Problems installing Win2k on Dell Inspiron 7000

[Paul Clare]

Apologies if this has been addressed previously (my friend Google says
not)....

I have tried to install Windows 2000 Server on a 1998 model Dell Inspiron
7000. The original hard drive has been replaced with an IBM Travelstar 20GB
model.
I have scrubbed this and the W2K install puts NTFS on the entire disk.

During the install, once the W2K installation wizard has started up, the
following dialogue appears:-

"Windows 2000 Professional Setup

Installing Devices

Setup is detecting and installing devices on your computer.

Please wait while setup detects and installs devices such as keyboard
and mouse. This will take several minutes. During this time your screen may
flicker for a few seconds."

The screen obligingly goes black (with a thin margin of green pixellation on
the left hand side) and stays like that. Permanently. Even the
"three-fingered salute" does not cause a reboot. I have tried again a few
times but the same result.

I have a few ideas what may be going on but don't wish to prejudice any
answers by mentioning them yet.

Any clues?

TIA

Paul Clare

 

[Gunrunnerjohn]

It's quite possible that your laptop is not compatible with W2K. In addition,
you need to insure that you have all the drivers for stuff like the video if you
get past this point. I'd stick with W98, which is what the machine was designed
to run.

 

[Paul Clare]

It's quite possible that your laptop is not compatible with W2K. In
addition,
you need to insure that you have all the drivers for stuff like the video
if you
get past this point. I'd stick with W98, which is what the machine was
designed
to run.

1) My laptop IS compatible with W2K (according to the Dell website) although
not W2K Server (I wonder why)
2) Sticking to W98 is not an option as I want to run Oracle 10g
3) The problem has been resolved by switching the VDU mode to LCD rather
than Simul. This advice was given by a helpful soul on Dell Talk:-

http://delltalk.us.dell.com/support...p_video&message.id=4211&query.id=200032#M4211

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