Clean install with 2 hard drives 1

[asp1233]

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 setup. Can I then plug in the 80gb drive (still in FAT32) and copy my data over to the 40 gig drive? Can Win 2000 read both file systems on the same computer? Any strategies for this migration are greatly appreciated.

 

[butchrecon]

IF you Install Windows 2000 onto the 40 gig and format NTFS and boot into W2 kthen you can copy anything you want to to the 40 gig. If you boot into Win98 yu wont even be able to see the 40 gig until you find some software that allows 98 to read NTFS partitions. My advice is to just boot into W2K and copy what you need to. James Collins
Field Service Engineer
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[SgtJarrow]

James is correct....setup your win2k 40G drive, then plug inyour 80G drive, copy what you need, and do whatever else you want to with the drive... Please remember to give helpful posts the stars they deserve! This makes the post more visible to others in need!

Robert L. Johnson III, A+, Network+, MCP
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[zogcod]

I also have two hard drives (40 & 60) and recently upgraded from Win ME to Win 2k, but as a dual boot. It's like having an insurance policy. Anytime anything gets corrupted on W2k (it's much more stable than ME but not bullet proof), I still have access to all my applications and data via Win ME (retained FAT 32). The larger drive has four partitions, Win ME, Win2k, software and data. The smaller drive is data backup and mirror images. It's been working very well for me. Good luck.

 

[asp1233]

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 make the 80 gig drive the master & off go.) OR should I then change the 80 gig drive to NTFS, for better performance? (after my W2K setup proves to be stable)

 

[butchrecon]

You would have no issues reading/writing to the 80 gig. Keep the dual boot for a while until you see no further need for the windows 98. then convert the 80 gig to ntfs. James Collins
Field Service Engineer
A+, MCP

email: butchrecon@skyenet.net

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[deskduty]

are you in a multiple user environment? If not then stay with fat32. use NTFS only if you intend to administer security to your files and folder. Fat32 is much more versatile between win98 and win2k