Re: Win2K Install Issues

Tech-Archive recommends: Fix windows errors by optimizing your registry

From: Lawrence Tse (tsechl_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 11/03/04 

Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 02:29:14 +0800

*I think* the disk detection and access behavior have not be heavily changed
and the major difference between 2K & XP should be the supported hardware
have been increased. So, installing Win2K again from scratch may bring some
luck to you.

I think not only formatting the entire disk, what I suggested is to delete
all the disk paritions and re-create again. That's a recommended way if
data is already backup and previous installation was facing boot problem.

Regards, 

-- 
Lawrence Tse
MCT, MCSE:Messaging, MCSA:Messaging, MCDBA, MCSD, MCSE+Internet, MCP+Site
Building
"Peter R." <PeterR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:BBFA2673-91D6-48DA-BBB1-09B1510C6DBD@microsoft.com...
> Would this have changed from Win2K to WinXP?  Although the WinXP was
> extreamly slow both installing and running, it had no problems
initializing
> the HDD.  Since the core of the OS is already installed, would it work
just
> to delete the 2Mb partition cantaining the WD drive utility, or should I
> Format the entire disk and reinstall Win2K from scatch?
>
> "Lawrence Tse" wrote:
>
> > Although I don't know too much about WD HDD characteristic, but I
believe
> > the disk management utility you mentioned may not be a Win2K driver.  If
> > this is the case , the drive is usable in DOS mode and even can be
> > paritioned as you want.  However, when the system is rebooted, Windows
take
> > over the drive detection task which may comes to unexpected behavior
like
> > what you're facing.
> >
> > I wondered if you boot the Win2K installation from CD, can it detect the
> > full size of the disk.  If it can detect up to a reasonable portion of
the
> > space, it's recommended to leave it like that and create another
partition
> > after Win2K is successfully installed.
> >
> > If you insists to fully utilitize the HDD, try locating a Win2K version
of
> > driver from vendor, during the setup program initialize, press "F6" to
load
> > the driver using floppy disk, this may resolve the problem.
> > -- 
> > Lawrence Tse
> > MCT, MCSE:Messaging, MCSA:Messaging, MCDBA, MCSD, MCSE+Internet,
MCP+Site
> > Building
> >
> > "Peter R." <Peter R.@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:2617399C-1E5F-4216-ABE4-B6797E201010@microsoft.com...
> > > I am attempting to install Win2K on a Dell Optiplex GX1 with a PII 350
w/
> > > 384Mb of RAM.  The HDD is a WD 80GB 7200 rpm w/ 8Mb Cache.  For the
mother
> > > board to recognize the full size I had to install WD disk management
> > utility.
> > > The base install went well but as Windows was loading to complete the
> > > installation, it's hanging on the splash screen w/ no movement on the
> > > activity bar.
> > >
> > > I attempted to install WindowsXP first, but due to incapadibility
issues
> > > with the onboard video drive, the OS ran painfully slow and was unable
to
> > > clear up the issues.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions would be great.
> >
> >
> >

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Spell checking
    ... that you can get a bad installation. ... What is the difference between Empty Trash and Empty Trash Securely? ... the disk file table to mark the file as "available for overwriting". ...
    (microsoft.public.mac.office.excel)
  • Re: Can you reduce bloated Windows Folder to increase disk space on La
    ... Installed Windows XP Home Edition SP1 from disk, ... Restore Point created and System files backed up in installation ... Highlight one of your drives and click on ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
  • Re: Need help to reanimate an AT&T AT&T 3B1/7300 UNIX-PC
    ... it available in source code format, and some people played with it. ... to clear the height of a full-height disk drive. ... diagnostics on the installation floppys for things like the ethernet ... installation -- but not the one which could handle formatting a second ...
    (comp.sys.3b1)
  • Re: Need help to reanimate an AT&T AT&T 3B1/7300 UNIX-PC
    ... only one of the drives could be internal. ... replace the hard disk controller IC with a later model. ... As you can see on the pictures I own a expansion box too, ... But I can’t boot because I have no boot and installation disk now. ...
    (comp.sys.3b1)
  • Re: What are these "Impersonate" keys about?
    ... The installation of the printer driver is one of the things that is ... and I would be prompted to install the printer using a driver. ... be forced to use the manufacturer-provided disk. ... I tried bypassing all this by going to HP's website and downloading the ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)