Re: Recovery Console /Format /reinstall windows 2000

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From: Leonard Severt [MSFT] (leons_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/07/04 

Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 23:01:31 GMT

sshoaee@yahoo.com (Shaun) wrote in news:ec44920d.0403021131.13cfdb27
@posting.google.com:

> Hi;
>
> Can anyone advice me how to re-install windows 2000 server with
> recovery console?
> I am not trying to repair. I am trying to format in NTFS file format
> and re-install windows 2000.
>
> 1. All critical files and data are in different drive (D:, E:, F:) all
> NTFS
> 2. C: drive have W2000 server installed.
> 3. Recovery Console folder is created on C: drive.
>
> If I need to re-format c: with NTFS, how to install Recovery console
> and folder on other drive? is it possible? and how?
>
> How to fresh re-install W2000 server with Recovery Console?
>
> I appreciate everyone help/suggestion/feedback/advice on this matter?
>
> Shaun
>

You can not use Recovery Console in this way. Instead boot from 2000 CD,
choose install, choose new install, select drive and choose to format
the drive NTFS.

Leonard Severt

Windows 2000 Server Setup Team 

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