Install windows NT
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I have some problems in installing windows-NT. Actually my PC already has windows-2000 professional edition. Due to some problems I wanted to install windows NT. So I booted with the windows NT CD. MY PC has a HDD of 28GB. The C: has 2GB with FAT32, I have other drives with ntfs partition. During the installation process an error message appeared telling that one of the drives has more than 1024 cylinders and cannot install NT. And the process stopped. Anyone can explain why, and tell me a method to install windows NT. I have some files in my d: and that needs to be backed up. So, dont tell me to reformat the whole hdd. Anyother solution welcomed.... I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
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I have some problems in installing windows-NT. Actually my PC already has windows-2000 professional edition. Due to some problems I wanted to install windows NT. So I booted with the windows NT CD. MY PC has a HDD of 28GB. The C: has 2GB with FAT32, I have other drives with ntfs partition. During the installation process an error message appeared telling that one of the drives has more than 1024 cylinders and cannot install NT. And the process stopped. Anyone can explain why, and tell me a method to install windows NT. I have some files in my d: and that needs to be backed up. So, dont tell me to reformat the whole hdd. Anyother solution welcomed.... I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
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I have some problems in installing windows-NT. Actually my PC already has windows-2000 professional edition. Due to some problems I wanted to install windows NT. So I booted with the windows NT CD. MY PC has a HDD of 28GB. The C: has 2GB with FAT32, I have other drives with ntfs partition. During the installation process an error message appeared telling that one of the drives has more than 1024 cylinders and cannot install NT. And the process stopped. Anyone can explain why, and tell me a method to install windows NT. I have some files in my d: and that needs to be backed up. So, dont tell me to reformat the whole hdd. Anyother solution welcomed.... I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
Th windows NT installer can't create big partitions. You can install WNT on a small partition (1~2GB) and later expand it with a partition resizer like Partition Magic or some free ones which come with boot CDs for Linux. Windows 2000 and later won't give you this hassle. I see dumb people
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Anonymous wrote: 4GB size partitions But I tried to install in a 2GB partition only yar!!! I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
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Th windows NT installer can't create big partitions. You can install WNT on a small partition (1~2GB) and later expand it with a partition resizer like Partition Magic or some free ones which come with boot CDs for Linux. Windows 2000 and later won't give you this hassle. I see dumb people
Daniel Turini wrote: You can install WNT on a small partition (1~2GB) This looks cool..... I have a question... if the HDD has another paretition larger than 3GB, does it give problem for the winNT?? And..... MY 28GB HDD is reported as 8 GB only???? Can that also get 'OK' in partition magic?? I mean, can I use my 28GB fully in Win-NT after installation? I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
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Daniel Turini wrote: You can install WNT on a small partition (1~2GB) This looks cool..... I have a question... if the HDD has another paretition larger than 3GB, does it give problem for the winNT?? And..... MY 28GB HDD is reported as 8 GB only???? Can that also get 'OK' in partition magic?? I mean, can I use my 28GB fully in Win-NT after installation? I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
You can use a large disk with WinNT, but it doesn't like a large boot partition. It's been a long while since I installed it last, but the maximum size was either 2 or 4 GB. I would install it on a small initial partition, then use it to manage the rest of your physical drive. You should have no trouble using the whole space. Just out of curiosity, why are you spending your time and effort installing an obsolete product? My experience with NT is unrelieved misery - it's a major pain to install, use, maintain, and repair. Win2K is so much better that it's a complete no-brainer choice if you have the option to use it instead. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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You can use a large disk with WinNT, but it doesn't like a large boot partition. It's been a long while since I installed it last, but the maximum size was either 2 or 4 GB. I would install it on a small initial partition, then use it to manage the rest of your physical drive. You should have no trouble using the whole space. Just out of curiosity, why are you spending your time and effort installing an obsolete product? My experience with NT is unrelieved misery - it's a major pain to install, use, maintain, and repair. Win2K is so much better that it's a complete no-brainer choice if you have the option to use it instead. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
Roger Wright wrote: Win2K is so much better that it's a complete no-brainer choice if you have the option to use it instead. I am right now with win-2000. But it has some problems. My PC hangs with MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION with I play pinball in it... :mad::mad:. I am serious... I reinstalled win-2000. Nothing else.... I installed just the win-2000, and still has the same problem... So thought od trying with win NT where I can play pinball... the folks at my home needs it... and I need ntfs..:cool: So tried for NT... and :((.... Any help??? Dont trell me XP--- my RAM is just 128MB, and cant aford for more!!! I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
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Roger Wright wrote: Win2K is so much better that it's a complete no-brainer choice if you have the option to use it instead. I am right now with win-2000. But it has some problems. My PC hangs with MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION with I play pinball in it... :mad::mad:. I am serious... I reinstalled win-2000. Nothing else.... I installed just the win-2000, and still has the same problem... So thought od trying with win NT where I can play pinball... the folks at my home needs it... and I need ntfs..:cool: So tried for NT... and :((.... Any help??? Dont trell me XP--- my RAM is just 128MB, and cant aford for more!!! I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
I wouldn't waste my time on NT. The error you're getting would make me look for an updated driver for my video card. A lot of the NT drivers will install okay, but they just don't work on Win2k. Tell me more about your hardware configuration - did you check it all with the compatibility registry? BTW - 128 MB is plenty of RAM for Win2K. True, it performs better with more, but I ran it for a time on 96MB, and it did very well. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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I wouldn't waste my time on NT. The error you're getting would make me look for an updated driver for my video card. A lot of the NT drivers will install okay, but they just don't work on Win2k. Tell me more about your hardware configuration - did you check it all with the compatibility registry? BTW - 128 MB is plenty of RAM for Win2K. True, it performs better with more, but I ran it for a time on 96MB, and it did very well. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
Roger Wright wrote: an updated driver for my video card I will be happy if this is/was the problem.... Roger Wright wrote: Tell me more about your hardware To b frank, I really havent opened the box, as my win-2k itself provided its video/sound/modem driver - all onboard cards. Will have a look at the box, and then try to get a new driver....... Roger Wright wrote: the compatibility registry Will check that also.... I guess there is no problem in this aspect. Roger Wright wrote: 128 MB is plenty of RAM for Win2K I said that for running XP. Believe it or not, I had a PC... Celeron-366Mhz-64MB ram... I now upgraded that to PIII-866Mhz-128MB ram.... And thats giving me problem now..... Thanks.... I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
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I wouldn't waste my time on NT. The error you're getting would make me look for an updated driver for my video card. A lot of the NT drivers will install okay, but they just don't work on Win2k. Tell me more about your hardware configuration - did you check it all with the compatibility registry? BTW - 128 MB is plenty of RAM for Win2K. True, it performs better with more, but I ran it for a time on 96MB, and it did very well. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
Roger Wright wrote: an updated driver for my video card My video card is SIS-6326.. and I installed the driver for the same from the CD. I still have problem?? Can u help me still??? Will give the info that has got logged in the events... The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x0000009c (0x00000001, 0x00000000, 0xb2000000, 0x00000115). Microsoft Windows 2000 [v15.2195]. A dump was saved in: C:\WINNT\Minidump\Mini120702-01.dmp. was the message logged after I rebooted!!! I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
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Roger Wright wrote: an updated driver for my video card My video card is SIS-6326.. and I installed the driver for the same from the CD. I still have problem?? Can u help me still??? Will give the info that has got logged in the events... The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x0000009c (0x00000001, 0x00000000, 0xb2000000, 0x00000115). Microsoft Windows 2000 [v15.2195]. A dump was saved in: C:\WINNT\Minidump\Mini120702-01.dmp. was the message logged after I rebooted!!! I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
SiS video cards are very common, and are generally a pain in the a&&. Have you checked Technet for clues about this particular error? Alternatively, have you tried doing a step-by-step boot, eliminating drivers one by one? I know it's tedious, but often it's the only way to isolate boot problems. In this case, though, the error seems to be a hardware failure - see this[^] article, for starters. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
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SiS video cards are very common, and are generally a pain in the a&&. Have you checked Technet for clues about this particular error? Alternatively, have you tried doing a step-by-step boot, eliminating drivers one by one? I know it's tedious, but often it's the only way to isolate boot problems. In this case, though, the error seems to be a hardware failure - see this[^] article, for starters. "How many times do I have to flush before you go away?" - Megan Forbes, on Management (12/5/2002)
Roger Wright wrote: step-by-step boot U mean the F8 key during bootup?? The mictrosoft link gave nothing useful for me to 'solve' my problem!!! I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
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I have some problems in installing windows-NT. Actually my PC already has windows-2000 professional edition. Due to some problems I wanted to install windows NT. So I booted with the windows NT CD. MY PC has a HDD of 28GB. The C: has 2GB with FAT32, I have other drives with ntfs partition. During the installation process an error message appeared telling that one of the drives has more than 1024 cylinders and cannot install NT. And the process stopped. Anyone can explain why, and tell me a method to install windows NT. I have some files in my d: and that needs to be backed up. So, dont tell me to reformat the whole hdd. Anyother solution welcomed.... I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.
Actually, a "no-problem" installation of Windows NT requires to be in the 1st 8Gb (practically, in the first 7182 Mb - don't ask...). I don't know what is the behaviour of NT installation having a FAT32 partition - since NT does not recognize it, i'd try to get rid of it - but try to find more on http://www.ntfaq.com/ - there are plenty of informations about install, maybe you can find something useful for your particular configuration.
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Actually, a "no-problem" installation of Windows NT requires to be in the 1st 8Gb (practically, in the first 7182 Mb - don't ask...). I don't know what is the behaviour of NT installation having a FAT32 partition - since NT does not recognize it, i'd try to get rid of it - but try to find more on http://www.ntfaq.com/ - there are plenty of informations about install, maybe you can find something useful for your particular configuration.
Cristian `Sardaukar` Amarie wrote: _http://www.ntfaq.com/_ Thanks for the link.... Cristian `Sardaukar` Amarie wrote: 8Gb :eek: I started with nothing, And I still have lots of it left with me.