OS Re-installation

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Thanks for your quick response!
Not sure about that. I do not recall if an option was presented for a
different Directory. However, like before the re-installation, there are two
OS presented...Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
But, like before, the XP still does not work. The message I get, if XP is
chosen, is that it could not start because of a computer disk hardware
configuration problem. It says it cannot read from the selected Boot Disk and
that I should check the booth path and disk hardware, as well as, to
read the Documentation. I did conclude from the beginning that XP,
apparently, had not been configured to be operational and never bothered with
it. I do notice that, when exploring the Drive, the previous User Folder is
still there with a Start up Menu showing shortcuts to several,
but not all, Applications that the System booted to before.
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XP probably doesn't start because the boot sector was replaced. Boot the
Windows XP CD-Rom and from the recovery console;
fixboot
to repair the boot sector.

When you did the in-place upgrade did the setup program find the existing
installation? Were you prompted to repair the existing Windows 2000
installation?

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| Thanks for your quick response!
| Not sure about that. I do not recall if an option was presented for a
| different Directory. However, like before the re-installation, there are
two
| OS presented...Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
| But, like before, the XP still does not work. The message I get, if XP is
| chosen, is that it could not start because of a computer disk hardware
| configuration problem. It says it cannot read from the selected Boot Disk
and
| that I should check the booth path and disk hardware, as well as, to
| read the Documentation. I did conclude from the beginning that XP,
| apparently, had not been configured to be operational and never bothered
with
| it. I do notice that, when exploring the Drive, the previous User Folder
is
| still there with a Start up Menu showing shortcuts to several,
| but not all, Applications that the System booted to before.
 
Sorry, Dave, but it's not clear to me what you mean by '
Boot the Windows XP CD-Rom and from the recovery console;
fixboot to repair the boot sector.'
Am I supposed to have an XP CD Disk?
Four CDs are at hand:
1. Operating System for reinstalling Windows 2000 Professional Including
Service Pack 1.
2. Drivers and Utilities - Dell OptiPlex ResourceCd for Reinstalling Device
Drivers and Using Diagnostics, Utilities and System Requirements.
3. Application for installing/Reinstalling Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.2 Basic.
4. WinDVD Intervideo Version 3.0.
Plus: 4 Floppy Boot Diskettes created not too long ago.

As to your question, the Setup did find the existing Installation and it did
ask if I wanted to repair it. But, as I gathered frome earlier comments, I
chose not to repair.

As I mentioned before, the option to boot from the XP OS never worked, even
before my unsuccessful re-installation of W2K.

Incidentally, all in all, things do not look too bad. I reinstalled some
major applications and there is not much in the way of running tasks and
programs in the background.
If I could only get the Display Settings restored!

The Hardware Wizard finds 4 items for which no Drivers are properly
installed: Multimedia Audio Controller, PCI Device, PCI Device and Video
Controller(VGA Compatible), but cannot find the appropriate Drivers.
According to the Invoice of the Dell, the Computer is supposed to have a
Module, Card, Audio, CRTV-4780, West and a Module, Card, Graphics, 16M, RAGE,
ULTRA. Can't comment about the two PCI Devices. For one, the Modem Driver
should be re-installed.
Thanks for any info!


Dave Patrick said:
XP probably doesn't start because the boot sector was replaced. Boot the
Windows XP CD-Rom and from the recovery console;
fixboot
to repair the boot sector.

When you did the in-place upgrade did the setup program find the existing
installation? Were you prompted to repair the existing Windows 2000
installation?

--

Regards,

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

:
| Thanks for your quick response!
| Not sure about that. I do not recall if an option was presented for a
| different Directory. However, like before the re-installation, there are
two
| OS presented...Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
| But, like before, the XP still does not work. The message I get, if XP is
| chosen, is that it could not start because of a computer disk hardware
| configuration problem. It says it cannot read from the selected Boot Disk
and
| that I should check the booth path and disk hardware, as well as, to
| read the Documentation. I did conclude from the beginning that XP,
| apparently, had not been configured to be operational and never bothered
with
| it. I do notice that, when exploring the Drive, the previous User Folder
is
| still there with a Start up Menu showing shortcuts to several,
| but not all, Applications that the System booted to before.
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:
| Sorry, Dave, but it's not clear to me what you mean by '
| Boot the Windows XP CD-Rom and from the recovery console;
| fixboot to repair the boot sector.'
| Am I supposed to have an XP CD Disk?
| Four CDs are at hand:
| 1. Operating System for reinstalling Windows 2000 Professional Including
| Service Pack 1.
| 2. Drivers and Utilities - Dell OptiPlex ResourceCd for Reinstalling
Device
| Drivers and Using Diagnostics, Utilities and System Requirements.
| 3. Application for installing/Reinstalling Roxio Easy CD Creator 5.2
Basic.
| 4. WinDVD Intervideo Version 3.0.
| Plus: 4 Floppy Boot Diskettes created not too long ago.
* OK then I give up. Why do you have Windows XP as a bootloader option? Yes
boot the Windows XP CD-Rom to repair the boot sector.


| As to your question, the Setup did find the existing Installation and it
did
| ask if I wanted to repair it. But, as I gathered frome earlier comments, I
| chose not to repair.
* OK then you may have done an over-the-top install. This means the registry
was overwritten. So you might just as well do a clean install.


| As I mentioned before, the option to boot from the XP OS never worked,
even
| before my unsuccessful re-installation of W2K.
* See comment above.


| Incidentally, all in all, things do not look too bad. I reinstalled some
| major applications and there is not much in the way of running tasks and
| programs in the background.
| If I could only get the Display Settings restored!
* Check the hardware manufacturer's web site for the latest driver for your
graphics adapter.


| The Hardware Wizard finds 4 items for which no Drivers are properly
| installed: Multimedia Audio Controller, PCI Device, PCI Device and Video
| Controller(VGA Compatible), but cannot find the appropriate Drivers.
| According to the Invoice of the Dell, the Computer is supposed to have a
| Module, Card, Audio, CRTV-4780, West and a Module, Card, Graphics, 16M,
RAGE,
| ULTRA. Can't comment about the two PCI Devices. For one, the Modem
Driver
| should be re-installed.
| Thanks for any info!
* It more than likely yearns for the mobo chipset drivers.


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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
 
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