windows 2000 DOS

skylight · 02-02-2005, 01:39 PM

Dear All,

How can I get into DOS before windows 2000 starts.

Thanks for any help

Regards

skylight · 02-03-2005, 11:08 AM

Perhaps I should be a bit clearer. I want to use an old hard drive as a back up drive. The old drive has W2000 on it.
As far as I can see I have to fdisk and format to make this drive empty to clone the "working disk" on it.
My question is how should i do this.

Thank

BlaBli · 02-03-2005, 11:38 AM

u should use a bood disk to start your computer.
u can use win98 boot disket... but make sure that the drive is not formated as ntfs for win98 boot disk does not recognize ntfs partitions

skylight · 02-03-2005, 02:52 PM

That is one of my problems BlaBli, it is formatted in NTFS

Thanks

BlaBli · 02-03-2005, 06:08 PM

then u can use partition magic to convert the ntfs to fat32
or u can use win xp boot disk

GL

skylight · 02-04-2005, 10:59 AM

Thanks BlaBli, that will do it

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02-03-2005, 11:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
skylight New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4	Perhaps I should be a bit clearer. I want to use an old hard drive as a back up drive. The old drive has W2000 on it. As far as I can see I have to fdisk and format to make this drive empty to clone the "working disk" on it. My question is how should i do this. Thank

02-03-2005, 11:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
BlaBli Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 99	u should use a bood disk to start your computer. u can use win98 boot disket... but make sure that the drive is not formated as ntfs for win98 boot disk does not recognize ntfs partitions

02-03-2005, 02:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
skylight New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4	That is one of my problems BlaBli, it is formatted in NTFS Thanks

02-03-2005, 06:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
BlaBli Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 99	then u can use partition magic to convert the ntfs to fat32 or u can use win xp boot disk GL

02-04-2005, 10:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
skylight New Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4	Thanks BlaBli, that will do it