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More info?)
"Dave Patrick" wrote:
> Be advised that upgrades from win9x almost always fail for any
> number of
> reasons. Save yourself some time and trouble, given that
> you'll more than
> likely end up with an unstable OS with all the remnants/
> corruption left
> behind from the upgrade. Best to blow it all away and go for
> the clean
> install.
>
> To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 CD-Rom or
> setup disks.
> The set of four install disks can be created from your Win2k
> 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.
>
> During Windows 2000 setup, at some point, will want to confirm
> the previous
> operating system for the upgrade; at that point you'll simply
> insert the
> qualified product install CD for it to verify. Then the
> install will
> proceed.
>
> Check the pc, mb or hardware manufacturer's web site for the
> latest bios and
> or Windows 2000 drivers for your devices.
>
> If all you have is a pc manufacturer's win98 restore CD-Rom
> then the best
> you can do is clean install win98 then before installing
> anything start the
> upgrade process by inserting the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom.
>
> Be sure to apply these to your new install before connecting
> to any network.
>
>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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>
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>
> "aaa1steve" wrote:
> | Please tell me what a "clean upgrade" is. Is it a choice I
> will be
> | offered at the beginning by the W2K Pro install program?
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I think I understand. Just want to double-check a few things here.
I’ll be getting the W2K CD in a few days, and I have the ability
during my PC start-up to hit "C" to boot from my CD-ROM drive. Must
I create a set of start-up disks, or are you just suggesting that as
one option (I guess for people who can only boot from their floppy
drive)?
Secondly, I have no partitions of my C or D hard drives (both FAT).
So should I just ignore your instructions about "delete partitions,
abort install" etc.? I’m not wanting to fool with my hard drive
formatting or the files there (other than WIN98 stuff of course).
BTW, my WIN98 OS has been fairly stable re hardware devices, etc.
Thanks for your time and help.
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