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Windows 2000 upgade versions?

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Paul D Smith - 16 Apr 2006 15:58 GMT
All,

Are there really two "Windows 2000 Upgrade" versions out there, one for
WinNT and one for Win95/98 or are these actually the same thing packaged
differently or misunderstood?

Thanks,
Paul DS.
Dave Patrick - 16 Apr 2006 17:42 GMT
Same thing though an upgrade is never recommended.

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.

Setup inspects your computer's hardware configuration and then begins to
install the Setup and driver files. When the Windows 2000 Professional
screen appears, press ENTER to set up Windows 2000 Professional.

Read the license agreement, and then press the F8 key to accept the terms of
the license agreement and continue the installation.

When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen appears, all the existing
partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard
disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partitions Press D to delete an
existing partition, If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must
then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System
partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this
step for each of the existing partitions When all the partitions are deleted
press F3 to exit setup, (to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with
your new install) then restart the pc then when you get to this point in
setup again select the unpartitioned space, and then press C to create a new
partition and specify the size (if required). Windows will by default use
all available space.

Be sure to apply SP4 and these two below to your new install before
connecting to any network. Internet included. (sasser, msblast)
http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095
E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

Then

Rollup 1 for Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?amp;displaylang=en&familyid=B547
30CF-8850-4531-B52B-BF28B324C662&displaylang=en


During Windows 2000 setup, at some point, will want to confirm the previous
operating system for the upgrade; at that point you'll simply insert the
qualified product install CD for it to verify. Then the install will
proceed.

Check the pc, mb or hardware manufacturer's web site for the latest bios and
or Windows 2000 drivers for your devices.

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| Paul DS.
Paul D Smith - 16 Apr 2006 18:50 GMT
> Same thing though an upgrade is never recommended.

Thanks.  Actually I have an old copy of WinNT 4.0 that I've just installed
on an old portable but since I can't find a Wireless card that supports WPA
on WinNT, I'm looking to purchase and install Win2K instead.  It will be a
"start from scratch" but an "upgrade" because I need to own WinNT
beforehand.

Problem was that eBay has ads for "upgrade from Win95/98" and "upgrade from
WinNT" but none that mention both sets, thus my question.

If I read your response correctly, either upgrade will do!

Cheers,
Paul DS
Dave Patrick - 17 Apr 2006 14:36 GMT
Yes, either way.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;232039

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