Hi,
I recently upgraded my chip/mobo (see virtually every thread on this MB for more detail ) and since then Win2k hasn't worked. When I load it up it gives blue screen with "Inaccesible boot device". I understand from Usenet that this is because my hard drive contoller has changed. To get Win2k to work I need to either install Via4in1s or reinstall Win2k. I can't install the 4in1s as I can't get into Win2k at all. And I can't reinstall it...
I am currently using WinME (yuck!) dual booting with the bust Win2k. When I try to install Win2k in WinME it used to say it will not install as Win2k is older than WinME (yeah, but it's better you stupid thing) - however recently it's been saying it can't workout what version of Windows I'm using.
I tried installing Win95 and then installing Win2k from this, but Win95 will not work - I think the mobo is just too new for it. Win2k will not boot from CD nor can I install it from boot floppy ("this program will only work under Microsoft Winblows").
I can only think of 2 possible solutions:
1) Grab Win98, install it. It should be new enough to work with my mobo yet it's definatly older than Win2k. But I don't have a Win98 CD...
2) I heard once that there is a registry patch around that will change the WinME version number to Win98's - so Win2k setup will think it's newer. Possibly reinstalling WinME (to get rid of "Can't work out what version") and then applying this patch would help, but I don't even know if this patch exists. Anyone know anything about this?
What else could I do? The reg patch, if it exists, looks to be the best bet - does anyone know where to get it?
Chip: Athlon 1.2 266 (@12x100)
Mobo: ABit KT7A (via)
RAM: 384Mb PC133
Cheers,
Xain
I recently upgraded my chip/mobo (see virtually every thread on this MB for more detail ) and since then Win2k hasn't worked. When I load it up it gives blue screen with "Inaccesible boot device". I understand from Usenet that this is because my hard drive contoller has changed. To get Win2k to work I need to either install Via4in1s or reinstall Win2k. I can't install the 4in1s as I can't get into Win2k at all. And I can't reinstall it...
I am currently using WinME (yuck!) dual booting with the bust Win2k. When I try to install Win2k in WinME it used to say it will not install as Win2k is older than WinME (yeah, but it's better you stupid thing) - however recently it's been saying it can't workout what version of Windows I'm using.
I tried installing Win95 and then installing Win2k from this, but Win95 will not work - I think the mobo is just too new for it. Win2k will not boot from CD nor can I install it from boot floppy ("this program will only work under Microsoft Winblows").
I can only think of 2 possible solutions:
1) Grab Win98, install it. It should be new enough to work with my mobo yet it's definatly older than Win2k. But I don't have a Win98 CD...
2) I heard once that there is a registry patch around that will change the WinME version number to Win98's - so Win2k setup will think it's newer. Possibly reinstalling WinME (to get rid of "Can't work out what version") and then applying this patch would help, but I don't even know if this patch exists. Anyone know anything about this?
What else could I do? The reg patch, if it exists, looks to be the best bet - does anyone know where to get it?
Chip: Athlon 1.2 266 (@12x100)
Mobo: ABit KT7A (via)
RAM: 384Mb PC133
Cheers,
Xain
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