Re: Win2Kand WinME dual boot - how to delete WinME

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Bob wrote:

John John wrote:

So you installed Windows 2000 on the same partition as Windows ME?


Yes, they are both on C:. There is only one partition.

Not

the best thing to do, there may be some confusion as to which folders belong to which operating system.


Ok, but the WinNT folder is clearly Win2K and the Windows folder is clearly WinME, no?


Yes, but what about the programs folder? It will probably be ok because you don't intend on using ME, but it makes for useless clutter on the partition.

What's the best thing to do right now? What would you do if you were me at this point?

Being that the installation is brand new and that not much "tweaking" and "fixing" has gone into it I would probably start again from scratch. I think it's better to deal with this now than in six months from now. Installing Windows is easy, that is not the time consuming thing, it the rest of the stuff that takes time. You already know that for your programs to work properly with Windows 2000 you have to reinstall them, and that will leave the Programs Files folder in a quasi mess. Starting from scratch will rid the useless clutter and free up drive space.

Also, the results of the FAT32 to NTFS conversion are unknown. If it converted to 512 byte clusters that is another mess to deal with. Not to mention that the Master File Table (MFT) is probably stuck in the middle of the disk, which is not ideal.

Backup the personal data and format the partition and install Windows 2000 anew. At the beginning of the installation you will be offered to select and format the partition, format it NTFS immediately.

DO NOT connect the unpatched computer to the internet without a properly configured firewall! As installed Windows 2000 is EXTREMELY vulnerable to worms and virus if not properly protected. These are what I would consider as bare minimum on a new Windows 2000 installation:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/servicepacks/sp4/default.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/news/bulletins/rollup.mspx

You should also upgrade Internet Explorer to version 6 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/downloads/critical/ie6sp1/default.mspx

John
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