RE: Win2000 upgrade or full install?

[Dov Isaacs <isaacs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Amy,

First question I would have is whether you are currently encountering
any problems that would make you believe that OS corruption is indeed
the cause? If not, leave things be!

Trying to track down doggy-droppings from old OS versions would take
significant time and effort as well as advice from someone who is really
both a Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 expert. (I am not!) The simplest thing,
though, would be to look for ANY file in the C:\WINNT\ file structure
with a creation earlier than mid-1999. That MIGHT indicate that the file
partition existed during Windows NT 4 days. For that matter, look for
the creation date of directory C:\WINNT itself. Earlier than 2000, you
likely had Windows NT 4 "upgraded". If so, the best bet is the clean
install.

        - Dov


At 5/29/2002 08:32 PM, Dick Gaskill wrote:
>First, if there is any question about the OS, clean it off and do a "clean"
>Win2K install.  Adding a service pack to NT is fine, but never overwrite NT
>with win2K or XP.  Why not?  Because the MS installers do not clean out all
>the junk and a lot of old files from the previous OS are left behind.  This
>will cause unreliable behavior, and even crashes.  It is best to wipe the
>old OS completely off the disk and do a "clean install" of the new OS.
>
>To answer your question, I think one way might be to compare file dates in
>the system32 directory on your machine and the same dir on an NT machine.
>I'm not sure which files specifically to check.  You might ask Dov.
>
>-Dick Gaskill
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Amy Rizner [mailto:Amy.Rizner@pwrm.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 8:35 AM
>To: framers@FrameUsers.com
>Subject: Win2000 upgrade or full install?
>
>
>Hi all,
>I've been reading the archives re:font/printer problems and noticed a few
>people mentioned that doing a Win2000 upgrade from Win NT can cause all
>sorts of problems.
>Coworkers have suggested that this box was Win NT in a previous
>incarnation but no one in IT is sure if it got a full install of Win2000.
>How can I tell if this machine was indeed upgraded from Win NT? 
>
>Any suggestions are very much appreciated.
>Thanks
>
>Amy Rizner


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