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installing windows 2000
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| theGREAT1 2001-07-10, 2:28 pm |
| i wanna format my computer(laptop)and install win2000.Can anyone tell me how to format please? | |
| Nicole 2001-07-10, 2:42 pm |
| If you are unsure how to format, I would suggest using the upgrade function of Windows 2000 instead of starting from scratch. Although you should still backup your files (just in case), performing an upgrade will leave your data and program files intact (providing you are upgrading from a previous version of Windows).
Laptops also frequently have proprietary drivers and utilities which you do not want to lose by formatting, unless you are:
a) absolutely sure you have all the drivers you need on floppies BEFORE you begin, and
b) all of your laptop hardware is 100% compatible with Windows 2000. Some hardware will require additional drivers or software to work with W2K and some may not work at all -- so be sure before you take the plunge.
The first place to look for OS compatibility is the web site of the laptop manufacturer, or in the case of a clone box, the web sites of the manufacturers of the various hardware components. | |
| theGREAT1 2001-07-10, 2:52 pm |
| thanx nicole!
let me tell u what the exact problem is.firt i had winME in my laptop then on top of that i installed win2000 without making any partition,i think the problem here is that the win2000 CD i used had a problem because when i open the the computer managemen in adminstarative tools it gives me and error:
mmc.exe created and error and ur window will close now.
give me a solution. | |
| donald 2001-07-10, 2:56 pm |
| IF you don't know how to format I suggest you don't mess with your computer! | |
| donald 2001-07-10, 3:00 pm |
| Cancel that too late... I have seen this error on Win Me, on of your drivers is messing load up the recovery disk that was sent with your laptop are use the recovery program in mellinium to go back to the original settings and then try to format. I believe it's still ME giving the problem but the best thing about me is that recovery pragram. Good Luck! | |
| misnmonday 2001-07-10, 3:05 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by donald
IF you don't know how to format I suggest you don't mess with your computer!
But, oh what a learning adventure. Be sure to remove sharp object from your home first. | |
| Nicole 2001-07-10, 3:56 pm |
| Now, now, no evil comments... we all started somewhere  | |
| TW2001 2001-07-10, 10:49 pm |
| To save people a lot of time when moving to Win 2000.Recommend the /checkupgradeonly switch on setup.Also its usually easier to create your partitions within the install.
Enjoy | |
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| write deltree*.* in windows folder
then at c:/> write format
or directly write format at c: | |
| kmw5501 2001-07-11, 9:46 am |
| First of all, MS should have NEVER made upgrade an option with W2K. It creates all kinds of problems. If you still want W2K installed, I'll be happy to walk you through a "clean" install. | |
| Gareth Leung 2001-07-11, 10:35 am |
| If your laptop support boot from CD, boot the laptop to setup Win2k directly from the CD-ROM. Format the drive and install the OS. |
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