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<H2><A NAME="s4">4.</A> <A HREF="Linux+WinNT.html#toc4">How to <EM>upgrade</EM> WINDOWS NT to WINDOWS 2000</A></H2>
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<P><EM>Well, actually, it isn't a real "upgrade" of <B>running</B> NT to
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2000, but a "fresh" installation of Windows 2000 Professional.
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I hope it should also work for other Windows 2000 products. I
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haven't tried its server-type installations yet, but I remember I
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haven't experienced any problem with NT, regarding it was Server
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or Workstation.</EM></P>
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<LI>First of all, a backup of important data should be made! I do it
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by having another Windows-like partition on the disk, where I
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copy/move my texts, drawings etc. That partition is <EM>not</EM>
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going to be handled during the installation. After the backup is made,
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it's the right time to install Windows 2000.
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<LI>You see, folks, whenever I (re)install a Windows NT product, I
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like to see it on a clean partition. It means, I remove i.e.
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delete the existing partition where NT "system" files were stored,
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in order to get free ('unused') space. Then I chose to make
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a new partition that will be formatted as NTFS type of file
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system. After that, I opt to install Win2000 onto the new
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partition.
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<LI>The procedure of Windows 2000 Setup will remove LILO from the
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MBR, so a couple of next re-bootings during the installation won't
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show LILO prompt.
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<LI>When the Win2000 installation is finished, you may re-install your
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favorite applications and restore your data from the
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backup. You should then check if everything goes fine with your
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new and old Windoze stuff :-)
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<LI>So far - so good. Now you have to look after your Linux boot
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floppy diskette. If you can't find it, you are out of luck.
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Actually, I am not sure if all Linux systems might be now
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activated without boot diskette. Some Linux <EM>gurus</EM>
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suggest to boot Linux from the installation CD, but I don't
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know if it can help in case your system doesn't have
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<EM>bootable</EM> CD-ROM drive, i.e. a modern motherboard's
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BIOS. Any comment here?
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<LI>Well, after you successfully boot your Linux, you should go to
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<CODE>/etc/lilo.conf</CODE> to check it once again. You should have
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there at least two options: Linux and NT. Case you don't see the
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option to boot your beloved Windoze, you have to add it. It
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was described in previous sections. Then you have to run
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<B>/sbin/lilo</B> in order to put LILO boot loader into the MBR.
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<LI>That's all. Next time you boot your computer, you'll get your
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LILO prompt. Using <Tab> key you'll see your boot options.
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<LI>From my experience - all work great! Although I <EM>removed</EM>
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previous WinNT installation in order to make new Win2000
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installation and also <EM>lost</EM> (temporarily) LILO boot loader,
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at the end I got both of them, Win2000 and Linux, the same
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way as I did with WinNT and Linux!
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