win2000 pro install

[squirrel64]

just finished building my first pc.... Cmos and bios are set and ready to go... Have a 60gig IBM hdd... How do I start the install of win2000.. I do have a win98 startup disk,,and 98 cdrom... Will I need them ??... I have 2 win2000 cdroms... this will not be a network system... Kind of need some step by step instructions... Or if you can guide me to a site that will help... Thanks,,,have a great day !!!

[bassman]

Hi Squirrel
You do the setup with just the 2000cd's. No need for the 98 disks here. Put the disk in and reboot. Follow the on screen instructions. You will want to format with NTFS (you will be promted). Do you want to do a dual boot with 98?
I would recommend your first partition to be around 10G. Once 2000 is up, you can set other partitions and format with what ever file system you want.

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[squirrel64]

no bassman,,,no dual boot,,,,Do I have to do anything to the hdd before starting installation?? May partition in the future,but just wanna get up and ruinnin right now... So,,, I just set bios up to boot from cdrom and rocknroll huh??? Any critical notes I should be aware of during install??
Thanks !!

[Paleo Pete]

I'm not familiar with the win2000 installation, but thought maybe my 2¢ worth might help.

If it were me I would think it over very carefully and plan the partitioning strategy from the start. I agree with the above, I prefer smaller partitions, and I usually try to go smaller than 10GB, but with a drive that large you would end up with several...that's up to you, but I would make sure I knew exactly what I planned to install and what partitions I'd want before I ever started.

If you don't decide to dual boot, all NTFS partitions will work, but if you decide on a dual boot setup, FAT partitions will be necessary for the other OS, and the NTFS partition will not be available to another OS. So any data you want shared between Win2000 and 98, for instance, would be better off in a FAT32 partition.

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[squirrel64]

Thanks Paleo Pete,,,, This pc will mainly be used for daytrading... Programs will mainly consist of financial trading software,,,Charting software,,, trading records gains, losses etc,etc.... Can I partition this in a way that I can seperate these... Would like to be able to make it easier at tax time to just pull all trading records off of one drive
Would it just be wise to break this up into 3 partitions(drives)?

And also,,does windows 2000 automatically set up space for boot up on hdd,,,or would I be better off to set this on my own??

[This message has been edited by squirrel64 (edited 06-08-2001).]

[tjaymadison]

Gee, let's think here. Who is it that makes Win2K again? http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif

Would that be .........MICROSOFT ????????????

HTTP://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/support/issues/default.asp

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[squirrel64]

hee heeeeee ,,,thanks tjay ... It's just that my last pc,,, had files everywhere and anywhere... need to do a little more reading about file and application managment

[bassman]

Hi Squirrel,
As Pete mentioned, you need to plan your partition layout well. Sounds like you need good folder layout planning as well. Just a recommendation, as mentioned before, use a smaller piece of that monster warehouse for your OS and applications, then what ever you think you need for the folder storage.
You can create any combonation of 4-Primary/Extended partitions with any number of logical drives within those. Your first partition must be primary and active. It will have all the bootup info on it. And yes, that info is setup by the OS.
In reading your posts again, just boot from CD and read every screen carefuly. Know where the "pause" key is. Any screen that has a countdown can be paused and then continued bt hitting the "space bar". You do not need to partition and format the entire HDD at this point, only enough to load OS and your main Apps (8 to 10 G is a lot). If you are not familiar with 2000, I highly recommend following TJay's link and read everything there. You will have a few pesonal decisions to make with a 2000 install, so education is your friend http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gif
Here is a question that you don't need to respond to, just something to think about. If this machine is not on a network or have a need for the levels of security on 2000, why would you use it? http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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[squirrel64]

Hey Bassman,, Well the biggest reason is stability..Will have a lot of applications running at once and 98 does have a tendency to lock... Man I don't need that with money on the line.. Just to give an example,,,the trading platform I'll be using has 13 .exe's running in the background...not to mention other various that I'll have running... There were so many peopl happy with this OS... A trading site that I visit frequently had this to say. http://www2.elitetrader.com/ha/guide/index.cfm?s=12&t=61

Hope they don't mind me posting that,,,but that was just one factor that made my mind up for me.... Thanks guys

[bassman]

Hi Squirrel,
Yep, that was the anticipated answer. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/wink.gifI have to agree with it completely, just seen a lot of people jumping on the 2000 train for various reasons, so I like to ask.
Sounds like an interesting job, is there a cut in it for a personal Tech. http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
Good luck

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