install win 2000 over win 98

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I try to install win2000 over my computer with win98 OS. I
initially took the recommended option - choose update
option. It completed, but it can not do an internet update
from microsoft web page. It shows "it can not connect to
metabase". After this I try to reinstall win 2000 as a
fresh installation. The new installation works fine. But,
it also keeps the first installation. I need to choose
which one I want to run at the start.

The previous installation does not work properly. I just
like to remove the previous installation since it take a
about 4 GB hard drive space.

Anyone could tell me how to delete one of the duel boot
selection?

Thanks very much
 
For installing any fresh OS you should better format the
HDD. It is safe. This will clear any clash or registery
entries stored in the HDD.

To format use FDISK utility. If there are partitions in
your HDD then format each partition.

Hope this will help you.

Athar
 
The fresh install should hafve gone over the update
(assuming you selected the same drive and directory). If
this is the case you only have one install of Windows on
the PC. If you have two I would recomend formatting the
HD and doing a fresh install.
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that 4gigs of disk space. The space would still be
occupied on your HD, It just would nor show up on your
dual boot choices. Something like this is covered in the
help menu regarding the recovery console. If its
installed oon a separate partition, I believe that you
would have to delete that that partion to regain the disk
space. That has to be done as an Fdisk option. If I am
wrong Please let it be known I am still learning 2000. But
that is how I have solved that with '98. Back up first
because it seems sto be hit and miss n savind whats on the
HD
 
I did the samething and ended up with the same results - two Win2K OSes on
the SAME partition. Both OSes seem to be distinct - ie two different
Administrator passwords, drivers are different, applications install are
different, users are different etc. So, I don't think formatting the drive
should be necessary. The "good" OS works fine. I just want to free up the
disk space.

All the help I have found on the internet and in the Windows Help is about
OSes installed on DIFFERENT partitions. I thought (as an earlier replier) the
fresh install would over write the current OS but I ended up with two on the
same partition.

If anyone has a suggestion that does not involve starting over (format &
reinstall), I would be very grateful.

Thank you,

Roger
 
How to repair a win2k installation, as apposed to a new installation.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=292175#kb1

You need to identify the unwanted win folder, ensure you select the correct
one and delete it.
Then edit the boot.ini to remove references to the unwanted win older.
The boot.ini should be similar to this;

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional" /fastdetect

Where Winnnt is the pointer to the win folder
 
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