The bad news is that Windows 2000 Professional is no longer supported by Microsoft.  That means that they no longer create service packs that will help you overcome the common problems that cause your system crash.  Other solutions can keep your system running well.

Run Windows 2000 Professional in Safe Mode
One of the most accurate ways to figure out just what is wrong with your system is to boot the machine in Safe Mode.

• Check the boot log file, NtBtlog.txt.
• Write down the drivers and programs that didn’t load when you started the computer.
• You can find this log in the System Root folder.
• Once you have identified the faulty systems, you may be able to dig up reasonable solutions for your problems.

Online Bulletin Boards Have Windows 2000 Info
Because there are a seemingly endless number of people interested in keeping older systems running, bulletin boards abound online with helpful and not so helpful advice.

Common errors like DLL or a Virtual device driver fail are relatively straightforward to repair.  These errors occur when you add a new piece of software, and it corrupts the VDD value.  You can go into the operating system and correct the value by removing the corrupt one and inserting the proper value.

More complicated errors such as unreliable performance on a multi-booting system are harder to address.  Repartitioning the drive and putting each system in a separate partition can help, but involves some expertise and time.

FASTFAT errors are usually memory related, not the result of a corrupt driver.  Replacing the faulty memory with a known reliable card may solve the problem without needing a complete system overhaul or recovery.

Registry Cleaners to the Rescue
I’ve got to tell you; just the idea of trying to run anything but the simplest repair on my computer gives me palpitations.  I am certain I will do something that will make my data irretrievable or corrupt.  I know many other people in the same boat.

What we do is opt for downloading a good registry cleaner and let it figure out what is wrong and how to fix it.  A registry cleaner will find and eliminate problematic drivers, remove dysfunctional bits of old programs and in general clean things up.  Optimize Windows Professional 2000 with a registry cleaner to run fast and reliably.

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