Fail to upgrade to Win2000

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Jack

Hi,
I just tried to upgrade from Win98 SE to Win2000 Pro.
During the setup process (in "upgrade" mode), while coming to
"upgrades program and settings", it suddenly reboots and start again
setup from the beginning, looping until I stop it.
Should I try to install Win2000 in the other mode ?
May I check Yes or No to NTFS partition ?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Jack
 
Jack said:
Hi,
I just tried to upgrade from Win98 SE to Win2000 Pro.
During the setup process (in "upgrade" mode), while coming to
"upgrades program and settings", it suddenly reboots and start again
setup from the beginning, looping until I stop it.
Should I try to install Win2000 in the other mode ?
May I check Yes or No to NTFS partition ?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Jack
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Did you back up all your data first? I hope so.
Also, uninstall all antivirus software, disconnect all peripherals (leave in
only mouse, keyboard, monitor).
Also make sure your hardware supports Win2k.

NTFS is fine - but I don't know what you mean by "the other mode" -

That all said - I would strongly recommend a clean install of Win2k (boot
from CD, wipe/format partition) - XP upgrades often go well, but for
anything earlier, I much prefer clean installs.

I did mention, back up *all* your data, right? And have all your needed
software installation media handy?
 
Jack said:
Hi,
I just tried to upgrade from Win98 SE to Win2000 Pro.
During the setup process (in "upgrade" mode), while coming to
"upgrades program and settings", it suddenly reboots and start again
setup from the beginning, looping until I stop it.
Should I try to install Win2000 in the other mode ?
May I check Yes or No to NTFS partition ?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Jack
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You would end up with a far more stable and robust system
if you did a clean installation instead of carrying all the stuff
that has accumulated in Win98 during all these years. Back
up your data, then allow your disk to be formatted and start
afresh. You will, of course, have to re-install all your applications.
 
Did you back up all your data first? I hope so.
Also, uninstall all antivirus software, disconnect all peripherals (leave in
only mouse, keyboard, monitor).
Also make sure your hardware supports Win2k.

NTFS is fine - but I don't know what you mean by "the other mode" -

That all said - I would strongly recommend a clean install of Win2k (boot
from CD, wipe/format partition) - XP upgrades often go well, but for
anything earlier, I much prefer clean installs.

I did mention, back up *all* your data, right? And have all your needed
software installation media handy?
Click to expand...
Thank you very much.
By "the other mode", I precisely meant "clean" installation.
I formerly succeeded in upgrading on another computer which had just a
few applications installed. This one is full of Win98 stuff... that I
will have to re-install in case of clean installation of Win2000.
Thanks again.
 
Save yourself some time and trouble, given that you'll more than likely end
up with an unstable OS with all the remnants/ corruption left behind from
the upgrade. Best to blow it all away and go for the clean install.

To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 CD-Rom or setup disks.
The set of four install disks can be created from your Win2k 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.

During Windows 2000 setup, at some point, will want to confirm the previous
operating system for the upgrade; at that point you'll simply insert the
qualified product install CD for it to verify. Then the install will
proceed.

Check the pc, mb or hardware manufacturer's web site for the latest bios and
or Windows 2000 drivers for your devices.

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

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thank you very much.
| By "the other mode", I precisely meant "clean" installation.
| I formerly succeeded in upgrading on another computer which had just a
| few applications installed. This one is full of Win98 stuff... that I
| will have to re-install in case of clean installation of Win2000.
| Thanks again.
|
 
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