Win2K Question

[goobee]

Got a quick question. My laptop crapped out and I?m trying to run the lappy hard drive on my desktop with a 2.5 to 3.5 adapter. Win2k gets the load screen and then freezes. I assume it?s because of the hardware change.

How do I get it to redetect everything? Safe mode doesn?t work either.

 

[lowtech1]

I assume it?s because of the hardware change.

It will do the above if you try to boot with the lappy hdd. What install the lappy hdd as a second master drive or secondary then boot to Win2k Workstation partion to retrieve your files.

 

[goobee]

Only problem is that my desktop is running Win98 which won't recognize NTFS. 🙁

 

[lowtech1]

Best bet is to get a friend with a Win2k or Linux box, and ask for the extraction help other wise you could try Sysinternals: NTFS for Windows 98 .

 

[BCYL]

Have you tried booting in Safe Mode to see if you can get in?

 

[goobee]

Originally posted by: BCYL
Have you tried booting in Safe Mode to see if you can get in?

Safe mode does the same. 🙁

 

[goobee]

I was able to get a hold of a Win2k CD and got it installed. It's running but I think I did it wrong. I did like a new installation and chose recovery. Now at boot up, it gives a menu screen with the choice of the original o/s and the new installation. In any case, thanks for the tips guys.