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More info?)
Thanks for the ideas but I got W2k to install. It took 4 hours and 2
CD roms, 5 attempts with bootable floppies before the 3rd CD with W2k
would work. I did take your hint to install SP4 before connecing to
the internet. My first connection was to Windows Update to get all the
updates.
It was a standard WDC IDE hard drive.
thanks for the hints.
On Wed, 6 Jul 2005 20:26:56 -0600, "Dave Patrick"
<mail@Nospam.DSPatrick.com> 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.
>
>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.
>
>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