Fresh install of Windows 2000

[Jacques Ruiz]

I want to do a fresh install and format the hard disk but
the delete partition and create partition is not available
during the configuration. The screen has the D and C
option but pressing these keys does nothing. Only the
enter key is valid. The hard drive on has one partition
on it and is ntfs formated.

Thank you

 

[Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]]

Hm...That doesn't sound right to me, but you can always try FDISK on a DOS
floppy to remove the partition (it can be remade during 2000 setup)

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[Guest]

Thanks for the input. I used FDISK and deleted the ntfs
partition and now the configure setup of 2000 install is
giving me the option to format the drive. I've been at
this for 7 hours, but I'm getting somewhere.

-----Original Message-----
Hm...That doesn't sound right to me, but you can always try FDISK on a DOS
floppy to remove the partition (it can be remade during 2000 setup)

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. Any emails I have not authorized are deleted
before I see them.

I want to do a fresh install and format the hard disk but
the delete partition and create partition is not available
during the configuration. The screen has the D and C
option but pressing these keys does nothing. Only the
enter key is valid. The hard drive on has one partition
on it and is ntfs formated.

Thank you

.

 

[Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]]

Be sure to post back how it goes

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. Any emails I have not authorized are deleted
before I see them.

Thanks for the input. I used FDISK and deleted the ntfs
partition and now the configure setup of 2000 install is
giving me the option to format the drive. I've been at
this for 7 hours, but I'm getting somewhere.

-----Original Message-----
Hm...That doesn't sound right to me, but you can always try FDISK on a DOS
floppy to remove the partition (it can be remade during 2000 setup)

--
--Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
http://www.visualwin.com - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
tutorial site
Only reply by newsgroup. Any emails I have not authorized are deleted
before I see them.

I want to do a fresh install and format the hard disk but
the delete partition and create partition is not available
during the configuration. The screen has the D and C
option but pressing these keys does nothing. Only the
enter key is valid. The hard drive on has one partition
on it and is ntfs formated.

Thank you

.

 

[John Peele]

-----Original Message-----
I want to do a fresh install and format the hard disk but
the delete partition and create partition is not available
during the configuration. The screen has the D and C
option but pressing these keys does nothing. Only the
enter key is valid. The hard drive on has one partition
on it and is ntfs formated.

Thank you
.

=========Suggestion===========
After you press "D" to delete the partition you are taken
to a screen where you need to press "L" to actually delete
the partition.
After that you are returned to the screen that will allow
you to press "C" to create a new partition.
If this is not happening then you can use a DOS Disk to
boot then use the DOS "FDISK" command to delete the NON-
DOS Partition. Then you can re-create the partition.
You could also put the drive into an alternate computer as
a Slave or Secondary Controller Master and format the HDD.
You could accomlish this with an External USB Caddy also.
Then re-install the HDD in your server nd proceed as usual.
John
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