Remove XP?

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I just got a new computer with sample XP installed. It just lets me log on as a guest. I want to remove it and install W2K. I have two 80GB hard drives, but W2K installer can't find either of them. What do I need to do? Please help. Thank you.
 
You most likey need to hit F6 during the White on Blue portion of Win2k
Setup and supply the drivers for your I/O controller (on floppy of course).

I just got a new computer with sample XP installed. It just lets me log on
as a guest. I want to remove it and install W2K. I have two 80GB hard
drives, but W2K installer can't find either of them. What do I need to do?
Please help. Thank you.
 
I don't know about the W2k setup but you cannot do a downgrade install over
XP to W2k, you'll have to format the drives first and then start over. With
XP you can format during setup, if that's possible with W2k, that's what you
first must do. If not, you'll need to start with a 9x boot disk and format.
Even though XP and W2k both can use NTFS, if XP is using NTFS, it is a
different version from the W2k version and possibly is preventing W2k from
seeing the drives.

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I just got a new computer with sample XP installed. It just lets me log on
as a guest. I want to remove it and install W2K. I have two 80GB hard
drives, but W2K installer can't find either of them. What do I need to do?
Please help. Thank you.
 
Greetings --

Simply boot from the Win2K installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and/or format the system partition as
part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the
order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

It could be that the Win2K installation CD doesn't include the
drivers for your PC's specific model of SCSI or IDE controller. Are
you using a manufacturer's OEM CD or a standard retail installation
CD? You may need to get them from the controller's/motherboard's
manufacturer. Very early in the boot process, just after having
booted from the Win2K CD, the screen will display the words to the
effect: "Setup is examining your system." Press <F6> when this
happens, and have the Win2K-specific drivers for your SCSI/IDE
controller available on a floppy disk.


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I just got a new computer with sample XP installed. It just lets me
log on as a guest. I want to remove it and install W2K. I have two
80GB hard drives, but W2K installer can't find either of them. What do
I need to do? Please help. Thank you.
 
I have been trying to do a clean install from the W2K CD (it's Microsoft original disk), but when it gets to the part where I would normally select and partition the disk, it can't find either hard drive.
Thanks so far to everyone. I am also corresponding with the computer mfg. Think I'll call it a night. Thanks again.
I just got a new computer with sample XP installed. It just lets me log on as a guest. I want to remove it and install W2K. I have two 80GB hard drives, but W2K installer can't find either of them. What do I need to do? Please help. Thank you.
 
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