I?ll try to do my level best to explain the following problem:
I have installed w2k pro. On a primary master disk that contain one partition. After I finished the installations and configuration of the system I shutdown and installed another harddisk that has NT 4.0 on it and two partitions (this disk was a secondary master since the CD-ROM is the secondary slave) the system than booted starting w2k pro. The strange thing is:
The C:\ drive was referring to the secondary master disk that has NT 4.0 on it
The D:\ drive was referring to the primary master disk that has w2k pro on it.
I shutdown the system removed the secondary master disk and restarted the system with w2k pro on the primary master disk. When I tried to logon I got a page file fail error, which didn?t allow me to access the system. I tried the recovery console and repair disk, which allowed me to type the password and user name, when I booted again, but the system won?t start since the login screen appears again rapidly. I installed the disk that has NT 4.0 on it with same order I did at the beginning and booted the system. I was able to log in again but with the exact same problem that I mentioned at the beginning.
The only way I could solve this problem is by reinstalling w2k pro over the previous installation.
Is there any tip or hint that allow me to prevent such a calamity if it appears again?
