Re: How to install a new OS on laptop.


"Steve" <Steve.ebay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi guys,
Could somebody run me through a method of loading Win 2K pro onto a
laptop that is running Win98SE?

The problem is that the laptop does NOT have internal CD or Floppy
drive but there is an external CD that runs from the pcmcia port.
Another complication is that the CD drivers are only for windows and
not for DOS
At the moment, there are 2 partitions on the hard drive if that makes
it any easier.
What would be ideal is to load the new OS on the second drive, run
SETUP from there and then copy over all the Sony Picturebook drivers
from the C: drive and then delete win98SE and make it all one drive
again, but I don't know if that is doable.


Wndows 98 should be able to see the CD drive through the PC Card slot
(PCMCIA is technically the wrong name). There are two ways you can proceed.
The best, if you have the disk space, is to copy the CD contents into a
directory on the hard drive called (say) 'Win_flat'. Then run the file
'setup' from within windows 98. You should be offered the choice of making
the installation dual boot (i.e. boot into either Windows 98 or 2k), or
doing an upgrade (i.e. replacing Windows 98 with 2k, but preserving most of
the existing configuration). Most, if not all, of your existing
applications should run.

Alternatively, if you don't have the space, run setup direct from the CD
where the same options are presented. The advantage of the former is that
if any driver files are required from the installation CD, they will be
automagically found on the hard disk otherwise you have to find the CD. It
is unwise to load the CD onto a second drive if you intend to remove it
again, because Windows 2k will be forever looking for drivers on this drive.

As always, don't forget to make a backup of the hard disk before embarking
on this venture so that you can at least return to where you were before it
went pear shaped. Having said that, the uninstall feature is one aspect of
Windows that does seem to work well.

HTH and good luck.


.

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