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More info?)
With 4gb available, assuming no 2nd hd, I trust you dont anticipate
installing much software.
If this is a laptop I assume yr sys/hardware supports win2k?
"Dave Patrick" <mail@NoSpam.DSPatrick.com> wrote in message
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> There is nothing automatic here. Sounds like you chose not to change the
> current partition arrangement when you installed. Here's what I always
> suggest for a new install. To do a clean install, either boot the Windows
> 2000 install CD-Rom or setup disks. The set of four install disks can be
> created from your Windows 2000 CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory
on
> the CD-Rom and execute makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32
bit)
> and follow the prompts.
>
> When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other
partitions
> found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
> restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
> letter assignments with your new install.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
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> "gin" wrote:
> |I unintentionally ended up with my hard drive partitions
> | when installing win2000. I was not aware that it
> | automatically does this if you do not customize when
> | setting up. How do I get the unallocated 2gigs
> | unpartitioned from the main 2 gigs?? I cannot figure
> | this one out.
>
>
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