burritonator
IS-IT--Management
I have a Windows 2000 PC that I can no longer log into. Below is a desscription of the problem, and the events that led up to it.
The system in question was functioning properly, and I installed a second hard drive (that was having problems) into the system as a slave to see if I could salvage any data off of it. That operation was successful, but after I removed the slave drive and restarted the system, I received a message following my login attempt that indicated that the Windows Page File is too small or doesn't exist. Instructions were given on how to correct that issue within WIndows, but the problem is, after I clicked "OK" on the error message, the system would always return to login screen.
At some point, the behavior changed slightly, in that the error message no longer appears. When I try to log in to Windows, I am simply thrown right back to the login screen, sometimes after two or three minutes, and sometime after just a few seconds. It doesn't seem to be a password issue, as I tried an invalid password just to see what would happen, and it was rejected. Whatever is going wrong is happening after the system verifies the username/password.
As a final note, perhaps the oddest thing about this situation is that if I reconnect the slave drive to the system, I can log in to Windows with no problem. The issue only occurs when the slave is removed, which returns the system to its original configuration.
Any and all help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
The system in question was functioning properly, and I installed a second hard drive (that was having problems) into the system as a slave to see if I could salvage any data off of it. That operation was successful, but after I removed the slave drive and restarted the system, I received a message following my login attempt that indicated that the Windows Page File is too small or doesn't exist. Instructions were given on how to correct that issue within WIndows, but the problem is, after I clicked "OK" on the error message, the system would always return to login screen.
At some point, the behavior changed slightly, in that the error message no longer appears. When I try to log in to Windows, I am simply thrown right back to the login screen, sometimes after two or three minutes, and sometime after just a few seconds. It doesn't seem to be a password issue, as I tried an invalid password just to see what would happen, and it was rejected. Whatever is going wrong is happening after the system verifies the username/password.
As a final note, perhaps the oddest thing about this situation is that if I reconnect the slave drive to the system, I can log in to Windows with no problem. The issue only occurs when the slave is removed, which returns the system to its original configuration.
Any and all help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks