Issues after upgrade from 98

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I have several issues after upgrading from 98se. It has been brought up
to SP4.

Briefly;

How do I remove the old windows system files?
Can anyone suggest an HD driver for a Dell Inspiron 7500?
How do I get my DVD Player working?



My first attempt failed with the complete loss of the system, luckily
Dells "restore 98" saved most of the data.

Possibly this was as the compatibility report said the it did not like
the HD driver on my Dell Inspiron 7500 even though it proudly displays a
"WIN 2000 Compatibility" decal.

I can't find another driver on the Dell site but on this attempt at an
upgrade everything went swimmingly. It still said the HD driver was no
good but it is working!

To be on the safe side I took the "save old windows" option. Now that
it's working I would like to delete the old system files but can't find
any mention of how to do this.

The third problem is the DVD player. The old 98 player (Ravisent) is not
compatible with 2K. I have tried several other players but they all
exhibit the same fault the bottom third of the frame consists of a
single TV line repeated. the top two thirds display perfectly. Currently
I have a PowerDVD player installed. Their tech support could not suggest
a fix. Dell tech support didn't even seem to understand the problem and
kept referring me to their TS website where they have no DVD player. The
problem is possibly that old parts of the Ravisent player are still
present but they don't seem to be in business any longer and I can't
find any manual removal instructions.

So to recap;

How do I remove the old windows system files?
Can anyone suggest a HD driver for a Dell Inspiron 7500?
How do I get my DVD Player working?

Any help gratefully received.
 
Rick said:
I have several issues after upgrading from 98se. It has been brought up
to SP4.

Briefly;

How do I remove the old windows system files?
Can anyone suggest an HD driver for a Dell Inspiron 7500?
How do I get my DVD Player working?



My first attempt failed with the complete loss of the system, luckily
Dells "restore 98" saved most of the data.

Possibly this was as the compatibility report said the it did not like
the HD driver on my Dell Inspiron 7500 even though it proudly displays a
"WIN 2000 Compatibility" decal.

I can't find another driver on the Dell site but on this attempt at an
upgrade everything went swimmingly. It still said the HD driver was no
good but it is working!

To be on the safe side I took the "save old windows" option. Now that
it's working I would like to delete the old system files but can't find
any mention of how to do this.

The third problem is the DVD player. The old 98 player (Ravisent) is not
compatible with 2K. I have tried several other players but they all
exhibit the same fault the bottom third of the frame consists of a
single TV line repeated. the top two thirds display perfectly. Currently
I have a PowerDVD player installed. Their tech support could not suggest
a fix. Dell tech support didn't even seem to understand the problem and
kept referring me to their TS website where they have no DVD player. The
problem is possibly that old parts of the Ravisent player are still
present but they don't seem to be in business any longer and I can't
find any manual removal instructions.

So to recap;

How do I remove the old windows system files?
Can anyone suggest a HD driver for a Dell Inspiron 7500?
How do I get my DVD Player working?

Any help gratefully received.
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Best regards

RicK Crosoer
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Win98 and Win2000 are radically different beasts. Microsoft
gave us an upgrade path from one to the other, probably for
commercial reasons, but sometimes the differences between
the two products are so great that the upgrade won't work.
It's like cloning a cat's head onto a dog's body. Format your
disk, do a fresh installation of Win2000 and you will end up
with a robust and stable installation.
 
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Win98 and Win2000 are radically different beasts. Microsoft
gave us an upgrade path from one to the other, probably for
commercial reasons, but sometimes the differences between
the two products are so great that the upgrade won't work.
It's like cloning a cat's head onto a dog's body. Format your
disk, do a fresh installation of Win2000 and you will end up
with a robust and stable installation.
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I absolutely agree. I've found that XP upgrades tend to work a lot better in
this regard, so I don't generally insist on clean installs of XP - although
I prefer them overall. W2k is another story, and clean installs are the way
to go in my book.
 
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