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Upgrading to Windows 2000 Professional

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Note that IBM has tested the Sony CD-ROM Discman with an Adaptec SlimSCSI 1460C PCMCIA adapter as a supported external CD-ROM drive for Windows 2000. If your external CD-ROM drive is not supported as a drive for Windows 2000, please contact the manufacture of the CD-ROM drive device to obtain a supported Windows 2000 device driver. ThinkPad unattended mode installation You can also install Windows 2000 Professional in unattended mode installation. For more information on unattended installs , refer to the Setup information included on Windows 2000 Professional CD -- . Again, for additional help and information on how to install Windows 2000 on your ThinkPad computer, please refer to the "Release Notes for Setup" included on the Windows 2000 Professional CD. Upgrading to Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Professional supports upgrading from Windows 95 (all releases), Windows 98 (all releases), Windows NT 3.51 Workstation, and Windows NT 4.0 Workstation (including operating systems updated by service packs). Note that the following requirements are necessary in order to upgrade to the Windows 2000 Professional: • Hard disk drive partition where the current Windows operating system resides should be at least 2 Gigabytes (GB). • At least 650 MB of free space on the partition where the current Windows operating system resides. • The OS/2 Boot Manager is not installed. (Currently, the OS/2 Boot Manager is not supported under Windows 2000.) If your computer does not meet these requirements, you will not be able to upgrade to Windows 2000 Professional. You will need to re-configure your hard disk drive and install Windows 2000 Professional. Caution : If you are planning to upgrade to Windows 2000 Professional be cautious of the fact that if the Setup fails during any portion of the Windows 2000 upgrade you will not be able to recover the previously installed operating system. Anytime you upgrade the computer's operating system, there's always a risk that the upgrade will fail. Should the upgrade fail, you will lose the entire previously install operating system along with all user data. Therefore, if you are planning to upgrade to Windows 2000, it is strongly recommended that you back -up all important data and system files beforehand. If the upgrade fails, you will have to install Windows 2000 from scratch. To reduce the risk of an upgrade failure and loss of all user data, it's recommended to install Windows 2000 Professional from scratch by creating a dual-boot configuration. You must make the decision to upgrade versus create a dual-boot configuration before proceeding. For more information please refer to the \SETUPTXT\PRO1.TXT README file included on the Windows 2000 Professional CD. Also note, that during the upgrade, Windows 2000 will replace all existing Windows Operating System files. It will also attempt to preserve your existing user settings and preferences and applications. However, most Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows

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Note that
IBM has tested the Sony CD-ROM Discman with an Adaptec SlimSCSI 1460C
PCMCIA adapter as a supported external CD-ROM drive for Windows 2000.
If your external
CD-ROM drive is not supported as a drive for Windows 2000, please contact the manufacture
of the CD-ROM drive device to obtain a supported Windows 2000 device driver.
ThinkPad unattended mode installation
You can also install Windows 2000 Professional in unattended mode installation.
For more
information on unattended installs, refer to the Setup information included on Windows 2000
Professional CD -- <\SETUPTXT\PRO1.TXT and PRO2.TXT>.
Again, for additional help and information on how to install Windows 2000 on your ThinkPad
computer, please refer to the “Release Notes for Setup” included on the Windows 2000
Professional CD.
Upgrading to Windows 2000 Professional
Windows 2000 Professional supports upgrading from Windows 95 (all releases), Windows 98
(all releases), Windows NT 3.51 Workstation, and Windows NT 4.0 Workstation (including
operating systems updated by service packs).
Note that the following requirements are necessary in order to upgrade to the Windows 2000
Professional:
•
Hard disk drive partition where the current Windows operating system resides
should be at least 2 Gigabytes (GB).
•
At least 650 MB of free space on the partition where the current Windows
operating system resides.
•
The OS/2 Boot Manager is not installed. (Currently, the OS/2 Boot Manager is not
supported under Windows 2000.)
If your computer does not meet these requirements, you will not be able to upgrade to
Windows 2000 Professional.
You will need to re-configure your hard disk drive and install
Windows 2000 Professional.
Caution
:
If you are planning to upgrade to Windows 2000 Professional be cautious of
the fact that if the Setup fails during any portion of the Windows 2000 upgrade you will
not be able to recover the previously installed operating system.
Anytime you upgrade
the computer’s operating system, there’s always a risk that the upgrade will fail.
Should
the upgrade fail, you will lose the entire previously install operating system along with
all user data.
Therefore, if you are planning to upgrade to Windows 2000, it is strongly
recommended that you back -up all important data and system files beforehand
.
If the
upgrade fails, you will have to install Windows 2000 from scratch.
To reduce the risk of
an upgrade failure and loss of all user data, it’s recommended to install Windows 2000
Professional from scratch by creating a dual-boot configuration.
You must make the
decision to upgrade versus create a dual-boot configuration before proceeding.
For
more information please refer to the \SETUPTXT\PRO1.TXT README file included
on the Windows 2000 Professional CD.
Also note, that during the upgrade, Windows 2000 will replace all existing Windows
Operating System files.
It will also attempt to preserve your existing user settings and
preferences and applications.
However, most Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows