Tomcat not behaving:(

Hi,
untill a few days ago Tomcat was running properly on my Win ME suddenly today when i am trying to start it the Server is not starting and then it says
CATALINA.stop:java.Net.ConnectionException:Connection Refused:NO further information
and then some 10-12 lines of exceptions

2002-05-13 14:50:32 WebappLoader[/manager]: Deploying class repositories to work directory C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\work\localhost\manager
2002-05-13 14:50:32 StandardManager[/manager]: Seeding random number generator class java.security.SecureRandom
2002-05-13 14:50:32 StandardManager[/manager]: Seeding of random number generator has been completed
2002-05-13 14:50:33 ContextConfig[/manager]: Configured an authenticator for method BASIC
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardWrapper[/manager :mrgreen: efault]: Loading container servlet default
2002-05-13 14:50:33 default: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardWrapper[/manager:invoker]: Loading container servlet invoker
2002-05-13 14:50:33 invoker: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 jsp: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardHost[localhost]: Installing web application at context path /tomcat-docs from URL file:C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\webapps\tomcat-docs
2002-05-13 14:50:33 WebappLoader[/tomcat-docs]: Deploying class repositories to work directory C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\work\localhost\tomcat-docs
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardManager[/tomcat-docs]: Seeding random number generator class java.security.SecureRandom
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardManager[/tomcat-docs]: Seeding of random number generator has been completed
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardWrapper[/tomcat-docs :mrgreen: efault]: Loading container servlet default
2002-05-13 14:50:33 default: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardWrapper[/tomcat-docs:invoker]: Loading container servlet invoker
2002-05-13 14:50:33 invoker: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 jsp: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardHost[localhost]: Installing web application at context path  from URL file:C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\webapps\ROOT
2002-05-13 14:50:33 WebappLoader[]: Deploying class repositories to work directory C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\work\localhost\_
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardManager[]: Seeding random number generator class java.security.SecureRandom
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardManager[]: Seeding of random number generator has been completed
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardWrapper[ :mrgreen: efault]: Loading container servlet default
2002-05-13 14:50:33 default: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardWrapper[:invoker]: Loading container servlet invoker
2002-05-13 14:50:33 invoker: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 jsp: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardHost[localhost]: Installing web application at context path /webdav from URL file:C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\webapps\webdav
2002-05-13 14:50:33 WebappLoader[/webdav]: Deploying class repositories to work directory C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\work\localhost\webdav
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardManager[/webdav]: Seeding random number generator class java.security.SecureRandom
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardManager[/webdav]: Seeding of random number generator has been completed
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardWrapper[/webdav :mrgreen: efault]: Loading container servlet default
2002-05-13 14:50:33 default: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 StandardWrapper[/webdav:invoker]: Loading container servlet invoker
2002-05-13 14:50:33 invoker: init
2002-05-13 14:50:33 jsp: init
2002-05-13 15:22:36 StandardHost[localhost]: Removing web application at context path /examples
2002-05-13 15:22:38 StandardHost[localhost]: Removing web application at context path /webdav
2002-05-13 15:22:38 StandardHost[localhost]: Removing web application at context path /tomcat-docs
2002-05-13 15:22:38 StandardHost[localhost]: Removing web application at context path /manager
2002-05-13 15:22:38 StandardHost[localhost]: Removing web application at context path 
2002-05-13 15:28:58 WebappLoader[/manager]: Deploying class repositories to work directory C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\work\localhost\manager
2002-05-13 15:28:58 StandardManager[/manager]: Seeding random number generator class java.security.SecureRandom
2002-05-13 15:28:58 StandardManager[/manager]: Seeding of random number generator has been completed
2002-05-13 15:28:59 ContextConfig[/manager]: Configured an authenticator for method BASIC
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardWrapper[/manager :mrgreen: efault]: Loading container servlet default
2002-05-13 15:28:59 default: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardWrapper[/manager:invoker]: Loading container servlet invoker
2002-05-13 15:28:59 invoker: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 jsp: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardHost[localhost]: Installing web application at context path /tomcat-docs from URL file:C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\webapps\tomcat-docs
2002-05-13 15:28:59 WebappLoader[/tomcat-docs]: Deploying class repositories to work directory C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\work\localhost\tomcat-docs
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardManager[/tomcat-docs]: Seeding random number generator class java.security.SecureRandom
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardManager[/tomcat-docs]: Seeding of random number generator has been completed
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardWrapper[/tomcat-docs :mrgreen: efault]: Loading container servlet default
2002-05-13 15:28:59 default: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardWrapper[/tomcat-docs:invoker]: Loading container servlet invoker
2002-05-13 15:28:59 invoker: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 jsp: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardHost[localhost]: Installing web application at context path  from URL file:C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\webapps\ROOT
2002-05-13 15:28:59 WebappLoader[]: Deploying class repositories to work directory C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\work\localhost\_
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardManager[]: Seeding random number generator class java.security.SecureRandom
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardManager[]: Seeding of random number generator has been completed
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardWrapper[ :mrgreen: efault]: Loading container servlet default
2002-05-13 15:28:59 default: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardWrapper[:invoker]: Loading container servlet invoker
2002-05-13 15:28:59 invoker: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 jsp: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardHost[localhost]: Installing web application at context path /webdav from URL file:C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\webapps\webdav
2002-05-13 15:28:59 WebappLoader[/webdav]: Deploying class repositories to work directory C:\Program Files\jakarta-tomcat-4.0.3\work\localhost\webdav
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardManager[/webdav]: Seeding random number generator class java.security.SecureRandom
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardManager[/webdav]: Seeding of random number generator has been completed
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardWrapper[/webdav :mrgreen: efault]: Loading container servlet default
2002-05-13 15:28:59 default: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 StandardWrapper[/webdav:invoker]: Loading container servlet invoker
2002-05-13 15:28:59 invoker: init
2002-05-13 15:28:59 jsp: init
2002-05-13 15:30:34 StandardHost[localhost]: Removing web application at context path /examples
2002-05-13 15:30:34 StandardHost[localhost]: Removing web application at context path /webdav
2002-05-13 15:30:34 StandardHost[localhost]: Removing web application at context path /tomcat-docs
2002-05-13 15:30:34 StandardHost[localhost]: Removing web application at context path /manager
2002-05-13 15:30:34 StandardHost[localhost]: Removing web application at context path

My server stops and so i can't work anymore.Pls help if anyone knows how to handle this misbehaviour by tomcat. I need to coreect it ASAP
Cheers
Taash
SCJP2

hi
just forgot to mention that long letter is my log file and what it says..if it does make some sense
pls help me understand it too.
Thanks
Taash

Hi
i reinstalled tomcat but still the same problem persists. As soon as i say
DOS>Programfiles/Tomcat/bin/startup
it opens up another window which closes down after throwing some exceptions
my catalina_logfile says something like this
2002-05-15 15:12:50 HttpConnector Opening server socket on all host IP addresses
i am really confused as tomcat was working fine earlier.now i don't understand its behaviour.
Thanks in advance
Taash
SCJP2