Hi Thomas, When you get Windows working perfectly save an image of the whole partition using Norton Ghost or Drive Image. Next time you have a hard to fix problem just format Windows and restore the image - Like nothin every happened. I would make at least two images, just in case and ONLY on a second hard drive if at all possible. When your HD goes south you'll be glad you did. BTW Ghost took me only a few minutes to restore 5GB. Disconnect the power to the second drive when you are through (viruses; power supply failure can damage a drive). You may also want to use Partition Magic, Paragon Drive Backup [does imaging and cloning and much more - forgot to mention this program]). -- Best regards, Bil mailto:tv.vcrrepair@xxxxxxxxxxx Wednesday, October 30, 2002, 4:56:37 PM, you wote: TCT> Hi all, TCT> My Compaq Evo W6000 running windows 2000pro will after being on for about 18 hours , will not let me open any programs , you click on something but nothing happens, then if I try to TCT> shut it down by using the start->shut down-> menu, it tells me I do not have permission , so I hit "ctrl,alt,del and a menu comes up that lets me shut down the computer--It's like after it's on TCT> for awhile it forgets that I(the administrator) is logged on. I must restart the computer for it to act normal again. TCT> TIA, Thomas Berger TCT> Tri-County Tv TCT> Robbinsville,NC TCT> tricountytv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx TCT> ------------------------------------------ TCT> To REMOVE your email address, click here: TCT> http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html TCT> To CHANGE your email address, click here: TCT> http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html TCT> ------------------------------------------ TCT> ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** TCT> Submit Repair Tips here: TCT> http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/ ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ ***NEW*** Tips Added Instantly!!!*** Submit Repair Tips here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/