Hi,

I have a pc currently running win98se. I would like to do a full
installation of windows 2000 pro on this pc. The data on the pc is
important to me and I want to save it.

I have a second pc running windows 2000 pro. Is it possible to add the
win98 hard drive as a slave drive into the win2000 pc. My thinking is
that I might be able to copy the data onto my 2nd pc drive and then
replace the hard drive back into the first, wipe it clean and install
2000 on that pc too. The space and the cables are present.

Grateful for any help,
jake

and dont multipost

"jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I have a pc currently running win98se. I would like to do a full
> installation of windows 2000 pro on this pc. The data on the pc is
> important to me and I want to save it.
>
> I have a second pc running windows 2000 pro. Is it possible to add the
> win98 hard drive as a slave drive into the win2000 pc. My thinking is
> that I might be able to copy the data onto my 2nd pc drive and then
> replace the hard drive back into the first, wipe it clean and install
> 2000 on that pc too. The space and the cables are present.
>
> Grateful for any help,
> jake
>

DL wrote:
> and dont multipost
>
> "jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a pc currently running win98se. I would like to do a full
> > installation of windows 2000 pro on this pc. The data on the pc is
> > important to me and I want to save it.
> >
> > I have a second pc running windows 2000 pro. Is it possible to add the
> > win98 hard drive as a slave drive into the win2000 pc. My thinking is
> > that I might be able to copy the data onto my 2nd pc drive and then
> > replace the hard drive back into the first, wipe it clean and install
> > 2000 on that pc too. The space and the cables are present.
> >
> > Grateful for any help,
> > jake
> >

Yes, sorry DL...I chose the wrong group first post. I'm not sure if two
posts add up to 'multi' but I can see how my 9 lines in the above post
might clutter things up. Anymore of that kind of thing and I'll severly
repremand myself for trying to grind the whole of the www to a halt.
What's worse is I upset you and for that I'm deeply sorry.

I promise in the future to stick to wholly worthwhile posts. taking my
example from your good self.

jake

"jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I have a pc currently running win98se. I would like to do a full
> installation of windows 2000 pro on this pc. The data on the pc is
> important to me and I want to save it.
>
> I have a second pc running windows 2000 pro. Is it possible to add the
> win98 hard drive as a slave drive into the win2000 pc. My thinking is
> that I might be able to copy the data onto my 2nd pc drive and then
> replace the hard drive back into the first, wipe it clean and install
> 2000 on that pc too. The space and the cables are present.

Yes, you can do that. If your computers have network cards, you can tie
them together and transfer the files that way.

--

- Gary Chanson (Windows SDK MVP)
- Abolish Public Schools

Gary Chanson wrote:
> "jake" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a pc currently running win98se. I would like to do a full
> > installation of windows 2000 pro on this pc. The data on the pc is
> > important to me and I want to save it.
> >
> > I have a second pc running windows 2000 pro. Is it possible to add the
> > win98 hard drive as a slave drive into the win2000 pc. My thinking is
> > that I might be able to copy the data onto my 2nd pc drive and then
> > replace the hard drive back into the first, wipe it clean and install
> > 2000 on that pc too. The space and the cables are present.
>
> Yes, you can do that. If your computers have network cards, you can tie
> them together and transfer the files that way.

>
> --
>
> - Gary Chanson (Windows SDK MVP)
> - Abolish Public Schools

Thanks Gary,

All done. Only had a newtork card in one of the pcs but managed to save
the data ok by temporary installing the hard drive in the other
machine.

Installed windows 2000 on 2nd machine, partitioned the drive, and now
just finishing off some windows and application updates. All seems
shipshape - wireless adapter connected first time, so I'm up running
and connected.

The original 98se pc had some heavy use but remarkably had run without
any hitches for almost 9 years. It developed a msgsrv problem not long
ago, so I felt it was time for a clean out - it feels good and saving
all my data is a weight off my mind.

Cheers for the reply.