Windows 2000 installation problems

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I am trying to install windows 2000 on a system that had
98. I have successfully formatted the hard drive and
gotten the first portion of setup complete but when it
goes to restart if I leave the cd-rom in it will start
all over on the reinstallation. If I take the cd out,
then I get an error message, "Boot disk failure" or
something similar. This is an older computer. Any ideas?
Thanks
 
To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000
CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute
makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the
prompts.

When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.

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

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|I am trying to install windows 2000 on a system that had
| 98. I have successfully formatted the hard drive and
| gotten the first portion of setup complete but when it
| goes to restart if I leave the cd-rom in it will start
| all over on the reinstallation. If I take the cd out,
| then I get an error message, "Boot disk failure" or
| something similar. This is an older computer. Any ideas?
| Thanks
 
I do that and when it boots from cd again it says that
it "can not open the boot partition to check for a
signature" and starts the whole installation process over.
And if I take the cd out it gives me the boot failure
error.
 
This article may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q311982

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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

:
|I do that and when it boots from cd again it says that
| it "can not open the boot partition to check for a
| signature" and starts the whole installation process over.
| And if I take the cd out it gives me the boot failure
| error.
 
I don't have a zip drive. It has a cd-rom, a floppy and
a hard drive. The reason I am installing 2000 is because
it originally had 98 on it and I went to do some
networking with it and I am not proficient with 98 so I
tried installing 2000. It somehow became corrupt so I am
trying to put a new hard drive in it. I know these work
because they came from working systems. I am at my wits
end. I appreciate all the help, though.
 
You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, or ultra DMA, or
ATA100, or raid, or serial ATA), but you may need to boot the Windows 2000
setup disks or CD-Rom and *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive controller detection,
and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver for your drive's
controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.

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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

:
|I don't have a zip drive. It has a cd-rom, a floppy and
| a hard drive. The reason I am installing 2000 is because
| it originally had 98 on it and I went to do some
| networking with it and I am not proficient with 98 so I
| tried installing 2000. It somehow became corrupt so I am
| trying to put a new hard drive in it. I know these work
| because they came from working systems. I am at my wits
| end. I appreciate all the help, though.
 
Ok, I figured it out-I made a moronic mistake. The bios
hadn't detected the hard drive because I didn't set it so
that is what the deal was. It now works. Thanks again.
 
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