How do you do a completely fresh install of win2k?

[Jamezuva]

I'm getting really sick of the Direct3d problems I am having and I think the only alternative I have left. How do you do a completely clean installation of win2k that will basically delete the windows directory then reinstall a new copy? I know that when you try to install win2k, it gives you the option of upgrading which doesn't affect programs, etc., and a "clean" install which forces you to re-install everything. So, if I did this second option, would that pretty much delete everything in my windows directory and reinstall a fresh win2k? Or do I have to manually delete the windows directory then do an install to get rid of everything I have now?

 

[shabby]

Boot to dos with a floppy, enable ramdrive.sys, enable your cdrom, go into the i386 dir on the win2k cd and run winnt.exe.
This will do a clean install of win2k into a /winnt dir and will make a dual boot option so you can start either win2k or win98, nothing will be shared between win98 and win2k(which upgrading usually does). Hope this helps

 

[Jamezuva]

Hmm..one problem...My floppy doesn't work...will doing the "clean" install after win2k has loaded not do the job?