Dual OS - 98/2000 Pro

[Guest]

We installed 2K Pro as a separate system on the same drive- no partition- it was a mistake, I wanted it done as an upgrade. Now I can't upgrade because 2K is installed. How can I remove 2k so that I can upgrade 98. Other threads don't seem to give me the info I need. ( the one that came close didn't have a solution). Some of the simple things can get so complicated.

 

[Tritium]

We installed 2K Pro as a separate system on the same drive- no partition- it was a mistake, I wanted it done as an upgrade. Now I can't upgrade because 2K is installed. How can I remove 2k so that I can upgrade 98. Other threads don't seem to give me the info I need. ( the one that came close didn't have a solution). Some of the simple things can get so complicated.

The better way to install Windows 2000 is not through
the upgrade of an existing OS but by doing a new, or
clean, install. The "simple" approach is to wipe off
the partition.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

We installed 2K Pro as a separate system on the same drive- no partition-

it was a mistake, I wanted it done as an upgrade. Now I can't upgrade
because 2K is installed. How can I remove 2k so that I can upgrade 98. Other
threads don't seem to give me the info I need. ( the one that came close
didn't have a solution). Some of the simple things can get so complicated.

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As Tritium said, upgrading from Win98 to Win2000
is not recommended. You're likely to get lots of
weird and wonderful problems.

Removing Win2000 is easy, if you supply sufficient
information.
- Where exactly is Win98 installed?
- Where exactly is Win2000 installed?
- Is Win2000 installed on a drive other than C:?
- Is this drive a primary or a logical drive?
(fdisk.exe will tell you)
- Is this drive a FAT or an NTFS partition?
(fdisk.exe will tell you)

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Normally, assuming Win9x is installed to the C: drive, you'd just
have to boot from your Win98/Me startup diskette, type "SYS C:." Then
delete C:\NTLDR, C:\NTDETECT.COM, C:\BOOT.INI, C:\BOOTSEC.DOS, and
C:\PAGEFILE.SYS. Delete or reformat the Win2K directory/partition, as
applicable. Remove the startup diskette and reboot.


Bruce Chambers

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We installed 2K Pro as a separate system on the same drive- no

partition- it was a mistake, I wanted it done as an upgrade. Now I
can't upgrade because 2K is installed. How can I remove 2k so that I
can upgrade 98. Other threads don't seem to give me the info I need.
( the one that came close didn't have a solution). Some of the simple
things can get so complicated.