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Windows 2000 I have been racking my mind any ideas how to do this?
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Bioboffin
Jami said:Windows 2000 I have been racking my mind any ideas how to do this?
Copy all your document files and other important data (e.g. .pst files for
outlook, or address books/newsgroup data for outlook express, favorites for
Internet explorer) on to DVD or whatever backup you use. If you have a
second hard drive copy them onto that.
Then Fdisk, (or use the hard drive manufacturer's low level format, to wipe
the drive) and reformat, and install windows 2000. Then you have to
reinstall all your programs from the installation disks. It isn't too
difficult - depending on how many programs you have, it might take a day or
so.
However, I would strongly recommend that you sort out your XP problems,
maybe reinstall XP from scratch. It is rarely a good idea to go back to
older technology. Microsoft will not support it for ever, and increasingly
new programs are going to expect the latest OS.
Take care,
John.
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Guest
I have Tried Fdisking but it says its in use.. I love my 2k and hate Xp with
a passion its so unstable compaired to what i have been used to .. I have
tried booting up from the CD-rom and nothing call me and idiot but what am i
missing
a passion its so unstable compaired to what i have been used to .. I have
tried booting up from the CD-rom and nothing call me and idiot but what am i
missing
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Bioboffin
Jami said:I have Tried Fdisking but it says its in use.. I love my 2k and hate
Xp with a passion its so unstable compaired to what i have been used
to .. I have tried booting up from the CD-rom and nothing call me and
idiot but what am i missing
Yes, I've had problems using Fdisk too - especially when I stupidly tried to
use the dynamic disk option in Windows XP.
I found the only way to fix it was to use the hard drive manufacturer's
(Maxtor) low-level format/wipe utility. In the case of Maxtor it is called
powermax and you can download it from their web site. I have also used the
equivalent from Western Digital and IBM. (I assume Seagate have one too).
It takes hours to run (depending on the size of the disk), and writes zeros
to every disk location, effectively restoring the hard drive to its factory
condition. You can then run the normal windows install from the CD. However,
it is essential to have copied everything you need off the drive before you
do this, because it will definitely not be recoverable afterwards.
Take care,
John.
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Sundaram Narayanan[MSFT]
There is no uninstall for any of the operating systems you have mentioned.
The only thing you can do is backup all your (data) files reinstall the new
OS, reinstall all the applications (assuming they are compatible) and
restore your data. Alternatively if you have additional disks you could dual
boot. Why do you want to move from XP to Windows 2000? Windows XP is the
better and newer operating system.
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The only thing you can do is backup all your (data) files reinstall the new
OS, reinstall all the applications (assuming they are compatible) and
restore your data. Alternatively if you have additional disks you could dual
boot. Why do you want to move from XP to Windows 2000? Windows XP is the
better and newer operating system.
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Walter Donavan
I would suggest a clean install of Windows 2000. This will reformat the
drive and thereby remove XP. Be sure and back up your data first or, better
yet, put it on a separate partition (call it "My Documents" if you wish).
I do not find XP (Home) to be better than Windows 2000, although it is
admittedly newer and far more widely used. If you wish to use Windows 2000
and do a clean install, I believe you could add Windows XP as a second
system on a dual boot system. Then you would default to 2000 but would also
have XP if you find XP is better at certain things than 2000.
I have a dual boot system with 2000 and ME and each definitely has its uses.
In fact, I often prefer ME!
drive and thereby remove XP. Be sure and back up your data first or, better
yet, put it on a separate partition (call it "My Documents" if you wish).
I do not find XP (Home) to be better than Windows 2000, although it is
admittedly newer and far more widely used. If you wish to use Windows 2000
and do a clean install, I believe you could add Windows XP as a second
system on a dual boot system. Then you would default to 2000 but would also
have XP if you find XP is better at certain things than 2000.
I have a dual boot system with 2000 and ME and each definitely has its uses.
In fact, I often prefer ME!
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Bruce Chambers
It's quite simple, actually. Simply boot from the Win2K
installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create,
and/or format the system partition as part of the installation
process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in
the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)
There is no "rollback" to Win2K. To replace WinXP with an earlier
OS, you'll have to boot from the appropriate boot disk, format the
hard drive, and install. There is no supported downgrade path or
technique.
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installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create,
and/or format the system partition as part of the installation
process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in
the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)
There is no "rollback" to Win2K. To replace WinXP with an earlier
OS, you'll have to boot from the appropriate boot disk, format the
hard drive, and install. There is no supported downgrade path or
technique.
--
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH
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Bruce Chambers
FDisk is an old MS-DOS utility that is neither available or needed
in either Win2K or WinXP. Simply boot from the Win2K installation CD.
You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and/or format the
system partition as part of the installation process.
--
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH
in either Win2K or WinXP. Simply boot from the Win2K installation CD.
You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and/or format the
system partition as part of the installation process.
--
Bruce Chambers
Help us help you:
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. - RAH
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