maggie:
yes, i used the win2k bootable floppy. it would not boot from cd or anything. the problem is that windows is loaded, except that the keyboard and mouse freeze. there is nothing defective about the mouse or keyboard because when i switch the harddrive (i ahave a second unit), as i am doing now, to be able to get to this site, the mouse and keyboard works. In others words, Win2K loads, but there is no movement in the mouse or keyboard. I tried DEL key and it boots, and F8, it does not work because the keyboard is not working. i switch keyboard and mouse, nothing happens. It is not the keyboard or mouse becaue i am using them at this moment, attached to a different unit of pc.
i am prepared to format my c:\ but it cannot get to it to do that.
i am at a loss. thnaks for trying to help. Wes