leslie said:
After I installed windows 2000, my computer continues to
reboot. Out of the blue I will get my desktop, when I try
to install anything else, before it is done loading my
computer will start this reboot cycle again.
Help!
Leslie
An upgrade is not a good idea. You should focus on the proper procedure if
you are going to risk an upgrade. First, consult the hardware requirements
and consider updating the bios since that may both fix incompatibilities and
maybe gain your system ACPI Bios support. Second, consult the Hardware
Compatibility List for W2K to determine what devices are W2K compliant and
what drivers you'll need to download. Third, run "winnt32 /checkupgradeonly"
and read the resulting log file to prepare a Win9x OS for a W2K
installation.
Drivers and installation procedures are available at respective
manufacturer's websites. Nobody knows the products better than the people
who actually make the hardware or write the software. Hence: the importance
of opening a case and positively identifying hardware, specially
motherboard.
Lets face it, how do you know whether W2K was able to install a video
adapter driver, for example, to support the new OS? What if the Win9x driver
is still being used? The same goes with each device on your computer. At
this point, nobody knows what driver, if any, is being installed and whether
its both compatible or appropriate for your hardware and your OS.
If you don't follow the standard procedure, whether upgrade or clean
install, failure is not only likely, it's practically guarenteed. There are
an infinite amount of devices available on the market and each manufaturer
creates several versions of drivers for a multitude of operating systems.
Its not the OS manufacturer's responsability or the device manufacturer's
responsability to know what you have.
Next time you see "PnP", think of Plug-and-Pray. Unfortunately, i'm not
religious.
