upgrade from 98 to 2000

  • Thread starter Thread starter Jim Poole
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-----Original Message-----
Do I need to purchase a full version of 2000 Pro or an
upgrade version???
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If you are upgrading, then you can purchase the upgrade
version. If this is a new installation, then you need to
purchase the full version.

MD
 
The only difference between the W2k upgrade and full version CDs is that
the upgrade version will require proof of eligibility during the
install. It will either find the prior system on the machine, or ask you
to insert the eligible prior system CD in the drive. W98 is eligible.

With the upgrade W2k CD you'll be able to do either a clean W2k install
or an upgrade of the W98, attempting to save the system settings.

Street wisdom around here seems to be that clean installs are much safer
than upgrade installs. Too many W2k systems installed via upgrade turn
out to be flaky; what seems intuitively a laborsaving way of migrating
to W2k ultimately wastes a great deal of time...and often results in
doing a clean W2k install later.

So, buy the upgrade version - as long as you've got the W98 CD. And
don't ever throw that W98 CD away.
 
Hi MD - certainly intended no reflection on your post,
just wasn't sure Jim would know some of the details.
Thought I might save him a little time (and maybe
trouble) down the road. I spent most of a day years
ago hunting down an old NT351 CD so I could do a clean
install with my NT4 upgrade CD. :-)
 
Thanks for the info, I appreciate it......
-----Original Message-----
The only difference between the W2k upgrade and full version CDs is that
the upgrade version will require proof of eligibility during the
install. It will either find the prior system on the machine, or ask you
to insert the eligible prior system CD in the drive. W98 is eligible.

With the upgrade W2k CD you'll be able to do either a clean W2k install
or an upgrade of the W98, attempting to save the system settings.

Street wisdom around here seems to be that clean installs are much safer
than upgrade installs. Too many W2k systems installed via upgrade turn
out to be flaky; what seems intuitively a laborsaving way of migrating
to W2k ultimately wastes a great deal of time...and often results in
doing a clean W2k install later.

So, buy the upgrade version - as long as you've got the W98 CD. And
don't ever throw that W98 CD away.


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Thanks to all of you, I've kinda been there with these
installations, wasn't sure what to expect. Maybe clean
install is best. Can I save any settings? Maybe a backup
of some type? Will I lose things like email address book?
Thanks.
 
Forgot to mention that I only have the Win 98 version, not
SE. I bought my computer before the SE came out. Maybe a
problem with 2K upgrade because of this, also?????
 
Oh, I wasn't offended. ;~)

MD




-----Original Message-----
Hi MD - certainly intended no reflection on your post,
just wasn't sure Jim would know some of the details.
Thought I might save him a little time (and maybe
trouble) down the road. I spent most of a day years
ago hunting down an old NT351 CD so I could do a clean
install with my NT4 upgrade CD. :-)


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Jim -
- W98 and W98SE are both eligible.
- clean install is v. good idea specially w/elderly current sys that has
had lots of time to accumulate small registry errors.
- clean install precludes any automated settings migration. Make careful
notes of these before you do a clean install. Printscreen is handy for
doing this.
- clean install obliterates everything in the partition you formatted.
If your address book or any other data you want to save is in that
partition, copy it elsewhere. You may be able to import that backup
file, and at least you'll have it.
- make sure you've got a big enough partition for W2k. Plan on at least
4GB. W2k grows over time, and running out of space is a real pain.
 
If I do a clean install, will all current files be wiped
clean? Or will I retain files and they'll be converted to
2000???
 
A clean install implies that when the install process starts
you will tell the installer (when asked) that this is a new
install, not an upgrade.

The partition into which you usually would install a new W2k
(and only that partition) would usually be newly formatted.
This is usually done when the W2k installer offers, early in
the process, to let you choose a partition (or unallocated
space) on the disk, and format it.

If there's already an empty formatted partition available,
you can install to that, with the same effect.

You can actually install a new W2k to any partition, whether
empty or not, as long as the installer finds enough empty
space in it for W2k. In that case, no files or folders in
that partition would be disturbed.

Any applications however must be installed on W2k in any
of the above scenarios. A clean (or new) install implies
that the installer makes no effort to migrate any old system's
settings to the new system; that's what an upgrade tries to do.

Files need no conversion to W2k; perhaps you mean something
else?
 
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