re: Reinstall windows 2000
Thursday, February 14, 2002 at 3:48 pm
Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Michael
(2800 messages posted)
But then you have wasted all that time installing Windows NT only to reformat the
partition that it is installed on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 9:17 am, defne wrote:
>Old crap wil be left if you only choose upgrade not fresh install like I said before,
>fresh install will delete the old files.
>In this case boot floopies might not work for Windows 2000. But in both scenarios,
>boot floopies for NT and 2000 or bootable windows 2000 or Windows NT CDs are needed.
>So since the 2000 is not working it can be tried in the both ways.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>On Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 8:37 am, Michael wrote:
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>I'm not sure this is a good idea. If you install Windows NT first, then you will
>be left with all the crap from it during the install.
>
>It sounds to me like you are trying to reinstall from within Windows 2000. It would
>be better if you just installed from boot (either floppies or CD) and chose to upgrade.
>Even though you're not technically upgrading, it will just reinstall keeping your
>current settings, which I assume is what you want to do.
>
>
>On Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 6:53 am, defne wrote:
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>Try to install first NT 4.0 and then service pack 6a for NT then upgrade to window
>2000 but during the upgrade system is going to ask if you want to create a fresh
>one or upgrade choose the fresh install. This solution usually works. But don't
>forget
>that it will going to clean your drive and everything will be new like a new born
>baby.
>
>
>On Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 9:38 pm, Dan Siman wrote:
>Can't reinstall windows 2000.
>the message is "16 bit windows subsystem. Virtual Device Driver.VDD format in the
>
>registry is invalid. Choose "Close" to terminate the application.
>
>Tks
>
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