You should see days if not weeks of uptime with 2K - providing you don't have any nasty apps, and don't tell it to shut/close down
Keep an eye on the clock - any substantial error and you may have a problem app. JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 5:54 AM Subject: Re: Win2K over 98SE > There were many automatic re-starts of the set-up and several > blue screen call the administrator crashes. Anyway I copied the > program files folder and the Pegasus and Agent installation > folders from 98 to my second HDD and then just copied them to > the new installation folders in 2k. That saved re-configuring > the apps. I now have the necessities up and running on 2k. > > Not as easy as it should have been, not as hard as it could have > been. I just hope I can get more than 24 hrs of up time out of > w2k. > > Mike > > > I seem to remember the analysis of old OS to install into the new > > OS takes ages You know there were only __ applications and > > utilities installed, and they were named __ The OS has to work > > out, on a file by file basis what was/is on your system that > > needs installing into the new OS instance > > > > Couldn't you setup a dual boot system so you can boot to either > > 98, or 2K and - if the 2K can see the 98 partition then that > > should ease data movement > > > > JimB > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 9:25 PM > > Subject: Re: Win2K over 98SE > > > > > > > The upgrade route seems to be more trouble than it's worth, at > > > least for me. I spent the whole night trying to upgrade and the > > > install kept hanging at the "updating programs and settings" > > > step. The installer wasn't very informative as to what was > > > going on. I finally gave up and did a clean install just to see > > > if the 2k CD was bad or I had a hardware problem. The clean > > > install went smoothly and I was able to install my chipset > > > drivers and video driver. I used Ghost to save the install at > > > that point and reload the 98 image so I can try to save my > > > Pegasus, Agent and a few other set-ups before going back to 2k. > > > > > > It took me weeks to get back to somewhere near what I had when > > > I did the clean install of 98SE. What a pain! Without Ghost I'd > > > be really up the creek! > > > > > > > Mike, > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ---------------------------------------- > > The WIN-HOME mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > > LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go > > to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: > CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
