win 2k doesn't love me any more?

alx1alx1
edited February 2005 in Hardware
my windows 2000 pro is very slow and I can't view the files in C:\program files folder, I also can't run the add and remove programs window I just a get a blank page when I click on the icon? I have done a virus scan and run spybot and ad-aware no problems found? this all started when my daughter tried to re-install her harrypotter game from EA? i was going to just do a re-install of w2k but my cd is damaged and some of the files can't load...

Does any one know a cure for this problem(s)?

Comments

  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited February 2005
    Have you checked your system for spyware recently?
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2005
    TheSmJ wrote:
    Have you checked your system for spyware recently?

    He wrote "I have done a virus scan and run spybot and ad-aware no problems found?" .

    Tex

    We might verify he has updated the spybot and adaware to the latest defs. I assume so but that has got me into trouble a couple times working on a clients box where they say they don't know what it can be ... they have anti-virus software etc... then you look and it has not had new virus defs updated since may of 2000 or some crap.
  • edcentricedcentric near Milwaukee, Wisconsin Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Try booting into safe mode and updating and rerunning all of the AV/spyware stuff.

    My real guess is that a system file has gotten hashed. You may want to try a repair install. It may just be a single file or so.
  • alx1alx1
    edited February 2005
    edcentric wrote:
    Try booting into safe mode and updating and rerunning all of the AV/spyware stuff.

    My real guess is that a system file has gotten hashed. You may want to try a repair install. It may just be a single file or so.

    Is there a way to do a repair install without the CD? It's been damaged. I suspect what I need to repair is IE but it won't let me? I have done the booting ins safe mode and reran all the AV/Spyware stuff which is all new and updated. Any thoughts?
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