properly

atha · 02-20-2009, 01:13 PM

Hi!

I did a resize of my partition and now windows 2000 will not logon properly. the logon window is shown(auto logon) and after that it says that the pagefile is missing and how to correct that when I get in. I press OK But I never any further. The logon melody plays but nothing happens on the screen. After a minute it starts log off and then it logs on again. It is going in a logon circle.
Why?
I have linux so I can get in contact with the computer, but there are no other way to get into it since ther are no cdrom drive or floppy drive.
So can I do something via linux or is windows lost for good?

Proven · 02-20-2009, 05:46 PM

Have you tried safe mode? other wise try holding the Shift key to bypass the login sequence and enter a username and password. log in as some other user and see what happens from there.

atha · 02-21-2009, 02:46 AM

and where do I start hitting the shift button?
Yes I have tried safe mode, but the problem is the same.

atha · 02-21-2009, 02:47 AM

I mean when do I start using the shift button during start up?

Proven · 02-22-2009, 02:03 AM

Start holding it down when you see a color background and keep holding it until you see a login prompt.

atha · 02-23-2009, 10:38 AM

Yes I now get the login window. But how do I log in as another user. I never made other users than the admin.

Proven · 02-27-2009, 08:31 PM

Sorry I have been gone for a while. See if the guest account is enabled. Guest and no password. also just try and shut it down from there properly and see if that helps. Also is your PC on a Network?

atha · 02-28-2009, 03:07 AM

Well, I tried it all and gave up. I have now installed win2k from scratch. I guess it is not advisable to resize a windows partition.

Proven · 02-28-2009, 12:04 PM

Sorry to hear it. Just by chance did you try and resize it back and see if that would fix it. I was thinking that maybe if you over rode the let windows manage your virtual memory to a specific size and after you resized you didn't have enough disk space to allocate for it and that might have caused it as well.

atha · 03-01-2009, 02:14 AM

yes, I tried rerezising. But as I wrote, it said that the page file was missing and how to manage it once I get in.

But thank you for trying to help.

Proven · 03-01-2009, 04:15 PM

No problem. Good Luck.

**djaburg** · 03-04-2009, 04:52 PM

What utility did you use to resize the partition? I've resized many partitions and never had that issue, so I'd be curious.

02-20-2009, 01:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
atha Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6 OS: xp	windows will not start up properly Hi! I did a resize of my partition and now windows 2000 will not logon properly. the logon window is shown(auto logon) and after that it says that the pagefile is missing and how to correct that when I get in. I press OK But I never any further. The logon melody plays but nothing happens on the screen. After a minute it starts log off and then it logs on again. It is going in a logon circle. Why? I have linux so I can get in contact with the computer, but there are no other way to get into it since ther are no cdrom drive or floppy drive. So can I do something via linux or is windows lost for good?

02-20-2009, 05:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Proven Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 35 OS: Vista	Re: windows will not start up properly Have you tried safe mode? other wise try holding the Shift key to bypass the login sequence and enter a username and password. log in as some other user and see what happens from there. __________________ I find hitting the computer is not only therapeutic but it actually is the best tool in my tool box.

02-21-2009, 02:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
atha Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6 OS: xp	Re: windows will not start up properly and where do I start hitting the shift button? Yes I have tried safe mode, but the problem is the same.

02-21-2009, 02:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
atha Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6 OS: xp	Re: windows will not start up properly I mean when do I start using the shift button during start up?

02-22-2009, 02:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Proven Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 35 OS: Vista	Re: windows will not start up properly Start holding it down when you see a color background and keep holding it until you see a login prompt. __________________ I find hitting the computer is not only therapeutic but it actually is the best tool in my tool box.

02-23-2009, 10:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
atha Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6 OS: xp	Re: windows will not start up properly Yes I now get the login window. But how do I log in as another user. I never made other users than the admin.

02-27-2009, 08:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
Proven Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 35 OS: Vista	Re: windows will not start up properly Sorry I have been gone for a while. See if the guest account is enabled. Guest and no password. also just try and shut it down from there properly and see if that helps. Also is your PC on a Network? __________________ I find hitting the computer is not only therapeutic but it actually is the best tool in my tool box. Last edited by Proven; 02-27-2009 at 08:45 PM.

02-28-2009, 03:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
atha Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6 OS: xp	Re: windows will not start up properly Well, I tried it all and gave up. I have now installed win2k from scratch. I guess it is not advisable to resize a windows partition.

02-28-2009, 12:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Proven Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 35 OS: Vista	Re: windows will not start up properly Sorry to hear it. Just by chance did you try and resize it back and see if that would fix it. I was thinking that maybe if you over rode the let windows manage your virtual memory to a specific size and after you resized you didn't have enough disk space to allocate for it and that might have caused it as well. __________________ I find hitting the computer is not only therapeutic but it actually is the best tool in my tool box.

03-01-2009, 02:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
atha Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 6 OS: xp	Re: windows will not start up properly yes, I tried rerezising. But as I wrote, it said that the page file was missing and how to manage it once I get in. But thank you for trying to help.

03-01-2009, 04:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Proven Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 35 OS: Vista	Re: windows will not start up properly No problem. Good Luck. __________________ I find hitting the computer is not only therapeutic but it actually is the best tool in my tool box.

03-04-2009, 04:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
djaburg TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,156 OS: XP SP3/Vista/7 Server 2K/2K3/2K8	Re: windows will not start up properly What utility did you use to resize the partition? I've resized many partitions and never had that issue, so I'd be curious. __________________ Computers make it easier to do a lot of things, but most of the things they make it easier to do don't need to be done. The inherent vice of capitalism is the uneven division of blessings, while the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal division of misery.