newbie with windows installer pop-up/W32 Blaster problem

[<fjquinn () earthlink net>]

Hello,

I recently applied the MS patch for the W32blaster worm and used the 
symantec removal tool. I am running w2k server sp2. After re-booting, i 
could not get the OS to run. The system appeared to load but upon 
completion it would reboot! At the time I was not aware of the problems 
caused by running the patch on a w2k sp2 machine, so I tried installing an 
old hard disk drive with the OS and most of my configuration. It worked 
well enough to allow me to access the hard drive which was compromised by 
installing the patch, but I'm now getting multiple pop-up messages 
indicating that Windows Installer is "Preparing to Install". I have to 
cancel each occurance of these pop-ups and I'm concerned about the 
security implications. Any advice to help me clear up this problem would
be greatly appreciated. 
                                         Thanks, Frank

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