Win2k problem

[Jonaldo]

Posted this in the main general forum but got little help from the useless bastards there (btw if any of the main general forum read this I'm only joking if you don't read this then you really are all useless bastards! )

Ok to start with, when I installed Windows 2000 I had a problem where seemingly at random I would get 'locked' into a certain window, always the current active window and I would be unable to select anything else, either in the taskbar or clicking on other windows, icons etc..
The only way to access them again would be to ctrl,alt,del then cancel the task manager and magically this would fix the problem and I would be able to carry on as normal again and select any file, window or whatever. Although the period beteen fixing it and it happening again was apparently random and I couldn't figure and regular situation why it would happen.

However one day when I updated all my Windows from the Microsoft site it did seem to cure it and I was a happy bunny again.
<- me before

<- me after
(see the difference?)

Now back to the present, the worm that everyone was so paranoid about a few weeks ago (can't remember name off-hand and cba to go look for it) made me think about updating windows yet again due to security issues and so I did. Downloaded lots of updates and upgrades and whatnot and was left feeling satisfied that I had the most secure and bug-free version of Win2k available.

Do I need to say what happened next? Yup that's right! Suddenly I get this bug back again, I'll be working in a window or just browsing or whatever. I'll want to check on how another task is getting on, be it just irc or me messing around with Terragen or another browser or whatever. However instead of me clicking on it and using it, the current window will grey out as if deselected but I'm unable to get to the other tasks again!
I've reverted to again.
Yes I can simply ctrl, alt, del and cancel again but it's just so damn annoying.

Can anyone help here or should I go post all this crap again in some technical help forum?

Just to add irony, it happened while I was copy&pasting this across

If it helps at all, my setup is;
Windows 2000
AMD Athlon 2200+
1024mb RAM
GeForce 4 MX 64mb
Some crap soundcard, think SB 5.1

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Will]

I have no simple solutions, except a repair of your Windows install. I think it would help if you listed out what you had already tried to do though.

 

[Xavier]

the first thing I'd try doing is downloading and installing the network install of windows 2000 service pack 4, followed by another crack at windows update.

Xav

 

[Mellow-]

Format your PC

Install Windows 2000

Install your internet connection

Go to Windows Update and download everything. The whole lot.

Voila.

 

[Sawtooth]

Sometimes its not windows fault in my experience. It usually is something like failing HD or memory module, unless you are sure these are okay?
Windows 2000 is as stable as old boots (even unpatched).