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Uninstall 2nd installation
Yikes! I dodged a bullet. I wiped out my Windows 2000 root level files (boot.ini, config.sys, etc...) So I had to do another Windows 2000 install. I put the new install into a directory I called "Win2000". My original install directory, "WinNT", remained intact. After...- asp1233
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Clean install with 2 hard drives
Thanks for your help. One further question: Lets say I install W2K on the 40 gig drive in NTFS format. Can I read/write to the 80 gig drive (FAT32) with no problems. In other words, just use the 80 gig drive as my backup? (This would be slick if I need to revert to WIN98 for some reason. Just...- asp1233
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
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Clean install with 2 hard drives
I need to upgrade from win 98 to win 2000 professional and could use some advice. I have 2 hard drives in my computer, an 80gb that contains the win 98 OS plus all apps & data. A 40 gb drive used for backup. I want to reformat the 40 gb drive for a clean install of Win 2000, using the NTFS...- asp1233
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- Forum: Microsoft: Windows
