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copying files from hard drive
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brettr1234
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Yes it is possible if he tells windows2000 to use the new hard disk when installing. Once in windows2000 you will be able to read the files on the 98 FAT32 disk. But it will not work the other way around. If you are on windows98 you will not be able to read the 2000 NTFS disk.
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Brett is right ... W2K can access the old stuff easily, even if you take out the drive, and install the new raw drive then later add the old drive on the IDE to retrieve the data desired.
What I would do myself ... use the old OS to copy all files to where you can get to them easily, say a MY STORE folder directly on C: . That way you have copies of things handy also and your OLD OS can work too. [I actually Use the old OS to format the RAW drive to FAT32, and copy my stuff to the new drive prior to installing W2K and it is there waiting if I do not install with the format option.]
If you leave the OLD drive in place (master) W2K will setup on the second drive but refer back to the old drive and might set up twin boots depending on your choices while installing. So then your bootlog will be on the first drive as well ... I would not do it like that.
If you take the OLD drive out your data is safe and sound until you are ready to extract it from there.
I also would not install W2K in NTFS unless you are bent on security, and have the speed to keep up with it's tableing structure. IT WORKS BEST on FAT32 ... no matter what others might say.
If you get all thing set up and then have info on the NTFS you will NOT be able to plug in your old OS drive in and salvage from there if something occured in the future. You can if it is FAT32.
What I would do myself ... use the old OS to copy all files to where you can get to them easily, say a MY STORE folder directly on C: . That way you have copies of things handy also and your OLD OS can work too. [I actually Use the old OS to format the RAW drive to FAT32, and copy my stuff to the new drive prior to installing W2K and it is there waiting if I do not install with the format option.]
If you leave the OLD drive in place (master) W2K will setup on the second drive but refer back to the old drive and might set up twin boots depending on your choices while installing. So then your bootlog will be on the first drive as well ... I would not do it like that.
If you take the OLD drive out your data is safe and sound until you are ready to extract it from there.
I also would not install W2K in NTFS unless you are bent on security, and have the speed to keep up with it's tableing structure. IT WORKS BEST on FAT32 ... no matter what others might say.
If you get all thing set up and then have info on the NTFS you will NOT be able to plug in your old OS drive in and salvage from there if something occured in the future. You can if it is FAT32.
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