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How to remove win2000 on current pc and

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by christieacan

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I have windows 2000 on a pc and all works fine except the Lotus notes ver 4.61. I have tried many many times to get it going, but once I put Notes on the win2000 pc and try to open notes it freezes forever and I end up rebooting and get no where. So, I have to remove the windows 2000 and install windows NT. Can anyone give me a foolproof procedure to follow to install the windows nt in place of the windows 2000.
Thank you, thank you ,for any help offered.
ps..I also tried installing LOtus Notes ver 5..not luck there either.
Claudette

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by alpha-male

Easiest method I can think of is to boot from the WINNT boot floppies and when you get to the partition part delete all partitions and recreate them. Then install NT on the new partition (NTFS or FAT as you require).

by alpha-male

It probably goes without saying, but make sure to backup/archive any data you want to save before hand. ;)

by thechas

While I agree with Alpha-Male that wipeing the drive and starting over is the best way,

There is one alternative.
Install the drive as a slave in another system.
Delete all the files in the root folder, Windows folders, and any Microsoft items in program files and shared components. (IE, OE, Outlook, etc.)

Of course, you will still need to re-install all drivers and programs. But, most of your custom settings for the programs will be maintained.

There is no way to "down-grade" an Operating System without manually deleting it from the drive.

While wiping the drive may take longer, your NT install will be more robust if it is installed to a clean drive.

Chas

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