Article ID: 812449
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
SYMPTOMS
When you see the Log On to Windows dialog box as you start your Windows 2000-based computer, you may receive the following error message:
CAUSE
This issue may occur if your Windows 2000 installation is damaged.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, perform an in-place upgrade of Windows 2000. For additional information about how to do so, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
292175 How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
MORE INFORMATION
When you perform an in-place upgrade of Windows, you install a new copy of the Windows files into the same folder that you originally installed Windows. For additional information about in-place upgrade installations of Windows 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
306952 What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
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