NTLDR not found/screen shut-off problems

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Todd

Hi!

I have never been on this group, so please be gentle with
me!

I bought an old IBM 600E machine. It came with Windows
98. I have a new out-of-the-box Windows 2000 disk. I
tried to upgrade it and got the NTLDR not found error.

I read the articles on this web site about the boot stuff
and tried the fixes to no avail. I even tried re-loading
a certified copy of Windows 98 (not the one that came with
this machine) as the article told me to do to reset those
files, but still got no satisfaction (computer-wise).

OK, through all that, I was still able to see the screen
and try different things. 'Cept now when I even turn the
machine on (expecting the same ol' "NTLDR not found"
message, the screen comes on for only a second or two then
goes into that "dim" mode where one can only see shapes.
When I hit Fn and F7, the screen comes back for only a
second then goes away again. Is this phenomenon related
to my attempt to upgrade the software? Is it a solar
flare? Or is it that the machine is just &%$#@(* up?

So what's up wid dat?

At least when I could see the screen, I still had hope of
resolution. Now I have none.

Could (at least!) one of you kind folks out there help me
to first get the screen back?

Many thanks in advance --

Todd
 
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.
 
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