I can only get my dell to dual boot, I can not do a 2k install by itself. I have a copy of win2000 and I know it works fine as the dual boot method works well, gut i would love to get rid of win98se completly. It will not boot from dos, ant ideas would be appreciated immensly, a live concert CD awaits the person who gets 2k up an runnin'. Thanx Again.................John K.

Have you tried using a boot disk? After you boot, change directory to your CD-Rom drive. Then change directory to I386. Then type "winnt".

Are you going to do a clean install? Just put in your win98 start up disk and at the A: prompt type "format c:"(I can't remember the syntax),that should remove win98 and then use your win2k disk to do a clean install.Remember to back up anything worth saving.

You are wishing a W2K only system - not a dual-boot...? Two approaches: 1) Boot via the W2K CD (if bios allows) or the 4 W2K setup floppies... Setup will allow you to create/delete partitions; also to (re)format them. Logically delete (all) partitions, then create a Primary for OS/apps., and leave space for an Extended partition; install W2K to C: (fat32/ntfs - your choice). You can configure balance of drive as Extended from within W2KK Disk Admin/Manager. Likewise you can create the Extended partition during setup. 2) Use a '98 boot-disk and run Fdisk/format utils to reconfigure drive for W2K. Again I suggest both Primary and Extended partitions; Primary for OS/apps., Extended for data. This way with data in Extended is secure from any need to re-install (even reformat) C: ... Fdisk tutorial if you need it: http://www.compguystechweb.com/index.html Make ERD for W2K once the OS is sucessfully installed. Quick 'n dirty approach... If you have a dual-boot already, then after setting 'default OS to boot = W2K' (and leave time to boot to at least 10secs...), you can just delete '98 (folder) off the system; also the Swap-file for '98; and edit out the boot.ini references to '98. You can also delete the '98 boot/start-up files off C: but be careful 'not' to delete W2K boot-files. which will also be there. You could leave '98 boot-files in C: if so preferred; they take up so little space? If W2K is in a separate partition to '98 (i.e. W2K = D: ?) then remember that its boot /start-up files will/must reside/remain in C: ; otherwise no boot to W2K, until you do some recovery work... Equally if you have only '98 installed, then a straight 'upgrade' from '98 to W2K would/should work as well? I'd go the clean start route (1 or 2) - if a realistic option... Either way first back up data etc...

This is the easiest and best way to do it. If your CD rom doesnt support booting. Before you nuke win98 make a nice boot disk find and copy "smartdrv.exe" to the new boot disk. When you boot up with the floppy do it with CDROM support. then,,,,,, FORMAT C: after the format is done type smartdrv 10000 (128 megs ram) smartdrv 15000 (256 megs ram) smartdrv 20000 (256+ megs ram) This will aid in the file copy process. Very important. Then.... from the A:\> promt type C: (hit enter) then from the C:\> promt type CD i386 (hit enter) then you should see a dos promt that looks like this c:\i386> Type winnt and away you go.... done done and done.