How to format Drive C for Fresh Installation?

[Jim Strenk]

I'm trying to do a fresh installation of W2K on a machine that currently has
two physical Hard Drives, with W2K currently installed on Drive C. I also
have a CD-ROM that is bootable.

What I want to do is have everything removed from Drive C prior to
re-installation of W2K, almost as if Drive C had been replaced.

What I came up with so far is to install W2K on Drive D temporarily, format
Drive C after installation of W2K on Drive D, install W2K once again on
Drive C, remove the partition on Drive D using Disk Management, and then add
Drive D back once again, using Disk Management a second time.

In essence, I want to install W2K on a computer with two new Hard Drives
(with no files installed) and a bootable CD-ROM.

Is there a more direct or easier way to accomplish what I'm trying to do?

 

[Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]]

Boot off the CD and when you get to the part of the blue screen install that
asks you where you want to install to (which drive/partition) select drive
c: and press the "d" key, enter, and L, then select the empty space and it
will asks you to create a partition, which will be empty

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--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. If I see an email I didn't ask for, it will be
deleted without reading.

 

[Jim Strenk]

Thank you Mr. Maltz for your quick reply.

If I'm not mistaken, following instructions as you've outlined will show me
that Drive C has a primary partition of 19.2 GB (20 GB drive) and 8 MB on a
second partition.

Again, if I'm not mistaken, I can follow your proceedure for Drive D,
because it doesn't have any partitioning. Drive D has 19.8 GB of space.

Might I be missing something in your instructions?

Again, thank you for your help. It is appreciated!

Boot off the CD and when you get to the part of the blue screen install that
asks you where you want to install to (which drive/partition) select drive
c: and press the "d" key, enter, and L, then select the empty space and it
will asks you to create a partition, which will be empty

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. If I see an email I didn't ask for, it will be
deleted without reading.

I'm trying to do a fresh installation of W2K on a machine that currently has
two physical Hard Drives, with W2K currently installed on Drive C. I also
have a CD-ROM that is bootable.

What I want to do is have everything removed from Drive C prior to
re-installation of W2K, almost as if Drive C had been replaced.

What I came up with so far is to install W2K on Drive D temporarily, format
Drive C after installation of W2K on Drive D, install W2K once again on
Drive C, remove the partition on Drive D using Disk Management, and then add
Drive D back once again, using Disk Management a second time.

In essence, I want to install W2K on a computer with two new Hard Drives
(with no files installed) and a bootable CD-ROM.

Is there a more direct or easier way to accomplish what I'm trying to do?

 

[Jim Strenk]

Refering to my last post, it just dawned on my that I have to reset the BIOS
to allow the CD-ROM as the first bootable device. I shall reset and see if
that helps in any way.

 

[Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]]

Setup will show you the amount of free space on the hard drives, as well as
partitions, this way you can select which partition/drive you format and
install on

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. If I see an email I didn't ask for, it will be
deleted without reading.

Thank you Mr. Maltz for your quick reply.

If I'm not mistaken, following instructions as you've outlined will show me
that Drive C has a primary partition of 19.2 GB (20 GB drive) and 8 MB on a
second partition.

Again, if I'm not mistaken, I can follow your proceedure for Drive D,
because it doesn't have any partitioning. Drive D has 19.8 GB of space.

Might I be missing something in your instructions?

Again, thank you for your help. It is appreciated!

Boot off the CD and when you get to the part of the blue screen install that
asks you where you want to install to (which drive/partition) select drive
c: and press the "d" key, enter, and L, then select the empty space and it
will asks you to create a partition, which will be empty

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. If I see an email I didn't ask for, it will be
deleted without reading.

I'm trying to do a fresh installation of W2K on a machine that

currently
has

two physical Hard Drives, with W2K currently installed on Drive C. I also
have a CD-ROM that is bootable.

What I want to do is have everything removed from Drive C prior to
re-installation of W2K, almost as if Drive C had been replaced.

What I came up with so far is to install W2K on Drive D temporarily, format
Drive C after installation of W2K on Drive D, install W2K once again on
Drive C, remove the partition on Drive D using Disk Management, and

then
add

Drive D back once again, using Disk Management a second time.

In essence, I want to install W2K on a computer with two new Hard Drives
(with no files installed) and a bootable CD-ROM.

Is there a more direct or easier way to accomplish what I'm trying to do?