Clean install of Windows 2000 Professional

[vision]

Not clear for clean install of Windows 2000 Professional: should I first
prepare the hard drive for Windows 2000 (HDD is new, unformatted), or
Windows will format during installation? What is steps?

Regards,

 

[Dave Patrick]

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.

(Note: If your drive controller is not natively supported then you'll want
to boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom. 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 drive controller in drive "A")

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 (if required). Windows will by default use
all available space.

Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
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

Then

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



--

Regards,

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

 

[dc]

First thing right out of the box, if you've never done this before make
sure that your pins are in "Cable Select" or sometimes "Master" is
required, if you're like replacing a single HDD. Then, if the HDD
doesn't have any partition(s), depending on the size and intentions for
use of the drive, you can make several partitions for your needs. Many
like to place the OS on one partition and data on another. Others like
even more partitions. If you choose two partitions, be sure to leave
about 10gig for the operation system partition. But for starts you can
use a Basic single partition just replacing one HDD system.

Here is a site for basics on the difference between Master and Slave
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confJumpering-c.html
At the bottom this page click to learn about "cable select"


To make partitions with standard MS products you can get a Win98se boot
disk from www.bootdisk.com and it will do just fine to establish your
partition(s). When through running Fdisk, you can "power down".

Here's a sight to explain Fdisk.
http://fdisk.radified.com/


Then using the 4 boot floppies for W2K, bootup, and using your CD, when
it is called for, format and continue to install the OS. That's it.

Here is a site that has a tutorial of Formatting a new HDD that is "not"
the Primary Master. It has been added to the computer that is already up
and is a Primary Slave Drive. This can be done by physically installing
the HDD in the tower or by using a USB External HDD case.

http://support.trittontechnologies.com/tutorials/format-hdd.html

hope this is helpful,
dcdon



| Not clear for clean install of Windows 2000 Professional: should I
first
| prepare the hard drive for Windows 2000 (HDD is new, unformatted), or
| Windows will format during installation? What is steps?
|
| Regards,
|

 

[John John]

You don't need fdisk or additional partitioning tools or the set of
floppy boot disks. The Windows 2000 cd is bootable and you can do
partition work when you setup Windows 2000.

John

 

[vision]

First thing right out of the box, if you've never done this before make
sure that your pins are in "Cable Select" or sometimes "Master" is
required, if you're like replacing a single HDD. Then, if the HDD
doesn't have any partition(s), depending on the size and intentions for
use of the drive, you can make several partitions for your needs. Many
like to place the OS on one partition and data on another. Others like
even more partitions. If you choose two partitions, be sure to leave
about 10gig for the operation system partition. But for starts you can
use a Basic single partition just replacing one HDD system.

Here is a site for basics on the difference between Master and Slave
http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confJumpering-c.html
At the bottom this page click to learn about "cable select"

To make partitions with standard MS products you can get a Win98se boot
disk from www.bootdisk.com and it will do just fine to establish your
partition(s). When through running Fdisk, you can "power down".

Here's a sight to explain Fdisk.
http://fdisk.radified.com/

Then using the 4 boot floppies for W2K, bootup, and using your CD, when
it is called for, format and continue to install the OS. That's it.

Here is a site that has a tutorial of Formatting a new HDD that is "not"
the Primary Master. It has been added to the computer that is already up
and is a Primary Slave Drive. This can be done by physically installing
the HDD in the tower or by using a USB External HDD case.

hope this is helpful,
dcdon


| Not clear for clean install of Windows 2000 Professional: should I
first
| prepare the hard drive for Windows 2000 (HDD is new, unformatted), or
| Windows will format during installation? What is steps?
|
| Regards,

---------------

Thanks a lot.
http://support.trittontechnologies.com/tutorials/format-hdd.html -> But
this tutorial is how to format HDD under Windows 2000 and XP, whereas I have
win98 installed.
The steps after inserting Win2K CD is clear, just to folow the on-screen
instructions, but still have trouble with preparation.
Win98 installed on old HDD, I want install win2K on second(new) HDD - as
primary OS. Old HDD will be just file storage, and 'Slave'. I'm confused
with this disquetes. I need only one partition. Which exactly boot disks I
should download? http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
It will better to read this preparation in form of step by step instruction,
if possible.

Regards,

 

[John John]

---------------

Thanks a lot.
http://support.trittontechnologies.com/tutorials/format-hdd.html -> But
this tutorial is how to format HDD under Windows 2000 and XP, whereas I
have win98 installed.
The steps after inserting Win2K CD is clear, just to folow the on-screen
instructions, but still have trouble with preparation.
Win98 installed on old HDD, I want install win2K on second(new) HDD - as
primary OS. Old HDD will be just file storage, and 'Slave'. I'm confused
with this disquetes. I need only one partition. Which exactly boot disks
I should download? http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm
It will better to read this preparation in form of step by step
instruction, if possible.

That is easy. Remove the Windows 98 drive from the computer and place
the new hard drive in its place, making sure that the jumpers on the
drive are correctly set for the Master position. Go in the BIOS and
make sure that the drive is properly recognized and that it is shown as
the first drive on the primary controller. For the time being leave the
Windows 98 drive OUT of the picture, do not install it now, it can be
installed once Windows 2000 is properly installed. It will avoid mix
ups like having Windows 2000 installed on an unexpected drive letter or
partition if you leave the Windows 98 disk out for the time being.
Also, if the Windows 2000 installation flops badly you can still put the
old drive back in its place and keep on using Windows 98.

In the BIOS set the computer to boot to the CD-ROM first. Boot the
computer with your Windows 2000 cd and install as instructed by Dave
Patrick in another post in this thread. Once Windows 2000 is properly
installed you can put the Windows 98 drive. Make sure that you apply
*all* the security fixes that Dave mentioned in his post before you
connect to the internet! To properly secure Windows 2000 you also need
a properly configured firewall. Also, if the new drive is bigger than
137GB the full size will not be recognized until you apply the 48-Bit
LBA fix to the operating system.

John

 

[vision]

vision wrote:
-----------
That is easy. Remove the Windows 98 drive from the computer and place the
new hard drive in its place, making sure that the jumpers on the drive are
correctly set for the Master position. Go in the BIOS and make sure that
the drive is properly recognized and that it is shown as the first drive
on the primary controller. For the time being leave the Windows 98 drive
OUT of the picture, do not install it now, it can be installed once
Windows 2000 is properly installed. It will avoid mix ups like having
Windows 2000 installed on an unexpected drive letter or partition if you
leave the Windows 98 disk out for the time being. Also, if the Windows
2000 installation flops badly you can still put the old drive back in its
place and keep on using Windows 98.

In the BIOS set the computer to boot to the CD-ROM first. Boot the
computer with your Windows 2000 cd and install as instructed by Dave
Patrick in another post in this thread. Once Windows 2000 is properly
installed you can put the Windows 98 drive. Make sure that you apply
*all* the security fixes that Dave mentioned in his post before you
connect to the internet! To properly secure Windows 2000 you also need a
properly configured firewall. Also, if the new drive is bigger than 137GB
the full size will not be recognized until you apply the 48-Bit LBA fix to
the operating system.

John

-------

OK, I can boot directly from Windows 2000 install CD-Rom. I do not need to
prepare new HDD first, windows will do this?

Regards

 

[John John]

That is correct. All you need is the Windows 2000 CD. After the setup
files are loaded and you select to install Windows you will be asked to
accept the End User License Agreement. After you accept the EULA you
will be shown the available disks and be offered the opportunity to
partition and format your drive as you want it. When you format the
drive you will have to select a file system, NTFS is the preferred file
system for Windows 2000.

John

 

[dc]

What if the CD-ROM is not bootable?


| You don't need fdisk or additional partitioning tools or the set of
| floppy boot disks. The Windows 2000 cd is bootable and you can do
| partition work when you setup Windows 2000.
|
| John
|
| dc wrote:
|
| > First thing right out of the box, if you've never done this before
make
| > sure that your pins are in "Cable Select" or sometimes "Master" is
| > required, if you're like replacing a single HDD. Then, if the HDD
| > doesn't have any partition(s), depending on the size and intentions
for
| > use of the drive, you can make several partitions for your needs.
Many
| > like to place the OS on one partition and data on another. Others
like
| > even more partitions. If you choose two partitions, be sure to leave
| > about 10gig for the operation system partition. But for starts you
can
| > use a Basic single partition just replacing one HDD system.
| >
| > Here is a site for basics on the difference between Master and Slave
| > http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confJumpering-c.html
| > At the bottom this page click to learn about "cable select"
| >
| >
| > To make partitions with standard MS products you can get a Win98se
boot
| > disk from www.bootdisk.com and it will do just fine to establish
your
| > partition(s). When through running Fdisk, you can "power down".
| >
| > Here's a sight to explain Fdisk.
| > http://fdisk.radified.com/
| >
| >
| > Then using the 4 boot floppies for W2K, bootup, and using your CD,
when
| > it is called for, format and continue to install the OS. That's it.
| >
| > Here is a site that has a tutorial of Formatting a new HDD that is
"not"
| > the Primary Master. It has been added to the computer that is
already up
| > and is a Primary Slave Drive. This can be done by physically
installing
| > the HDD in the tower or by using a USB External HDD case.
| >
| > http://support.trittontechnologies.com/tutorials/format-hdd.html
| >
| > hope this is helpful,
| > dcdon
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | Not clear for clean install of Windows 2000 Professional: should
I
| > first
| > | prepare the hard drive for Windows 2000 (HDD is new, unformatted),
or
| > | Windows will format during installation? What is steps?
| > |
| > | Regards,
| > |
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >

 

[John John]

All Genuine Windows 2000 cd's are bootable and computers on which it is
installed usually have bootable cd drives. But if you cannot boot from
the cd then yes you would use the set of setup floppies.

John

 

[dc]

Not the CD
The Hardware



| All Genuine Windows 2000 cd's are bootable and computers on which it
is
| installed usually have bootable cd drives. But if you cannot boot
from
| the cd then yes you would use the set of setup floppies.
|
| John
|
| dc wrote:
|
| > What if the CD-ROM is not bootable?
| >
| >
| > | > | You don't need fdisk or additional partitioning tools or the set
of
| > | floppy boot disks. The Windows 2000 cd is bootable and you can do
| > | partition work when you setup Windows 2000.
| > |
| > | John
| > |
| > | dc wrote:
| > |
| > | > First thing right out of the box, if you've never done this
before
| > make
| > | > sure that your pins are in "Cable Select" or sometimes "Master"
is
| > | > required, if you're like replacing a single HDD. Then, if the
HDD
| > | > doesn't have any partition(s), depending on the size and
intentions
| > for
| > | > use of the drive, you can make several partitions for your
needs.
| > Many
| > | > like to place the OS on one partition and data on another.
Others
| > like
| > | > even more partitions. If you choose two partitions, be sure to
leave
| > | > about 10gig for the operation system partition. But for starts
you
| > can
| > | > use a Basic single partition just replacing one HDD system.
| > | >
| > | > Here is a site for basics on the difference between Master and
Slave
| > | > http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confJumpering-c.html
| > | > At the bottom this page click to learn about "cable select"
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > To make partitions with standard MS products you can get a
Win98se
| > boot
| > | > disk from www.bootdisk.com and it will do just fine to
establish
| > your
| > | > partition(s). When through running Fdisk, you can "power down".
| > | >
| > | > Here's a sight to explain Fdisk.
| > | > http://fdisk.radified.com/
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Then using the 4 boot floppies for W2K, bootup, and using your
CD,
| > when
| > | > it is called for, format and continue to install the OS. That's
it.
| > | >
| > | > Here is a site that has a tutorial of Formatting a new HDD that
is
| > "not"
| > | > the Primary Master. It has been added to the computer that is
| > already up
| > | > and is a Primary Slave Drive. This can be done by physically
| > installing
| > | > the HDD in the tower or by using a USB External HDD case.
| > | >
| > | > http://support.trittontechnologies.com/tutorials/format-hdd.html
| > | >
| > | > hope this is helpful,
| > | > dcdon
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | Not clear for clean install of Windows 2000 Professional:
should
| > I
| > | > first
| > | > | prepare the hard drive for Windows 2000 (HDD is new,
unformatted),
| > or
| > | > | Windows will format during installation? What is steps?
| > | > |
| > | > | Regards,
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >

 

[dc]

Sorry,
I should be more careful before posting
I apologize for the post

peace,
dcdon

P.S. - The reason I even brought it up, my first clean install just
happen to have a drive that was not bootable.


| All Genuine Windows 2000 cd's are bootable and computers on which it
is
| installed usually have bootable cd drives. But if you cannot boot
from
| the cd then yes you would use the set of setup floppies.
|
| John
|
| dc wrote:
|
| > What if the CD-ROM is not bootable?
| >
| >
| > | > | You don't need fdisk or additional partitioning tools or the set
of
| > | floppy boot disks. The Windows 2000 cd is bootable and you can do
| > | partition work when you setup Windows 2000.
| > |
| > | John
| > |
| > | dc wrote:
| > |
| > | > First thing right out of the box, if you've never done this
before
| > make
| > | > sure that your pins are in "Cable Select" or sometimes "Master"
is
| > | > required, if you're like replacing a single HDD. Then, if the
HDD
| > | > doesn't have any partition(s), depending on the size and
intentions
| > for
| > | > use of the drive, you can make several partitions for your
needs.
| > Many
| > | > like to place the OS on one partition and data on another.
Others
| > like
| > | > even more partitions. If you choose two partitions, be sure to
leave
| > | > about 10gig for the operation system partition. But for starts
you
| > can
| > | > use a Basic single partition just replacing one HDD system.
| > | >
| > | > Here is a site for basics on the difference between Master and
Slave
| > | > http://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/ide/confJumpering-c.html
| > | > At the bottom this page click to learn about "cable select"
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > To make partitions with standard MS products you can get a
Win98se
| > boot
| > | > disk from www.bootdisk.com and it will do just fine to
establish
| > your
| > | > partition(s). When through running Fdisk, you can "power down".
| > | >
| > | > Here's a sight to explain Fdisk.
| > | > http://fdisk.radified.com/
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > Then using the 4 boot floppies for W2K, bootup, and using your
CD,
| > when
| > | > it is called for, format and continue to install the OS. That's
it.
| > | >
| > | > Here is a site that has a tutorial of Formatting a new HDD that
is
| > "not"
| > | > the Primary Master. It has been added to the computer that is
| > already up
| > | > and is a Primary Slave Drive. This can be done by physically
| > installing
| > | > the HDD in the tower or by using a USB External HDD case.
| > | >
| > | > http://support.trittontechnologies.com/tutorials/format-hdd.html
| > | >
| > | > hope this is helpful,
| > | > dcdon
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | Not clear for clean install of Windows 2000 Professional:
should
| > I
| > | > first
| > | > | prepare the hard drive for Windows 2000 (HDD is new,
unformatted),
| > or
| > | > | Windows will format during installation? What is steps?
| > | > |
| > | > | Regards,
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >