There's no way of downgrading.
250456 HOW TO: Manually Remove Windows 2000 and Restore Windows 95 or
Windows 98
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=250456
250297 How to Prepare to Upgrade Windows 95 or Windows 98 to Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=250297
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: Atually, both of them were upgrade but the first works
: and the second doesn't.
:
: Do you have any idea such that I may downgrade to Win 98
: again, since I am stucked in a loop. My main concern now
: is to backup some of my personal files. If restoring
: Win98 isn't possible because of NTFS, can I do a network
: of DOS to Win 2000 that is on other machine and trasfer
: my data before I do the clean install? Please advice.
:
:
: >-----Original Message-----
: >Two completely different scenarios here. What you first
: installed was a
: >dual-boot. The second is an upgrade, hence the different
: result.
: >
: >IMO it's simply not worth the 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.
: >
: >--
: >Regards,
: >
: >Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in
: newsgroup.
: >Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
: >
: >"Wajih" wrote:
: >> Hello, I have a Compaq Presario Notebook 17XL275 that
: >> runs Windows 98se. I want to upgrade to Windows 2000.
: >>
: >> In spirit to avoid problems with compatibility, I tried
: >> the upgrade on a spare harddisk that I don't use and it
: >> works just fine.
: >>
: >> When I started the upgrade process on my other harddisk
: >> that I often used, the setup gives me an error message
: in
: >> the Final Phase Setup #800b0001 Unknown Trust Provider.
: >>
: >> I looked for the reference to that problem and it says
: >> that I need to upgrade my BOIS.
: >>
: >> In the begining, it didn't make sense because how come
: >> did work on the first haddisk that I used as a trail?
: >> Well, I did upgrade my Bois but nothing change.
: >>
: >> Can you help?
: >>
: >> Thanks, Wajih
: >
: >
: >.
: >
