Dominic,
I feel embarrassed all of these are piece mealed now, but I'm going to
copy&paste the partials and attaching an .rtf (word or wordpad). Scan it.
Don't trust anyone.
First is W98, but common with FDISK
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FRESH INSTALL is BEST, if "DATA" NOT NEEDED.
-ERASES EVERYTHING- (within DOD standards)
*You probably don't need to FDISK, unless the current HDD has "multiple"
partitions.
*If it does, Boot from 98se bootdisk, type FDISK, press ENTER, use Basic
partition (one partition only for everything).
*Shutdown the power.
To erase the HDD, you Format the HDD.
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Format the Hard Disk:
*You can use your hard disk only after FORMAT. -->(New HDD or after FDISK)
Format as follows:
1. Boot computer into WS-DOS using your Boot Disk. (
www.bootdisk.com)
2. At the "A" prompt (A:\) type the following:
format c: /U /C /S (assume c:\ drive letter)
Command Legend:
/U= Unconditional Format - ignores deleted cluster fragments
/C= Re-tests currently marked bad clusters for recovery
/S= Transfers necessary system files so disk can boot
3. Type "Y" for yes, press Enter to proceed with format.
4. Once format is complete, type a volume label if you want one and press
ENTER.
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How to Install 98se
http://www.basichardware.com/how_tos.html
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If you have any problems
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;277552
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The second was my beginning on W2K this where I was beginning a complete for
W2K, but still haven't taken teh time to transfer parts from .rtf and of
course to add links to clarify all the parts, where expounding can be done
from a basic type outline.
Fresh Install W2K
Note: For a Fresh install of W2K w/SP4, IE6 w/OE6, and a sane amount of
programs on one partition, allow "4-5 gig" min. for your OS partition,
unless you intend to make it a "basic" partition.
To remove/change partitioning use a Win98 boot disk in Command
Prompt:
type "FDISK" ...and remove all partitions
Shutdown Power(turn computer OFF)
Fresh install w/o changing or after setting the partitions:
Boot with Win2000 or XP Boot disks into Command Prompt:
type "FORMAT C: /U /C /S" (without quotes) -->follow prompts.
Restart with Win2000/XP startup disks and it will walk you through the
install. (
www.bootdisk.com)
(If you make bootdisks format them before with XP or W2K - both are finicky
about the files used by W98)
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I suggest using using 2 HDD and placing pagefile.sys on a separate disk.
If one HDD with 2 or more partitions, allow 5gig for OS and apps and
remainder for data.
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good luck,
don
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Dominic,
W2K had a built in feature that kicks the speed down a peg each time it
encounters certain types of problems. Don't ask me to explain it to you. I
barely know myself, but when this happens there is nothing you can do to
increase the normal functioning short of a Fresh install. If you care I can
send you what I have on doing a Fresh Install.
don
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I have a problem with a Win2000 Work Station. It is
constantly locking up, and is generally extremely slow. It
seems to take along time to make anything happen! I have
tried everything from a burn-in test to scan-disk and
defrag, but nothing seems to fix it or even diagnose a
problem, and even so, it takes each program a 5 times as
long as it normally does to make anything happen. I was
wondering if there have been any problems with patches
lately, or if service pack four has any problems that
anybody knows about. As far as I can tell it isn't a
hardware problem, as I have changed everything but the
motherboard, and it reports no problems with memory or
processor(which i have also tried replacing).
I am at a loss to explain why this is happening.
Thanks,
Dominic
