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bluecorsaSXi
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i am currently runing win 98 which has been upgraded to 98SE.
i have obtained a copy of 2000 which i want to install 'clean'.
could someone please advise me on what files and programs i need to leave on my system to do this, if any?

THANX in advance
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Nothing

Win 98 boot disk. FDisk it. then format it Fat 32

Then convert to NTFS

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bluecorsaSXi
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aight, i just wasnt sure if there were any files i needed to leave to be able to switch it on.
i guess it just uses files off the disk to start up?
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Yes but dont forget to enable the CD ROM as the 2nd boot option.

1 Floppy
2 cd rom
3 hard drive

then change once done

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aight, thanx for the help!!!!

another Q, do you know how to host videos online?
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no idea
Trotty
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Yup, get some webspace, and upload using your chosen FTP client, etc
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ive got a fotki account, can i do it on that trotty??
Dan B
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And, just in case your Win2k CD isn't bootable, have this ready on 4 disks as an alternative:

http://www.tech24.com/help/tools/bootdisks/win2kpro.asp
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Nope, fotki don't allow anything other than the specified image types I'm afraid - did you get any freebee space from your ISP?
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i think i got some free space from isp, i'll have to check into it! thanx for the help!!!

cheers Dan, i'll do that!
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You shouldnt need to FDISK it or format it in FAT32... The Win2k setup program gives you the option to partition & format the HDD (in NTFS), so that would be the easiest way!
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but how will that create a fresh install??

I did that last time and the only ture way to wipe the slate clean is the way i said cheers
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You can re-partition and format in FAT32 or NTFS in the install section at the start of set-up

[Edited on 24-08-2003 by Trotty]
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quote:
Originally posted by Trotty
You can re-partition and format in FAT32 or NTFS in the install section at the start of set-up


Exactly!! Clean Install!!
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Didnt do that last time. Still created the same Errors for me. I ended up doing the route i did

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You can delete your partition and create a new one from the installation of Win 2k. Basically, all you need to do is make your CD ROM boot your CD drive before your HDD. There r loads of diff ways u can do this, all depends wot Hardware u hav got on ur sys. Av got mine set-up so it boots floppy drive, IDE CD ROM, SCSI CD ROM, USB ZIP Drive and then the HDD.

 
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