Install of Windows 2000 on partitioned drive

[Moe Hair]

I currently have Win 2000 pro installed on an old 16 gig drive and the
drive is in bad shape (needs to be defragged, is slow, and sounds like it's
on it's last legs).

When I partitioned the new drive I installed a few months ago (120 gig), I
created a partition for the OS. If I do a new install, and go into BIOS
setup so that the computer boots from the larger drive with the new
install, will there be any problems and will all the files I've previously
saved on the new drive still be intact?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I currently have Win 2000 pro installed on an old 16 gig drive and the
drive is in bad shape (needs to be defragged, is slow, and sounds like it's
on it's last legs).

When I partitioned the new drive I installed a few months ago (120 gig), I
created a partition for the OS. If I do a new install, and go into BIOS
setup so that the computer boots from the larger drive with the new
install, will there be any problems and will all the files I've previously
saved on the new drive still be intact?

The Win2000 installation routine asks you which disk and which
partition it should install itself into. As long as you select the
correct disk and partition, you won't have any problems.

At the same time I wonder if you might not be breaking the iron
rule of computing. It says that all important files must be backed
up every week to an independent medium. Many people ignore
this rule until they suffer a king hit.

 

[Moe Hair]

The Win2000 installation routine asks you which disk and which
partition it should install itself into. As long as you select the
correct disk and partition, you won't have any problems.

At the same time I wonder if you might not be breaking the iron
rule of computing. It says that all important files must be backed
up every week to an independent medium. Many people ignore
this rule until they suffer a king hit.

Believe me, I would love to backup. As a former network manager, I used
to backup daily (and sometimes 2x daily) with rotating tapes, etc.

However, with so many drives and files at home, I would have to buy
another huge drive to backup. Anyway, I did the install with no problem.
Thanks for the response.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Believe me, I would love to backup. As a former network manager, I used
to backup daily (and sometimes 2x daily) with rotating tapes, etc.

Hard disks are ridiculously cheap. They can be installed in
caddies to make them removable. How much is your data
worth? Is it readily replaceable?