win 98 to w2k no sound card ?

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Thanks for taking the time to read this,
had d/top pc running win98 upgraded to w2k all loaded ok but no sound, no
volume control in task bar. Have gone into c/panel, sounds. only msg i get is
that theres no sound card was working on win98 ok. have tryed loading sound
driver to no avail. Any help would be fantastic. My tech skills are just
basic. Cheers Rob
 
NUGGET said:
Thanks for taking the time to read this,
had d/top pc running win98 upgraded to w2k all loaded ok but no sound, no
volume control in task bar. Have gone into c/panel, sounds. only msg i get is
that theres no sound card was working on win98 ok. have tryed loading sound
driver to no avail. Any help would be fantastic. My tech skills are just
basic. Cheers Rob
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While an upgrade from Win98 to Win2000 is supported, it often
results in various interesting and fascinating problems. The reason
is simple: Win98 and Win2000 are radically different operating
systems and the move from one to the other involves lots of
compromises.

Much better to back up all your data files and your installable
programs, then do a clean installation of Win2000 to a freshly
formatted disk.
 
Well if we were all computer smart there would not be a need for this forum.
Do i stay with win 98 till i die or buy a whole new set up to move with the
times just a simple answer as to what i have done wrong or you can not do it
would of been nice instead of they are radically different i know that thats
why i wanted to upgrade please forgive me if i cannot afford a new d/top
system why am i able to buy win 2000 disc if all i am going to get is
interesting and fascinating problems.
 
I don't think you read Pegasus's reply right.

He never suggested that you update or change your hardware in any way.
He simply stated that, although MS allows an upgrade path from Win98 to
Win2K, experience has shown that such upgrades are fraught with varied
and often intractable problems. You could spend weeks trying to track
down your problem and even if you do finally manage it, there's no
guarantee that your system will be free of other problems.

That same experience has shown that it's invariably better to wipe out
the Win98 install (after backing up any data you want to retain) and do
a clean install of Win2K (on the same hardware).

It's that experience from the MVPs and others here that makes this forum
so valuable.
 
ah now your answer makes sence thank you very much i did not intend to come
across rude i hope no ofence was taken
 
Depending on the size of your hard drive and if you know anything about
partitioning you might try going back to W98, partition your drive to
give room for the clean W2k install, backup your critical data and
installable programs over to the new drive while in the W2k mode. When
you install W2k on the new partition you will have a dual boot system
giving you the choice of which to run during the boot up cycle. The
machine I am running at the moment is just that kind of dual boot as I
have one program that just will not run on W2k requiring me to keep W98
for that one application. Upgrading has been a problem for M$ from the
very beginning so a clean install is always the best way to go. With my
dual boot system I am able to see the W98 drive c as drive c when in W2k
which is drive O. Choices need to be made as the install if W2k is
done. Backup of critical data is always a good precaution but I have
been lucky over the years having never lost data as yet but then I do
not keep my data on drive c. All data goes into another partition, or
one of several for different purposes. Partitions on you drive could
the looked at as file cabinets in a room with the main folders being the
drawers. I don't know how far along you are so I hope this is not taken
in the wrong light.

Search Goggle for Partition Magic, BootItNG, Disk Partitioning, etc.
A search of the web for partitioning will give you a great deal of
information.

Some additional interesting computer help sites are:
Jeff Levy at http://www.jefflevy.com/default.aspx,
Ron's Place at http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/,
Santovec Tech Help at
http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm,
Tech Republic at http://techrepublic.com.com/5221-6239-0.html,
IT Toolbox at http://security.ittoolbox.com/,
Bart's bootable CD's at http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/,
Boot disk.com at http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/,
Terabyte Unlimited at http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/.

The web is a great place for information depending on your level of
interest in any given topic.

James
 
See below for some comments.

James said:
Depending on the size of your hard drive and if you know anything about
partitioning you might try going back to W98, partition your drive to
give room for the clean W2k install, backup your critical data and
installable programs over to the new drive while in the W2k mode.
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Backing up critical data to the new drive is not good enough - it
has to be backed up to an independent media, e.g. a new disk.
When you install W2k on the new partition you will have a dual boot system
giving you the choice of which to run during the boot up cycle. The
machine I am running at the moment is just that kind of dual boot as I
have one program that just will not run on W2k requiring me to keep W98
for that one application. Upgrading has been a problem for M$ from the
very beginning so a clean install is always the best way to go. With my
dual boot system I am able to see the W98 drive c as drive c when in W2k
which is drive O.
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Using drive letter O: can be fine for the moment but is counter-
productive in the long run because you're stuck with it. There
are countless posts saying "I have a multi-boot environment
with Win2000 on drive X:. I no longer need Win98 - how do
I run Win2000 off drive C:?" Much better to use a proper
boot manager - but this is probably far more than what the
OP requires.
Choices need to be made as the install if W2k is
done. Backup of critical data is always a good precaution but I have
been lucky over the years having never lost data as yet but then I do
not keep my data on drive c. All data goes into another partition, or
one of several for different purposes.
Click to expand...

Backing up to a different partition is better than no backup
but only marginally. Your data is still lost if your disk goes,
if the OS corrupts, if the PC is stolen or if it is subject to fire/water
damage. A 2.5" disk in a USB case is inexpensive and avoids
all of these risks.
Partitions on you drive could
the looked at as file cabinets in a room with the main folders being the
drawers. I don't know how far along you are so I hope this is not taken
in the wrong light.
Click to expand...

I hope you do not get a rude awakening some day. Partitions
offer you very little protection in the backup process.
 
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