Windows 2000 installation problems

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

I am trying to install windows 2000 on a system that had
98. I have successfully formatted the hard drive and
gotten the first portion of setup complete but when it
goes to restart if I leave the cd-rom in it will start
all over on the reinstallation. If I take the cd out,
then I get an error message, "Boot disk failure" or
something similar. This is an older computer. Any ideas?
Thanks

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

I do that and when it boots from cd again it says that
it "can not open the boot partition to check for a
signature" and starts the whole installation process over.
And if I take the cd out it gives me the boot failure
error.

>-----Original Message-----
>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.
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>"ryan" wrote:
>|I am trying to install windows 2000 on a system that had
>| 98. I have successfully formatted the hard drive and
>| gotten the first portion of setup complete but when it
>| goes to restart if I leave the cd-rom in it will start
>| all over on the reinstallation. If I take the cd out,
>| then I get an error message, "Boot disk failure" or
>| something similar. This is an older computer. Any
ideas?
>| Thanks
>
>
>.
>

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

I don't have a zip drive. It has a cd-rom, a floppy and
a hard drive. The reason I am installing 2000 is because
it originally had 98 on it and I went to do some
networking with it and I am not proficient with 98 so I
tried installing 2000. It somehow became corrupt so I am
trying to put a new hard drive in it. I know these work
because they came from working systems. I am at my wits
end. I appreciate all the help, though.

>-----Original Message-----
>This article may help.
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;Q311982
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>"ryan" wrote:
>|I do that and when it boots from cd again it says that
>| it "can not open the boot partition to check for a
>| signature" and starts the whole installation process
over.
>| And if I take the cd out it gives me the boot failure
>| error.
>
>
>.
>

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

Ok, I figured it out-I made a moronic mistake. The bios
hadn't detected the hard drive because I didn't set it so
that is what the deal was. It now works. Thanks again.


>-----Original Message-----
>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.
>
>--
>Regards,
>
>Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
newsgroup.
>Microsoft Certified Professional
>Microsoft MVP [Windows]
>http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
>"ryan" wrote:
>|I don't have a zip drive. It has a cd-rom, a floppy and
>| a hard drive. The reason I am installing 2000 is
because
>| it originally had 98 on it and I went to do some
>| networking with it and I am not proficient with 98 so I
>| tried installing 2000. It somehow became corrupt so I
am
>| trying to put a new hard drive in it. I know these
work
>| because they came from working systems. I am at my
wits
>| end. I appreciate all the help, though.
>
>
>.
>