Re: install windows 2000 with preinstalled windows XP in Fujitsu N3010


"norberto" <pellicci@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi,

i'm aware of the other similar topic regarding the Dell Inspiron. i'm
currently having quite a bit of difficulty installing Win 2K onto my
Fujitsu N series 3010 notebook (P4, 512M, etc.)

It originally came with Win XP which i quickly came to dislike severly
(my main system with a slightly slower processor than the notebook runs
Win 2K Pro very well and a lot quicker than the XP on the notebook).
The things that BC was talking about in the other thread re: XP were
true. Anyway, to make a long story less long, i need to "downgrade" Xp
(ie: upgrade to Win 2K Pro) primarily because i have an app that at
this time will only run reliably on Win 2K and has all kinds of
problems on XP.

i tried installing 2K from the Win 2K CDROM (boot from CDROM) but i
found that when the setup reaches the point where it asks to a) proceed
with setup, b) Repair or c) Quit, the system seems to hang. It no
longer responds to keyboard input. i have to use the power button to
turn the system off and turn it back on again / reboot.

i contacted Fujitsu support both by phone and online. For my notebook,
they do have at least one driver for the wireless LAN that is
specifically for Win 2K and they have other drivers for Win XP. This
implies that Win 2K will run on the notebook. Moreover, Fujitsu says i
should be able to install 2K on the notebook. When i brought this
problem with the installation to their attention, they said it was not
their problem, that i should contact MS.

Would anyone know what the problem might be?

Thanks in advance for any help.

np

What flavor of Windows 2000 are you attempting to install? Is this issue
happening before or after your Windows 2000 install routine has asked to
format and partition the hard drive?

There do seem to be problems with installing previous versions of Windows on
machines with later versions natively installed.


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