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Seth and Jim,
I have just gone through installing Win2000 over Win98. I chose the NTFS
file system which entails automatic reformatting of the hard disk during
install. Expecting all files to be overwritten, I duly saved anything of
value on as many zip disks.
What was my surprise when I noticed all of my files and folders still
existing on the newly formatted drive! The install procedure had copied them
on the fly onto the NTFS tracks. Three cheers for Microsoft!
Of course, as I had chosen a clean install (NOT choosing the upgrade
option!), none of my old program files had any registry entries. They were
merely existing as files. This was ideal for my purposes - making it
possible to get rid of all of the junk I had downloaded over the years. So I
deleted most of the old files, but had the large data folders for Quote.com
and Quotes Plus and AdvancedGET and OptionVue etc. still at my disposal when
reinstalling these applications. Not to forget the .pst files with thousands
of emails in Outlook2000.
Let me add that I am extremely happy with Win2000. No crash in more than a
month of heavy duty operation.
Regards,
Michael
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Von: Seth [mailto:alpert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Gesendet: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 05:23
An: omega-list
Betreff: Installing Win2000
To Jim Johnson:
You don't have to reformat your hard disk. There is a Win2000 UPGRADE that
installs over Win95/98/NT and recognizes existing files. I don't know about
SafeSoft but you should contact SafeSoft and ask about Win2000
compatibility. Before you do anything, I recommend two steps: (1) check
with your computer vendor to make sure your model will run Win2000. I
learned only after calling Microsoft (you get 90 days of free support), when
my computer froze in mid-install, that most H-P Pavilion models that are
over a year old don't support Win2000 and a subsequent call to H-P confirmed
this.(2) Download the "Windows2000 Readiness" program from the Microsoft
site and run it on your system and it will print out a list of any
peripherals and software that are incompatible (it didn't mention my pc or
BIOS, but its a place to start). This would mean that Win2000 might not
recognize your printer, modem or other things and you should check with the
mfrs to see if they are offering drivers or upgrades for Win2000, which
you're supposed to install in advance.
One more tip: make sure you have a boot disk or operating system disk for
your current OS before you start because Win2000 has no UNDO function. If
you need to escape in the middle or wish to return to your old OS you'll
have to re-install it. And, of course, be sure to back up anything on your
hard drive that you value.
When I called Microsoft Sales, not Tech Support, to see what they would do
after I found I could not install Win2000 on my pc, I was offered a full
refund.
Seth Alpert
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