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More info?)
Thanks for all of the tips. What do I do if my computer came without a
floppy drive?
"Dave Patrick" wrote:
> To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup
> disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000
> 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.
>
> Be sure to apply these to your new install before connecting to any network.
>
>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
>
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
>
> You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, or ultra DMA, or
> ATA100, or raid, or serial ATA), but you may need to boot the Windows 2000
> setup disks or CD-Rom and *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
> inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive controller detection,
> and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
> insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver for your drive's
> controller in drive "A"
>
> If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
> late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
> resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.
>
> After the install you can apply the reghack in this article.
>
> 48-Bit LBA Support for ATAPI Disk Drives in Windows 2000
>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305098
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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>
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> "IrishSwede" wrote:
> |I am trying to install Win2000 on a machine that currently has WinXP home
> | installed. I placed the Win2000 setup disc in the CD drive and the
> computer
> | booted from that disc; however, after loading all of the drivers, the blue
> | set up screen gave me a message that "Setup did not find any hard disk
> drives
> | installed in your computer." My only option was to quit setup. There is
> a
> | 250GB hard drive installed on the computer that will boot into XP home.
> How
> | do I go about installing Win2000 on this computer?
>
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