Problems with Upgrade from WIN98 SE to W2K Pro

[Bob]

I keep running into arecurring problem with a client's PC
trying to upgrade her OS from WIN98SE to W2K Pro. I go
thru all the normail steps and then I get to the final
step "Performing Final Tasks". When I get up to "Upgrade
Program & Final System Settings" the machine churns for
about 15 minutes and then re-boots, starting the whole W2K
installation process over again. Does anybody have any
ideas why this is and how I can work around it, short of a
clean install?

 

[Dave Patrick]

IMO it's simply not worth the trouble, given that you'll more than likely
end up with an unstable OS with all the remnants/ corruption left behind
from the upgrade. Best to blow it all away and go for the clean install.

To do a clean install, either boot the CD-Rom or boot the Windows 2000 setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Win2k CD-rom;
change to the \bootdisk directory on the cd-rom and execute makeboot.exe
(from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the prompts.

When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.

During Windows 2000 setup, at some point, will want to confirm the previous
operating system for the upgrade; at that point you'll simply insert the
qualified product install CD for it to verify. Then the install will
proceed.