win2k pro boot problem

I have win2k pro and I recently installed a driver for my printer and restarted my computer. Now all I get is a plain blue screen with no text and my computer won't respond to keyboard or mouse commands.

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I have win2k pro and I recently installed a driver for my printer and restarted my computer. Now all I get is a plain blue screen with no text and my computer won't respond to keyboard or mouse commands. I tried booting in safe mode but all I get is "safe mode" in all 4 corners on a black screen. I tried last know good config and I get the plain blue screen again. I do not have any win2k pro disk of any kind. Please Help!

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Thanks Alecstaar. But I don't have any windows 2000 cd of any kind. Do you know where I can get one?


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Quote:Thanks Alecstaar. But I don't have any windows 2000 cd of any kind. Do you know where I can get one?

Bestbuy.com

Hope you werent trying to install an NT 4 driver onto your 2K machine. The printer subsystem has been completely rewritten and GENERALLY the 3rd party NT 4 only drivers will hose your machine.

If you need to boot your machine to a working state and see if you can manipulate the printer drivers, try this

http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

(I am assuming you have windows XP)

If this is an OEM machine (DELL, Gateway, etc), do you have recovery CDs?