Posted on 08/18/2005 12:12:59 AM PDT by lafroste
I've had what started out as a minor problem with my computer escalate way out of control. Two nights ago I got impatient waiting for all the junk on my computer to load after an installation reboot. I hit the reboot program before I should have, it clashed with a just loading Zone Alarm, corrupted a Zone Alarm dll, and all heck broke loose.
The corrupted file looped and brought my system to a standstill. I finally got it turned off (unless I highlight it or do anything to it at all), but I can't delete it (inpage error), I can't rename it, I can't delete its directory tree, I can't turn it off (I did manage to mangle the path, which is how I turned it off - but Norton System Works obligingly fixed the registry to match the new path and it kicked off again).
I can't get my computer to boot into Safe Mode (its a Windows 2000 Profesional) because it refuses to give me the option..
I spent hours preparing emergency boot disks (4 of them) from the original Micro-sludge disk. I ran the disks, selected "repair" and it promptly destroyed my system. It re-installed Micro-puke, and destroyed my development web server, my Office suite, my CAD program and my financial software (probably more than that, but I haven't finished surveying the damage). I'm posting this from a friend's machine that I agreed to set up for her. Also, I am still an administrator, but every time I try to change something (like file views), Micro-slut informs me that I don't have access rights to change that.
The final insult is that damned corrupted dll from zone alarm is still there and still blocking my network access.
How can I delete the Dammed thing?! dOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO GET RID OF IT?
Now excuse me while I go kick the dog...
PS: I may not be able to review this thread until tomorrow (and I don't own a dog :))
There IS no msconfig in Win 2000. You can download it, though...try this though... http://www.ramsinks.com/get/msconfig.exe
Good luck...
Fraking computers! I hate em.
What an obnoxious post.
You've managed to call MS a bunch of names, and the problem is Zone Alarm.
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