Installing Windows 2000 Pro on IBM laptop over XP

[spectr17]

Installing Windows 2000 Pro on IBM T-40 laptop.

Now here's the curve.

I don't want the Windows XP that came already installed on the laptop. Laptop only has a CD drive and I can read the W2000 Pro CD files but cannot install W2K, I get an "this CD was created with an older version of Windows" error.

How can I format the drive and get rid of XP? I've gone blind from reading all the setup and readme files. My guru Windows buddy is AWOL in San Jose somewhere holed up with a bimbo I think.

Fat32 or NTFS? I may want to dual boot so it looks like FAT32.

I want to network this laptop with my desktop using a wireless Netgear PC card laptop and router.

I notice in the setup planning they talk about joining domains which I don't think I need. How about setting up my network names? Any gotchas to watch out for?

Any other ideas, suggestions.

If there is any reason to keep XP and just put W2000 on another partition, I'm all ears.

Mucho gras

 

[spectr17]

I tried to install the W2K but ran into a snag.

I can boot to the W2K CD but when I go to install it it, XP will not let me create a new partition. The other 2 install choices are to delete the current XP partition which gives a warning since that will nuke the driver and other hardware stuff which may not let W2K install right.

The other install choice is to install in the XP partition which won't work for obvious reasons, not the same file structure.

I'm not that familair with XP but I looked in "Computer Management (Local)" on how to create a new partition. It says to right click my drive that has XP on it and when I do there is no "New Partition" choice.

I have one 40 meg drive in this laptop that XP is on.

How can I create a new FAT32 partition on this laptop so I can install W2K?

Thanks.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Partition Magic + Boot Magic will let you create a second C: partition and then multiboot.

You're going to have the device drivers problem regardless of how you manage to get W2K installed.

 

[spectr17]

Thanks Dave,

I forgot about BM and PM. Of course I have the W98 version of them.

Can I download PM and create the new partition and then load W2K to it? Will the partition accecpt FAT32 so W2k will install there?

Right now the IBM laptop with XP is my only working puter.