Install problems

[Guest]

I am trying to install W2K on a machine that previously ran W98SE. I have two problems. If I try to use a single large partition (13GB) formated to FAT32 setup will copy all of the files and then reboot going into the setup routine (I choose to use NTFS). When it verifies the disk it says it is corrrupt and stops.

If I use a smaller partition and keep the format as FAT32 it gets further but when the machine reboots to load W2K I get a corrupt ntoskrnl.exe message.

The machine is 4 years old. Should I investigate upgrading the BIOS? Are there any other problems I should investigate? Is it possible that the machine (PIII 500mhz) might not support W2K?

Any help would be appreciated?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Your first step should be to download & run the free diagnostic tool that
your disk manufacturer makes available on his web site.

I am trying to install W2K on a machine that previously ran W98SE. I have

two problems. If I try to use a single large partition (13GB) formated to
FAT32 setup will copy all of the files and then reboot going into the setup
routine (I choose to use NTFS). When it verifies the disk it says it is
corrrupt and stops.

If I use a smaller partition and keep the format as FAT32 it gets further

but when the machine reboots to load W2K I get a corrupt ntoskrnl.exe
message.

The machine is 4 years old. Should I investigate upgrading the BIOS? Are

there any other problems I should investigate? Is it possible that the
machine (PIII 500mhz) might not support W2K?

 

[Guest]

Thanks, I have now done this and found the disk is OK. What I have discovered is that when Windows 2000 copies the files into the temporary folders the FAT32 file system gets corrupted. I start with a brand new partition and format it. I checked it with the disk diagnostic tool and it is OK. I then do the install and when the system has completed copying the files to the temporary directory I restarted the machine with the disk diagnostic and it shows the FAT32 structure is corrupt

My next thought is the BIOS or the disk driver within W2K

Any help appreciated

Mike

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

By process of elimination, you now need to find out what's
causing the corruption:
- The electronics on the hard disk
- The ribbon cable
- The hard disk controller on the motherboard
- The IDE Master Controller driver
- Windows 2000

To do it conclusively you probably need two of everything:
Two PCs, two hard disks, two ribbon cables. Keep swapping
things until you can reproduce the problem each and every
time.

You should also scan your PC with an external virus scanner,
e.g. on www.antivirus.com ("free online scan").

Thanks, I have now done this and found the disk is OK. What I have

discovered is that when Windows 2000 copies the files into the temporary
folders the FAT32 file system gets corrupted. I start with a brand new
partition and format it. I checked it with the disk diagnostic tool and it
is OK. I then do the install and when the system has completed copying the
files to the temporary directory I restarted the machine with the disk
diagnostic and it shows the FAT32 structure is corrupt.