adding a HD---> updating to Win2K?

[Krome]

I was given a Samsung SpinPoint 20 Giger, and I was wondering how to upgrade the OS from Win 98 [first edition] to Windows 2K Pro? I have tried using the Samsung as the only drive, but it crashes after it reboots. Is there anyway to update it while I'm booted on my primary harddrive? thanks!

 

[Krome]

now when I try, it says no NTFS? found, or something like that. Bump!

 

[Newbie_Doo]

You have to have a retail edition of the OS, not the OEM. Put the retail CD in the drive. Go to START>RUN> and type

D:\I386\winnt32.exe /checkupgradeonly (where D:\ is your CD-ROM drive letter) and let the system do an upgrade report.

If all is well, then the upgrade command is the same, but without the "/checkupgradeonly" at the end.

N_D

 

[Krome]

thanks N_D! Now I formatted the drive to NTFS, and installed windows 2000 pro, but when I try to reboot the system... all I get is the sound of the floppy working, then a blinking cursor on the top left corner of the screen. Any ideas?