Why can i not re-install win2kServer over win2kserver?

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alex.avallone

Hi to all,
we need to re-install Windows 2000 server over an old installation of
Windows 2000 Server (without Active Domain). When the system reboots
with a
Win2kSP4Server installation disk, the system hangs and freeze when it
requests if format or repair the old installation.
My questions are: Win2KServer's NTFS is different by Win2kPro NTFS? Why
are
not these problems with Win2kPro? Is it possible our original
Win2kSP4Server
installation disk to be corrupted? Why can i not re-install win2kServer
over
win2kserver? (I'm a newbie and I don't know all the NTFS)

Thanks to all
Ale
 
If you are not wanting to save any data on your install partition, try using
a seperate copy of fdsik on a floppy disk. Delete the partition then boot
from the CD and try installing on clean partition.
Server uses Active Directory but pro does not, as far as I am aware.
Would think your CD is not corrupt if it asks you if you wish to format or
repair. NTFS is the same in Pro as it is in Server.
Hope that helps a bit.
Mike
 
These articles may help.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];292175

What an In-Place Windows 2000 Upgrade Changes and What It Does Not Change
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];306952

Be sure to apply these to your repair install before connecting to any
network.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx


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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

| Hi to all,
| we need to re-install Windows 2000 server over an old installation of
| Windows 2000 Server (without Active Domain). When the system reboots
| with a
| Win2kSP4Server installation disk, the system hangs and freeze when it
| requests if format or repair the old installation.
| My questions are: Win2KServer's NTFS is different by Win2kPro NTFS? Why
| are
| not these problems with Win2kPro? Is it possible our original
| Win2kSP4Server
| installation disk to be corrupted? Why can i not re-install win2kServer
| over
| win2kserver? (I'm a newbie and I don't know all the NTFS)
|
| Thanks to all
| Ale
|
 
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