Win Me to Win 2000 - Format Disk

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hi,

I have to go from WinMe to Win2000Pro. i have to format
the disk before i install Win2000. what's the proper
procedure to retain control of the CD Drive, yet wipe the
disk clean of all remainants of WinME? all help is
apprecitated!

Curt

 

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Answered in setup_upgrade

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Curt Haase" <curt.haase@alumni.mwc.edu> wrote in message
news:1534d01c445dc$67a03210$a101280a@phx.gbl...
| hi,
|
| I have to go from WinMe to Win2000Pro. i have to format
| the disk before i install Win2000. what's the proper
| procedure to retain control of the CD Drive, yet wipe the
| disk clean of all remainants of WinME? all help is
| apprecitated!
|
| Curt

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.win2000.setup (More info?)

Greetings --

Simply boot from the Win2K installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and/or format the system partition as
part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the
order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)



Bruce Chambers
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Curt Haase" <curt.haase@alumni.mwc.edu> wrote in message
news:1534d01c445dc$67a03210$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> hi,
>
> I have to go from WinMe to Win2000Pro. i have to format
> the disk before i install Win2000. what's the proper
> procedure to retain control of the CD Drive, yet wipe the
> disk clean of all remainants of WinME? all help is
> apprecitated!
>
> Curt