adding a partition

[Dave Patrick]

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| Thank you Dave,
| Did you say "Do the parallel install, recover your data" so that I could
| back it up?
* Yes
If so, I have already backed up the data so I assume that I just
| need to clean install now. Is that correct?
* Yes

| I don't recall the option to install clean from the CD.. could you point
me
| how to do the clean 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.

Setup inspects your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to
install the Setup and driver files. When the Windows 2000 Professional
screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows 2000 Professional.

Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of
the license agreement and continue the installation.

When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing
partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard
disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an
existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must
then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System
partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this
step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted
press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with
your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in
setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new
partition and specify the size. Windows will by default use all available
space.

Be sure to apply at least these two to your new install before connecting to
any network.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

Then SP4
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE

Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en


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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

[Guest]

Thank you Dave. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Dave Patrick]

You're welcome.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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| Thank you Dave. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Guest]

Okay as the fate of technology would have it, When rebooting with the CD I
get to the part where existing partitions/unpartitioned spaces are, but it
says there are "No Hard Drive Detected".
On investigating, I found that some systems hard drives are not detected at
boot time. Is there a trick to getting it detected at boot? I will be
looking into the manufaturer site but would like to hear what you have to say.
Just in Case you need to know:
Hard Drive: Westrn Digital SATA 200GB - only one hard drive
AS Rock Motherboard

 

[Dave Patrick]

Not a problem. You'll want to boot the Windows 2000 setup disks or CD-Rom.
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.

Then *F6* very early and very important (at setup is inspecting your system)
in the setup to prevent drive controller detection, and select S to specify
additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to insert the manufacturer
supplied Windows 2000 driver for your serial ATA controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

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| Okay as the fate of technology would have it, When rebooting with the CD I
| get to the part where existing partitions/unpartitioned spaces are, but it
| says there are "No Hard Drive Detected".
| On investigating, I found that some systems hard drives are not detected
at
| boot time. Is there a trick to getting it detected at boot? I will be
| looking into the manufaturer site but would like to hear what you have to
say.
| Just in Case you need to know:
| Hard Drive: Westrn Digital SATA 200GB - only one hard drive
| AS Rock Motherboard