Upgrading to Windows 2000

I have put this here because I can't find a Win 2000 newsgroup.

I am trying to upgrade my PC from Win Me to Win 2000 (base level); I have
done it

before without a problem.

This time, however, the upgrade process has gone into a loop.

All was well until the last set of operations - Performing Final Tasks. On
this

screen, it went through the first two items (Install Start Menu Items and
Register

Components) OK. It then proceeded to 'Upgrades program and system
settings'; this

was very slow, with a long pause about one-eighth of the way along the
progress bar.

Eventually, it proceeded to about 3/4 of the way, then it skipped the last
two

items and rebooted.

Having rebooted, it re-started Setup. I have been through the process
several more

times - always the same. I tried starting in Safe mode - same (in fact, the
screen

looks identical in Safe mode, so perhaps Setup runs in Safe mode anyway).

I have SP 4 (as an EXE file). I thought to run that but cannot get a DOS
prompt -

the startup screen has a MS-DOS choice but that turns out to be running
under Me

still and produces a 'missing file' msg.

Help!

--
Julian

There are many Microsoft Windows 2000 newsgroups available on the
Microsoft news server and I would suggest you post details of your problem
to either the microsoft.public.win2000.setup or
microsoft.public.win2000.setup_upgrade newsgroup. Note also that
upgrading Win Me to Windows 2K is not officially supported by Microsoft.
(See MS KB 272627 - "Windows Me to Windows 2000 Upgrade Is Not Supported"
(http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=272627)).
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP



overj wrote:

I have put this here because I can't find a Win 2000 newsgroup.

I am trying to upgrade my PC from Win Me to Win 2000 (base level); I
have done it

before without a problem.

This time, however, the upgrade process has gone into a loop.

All was well until the last set of operations - Performing Final
Tasks. On this

screen, it went through the first two items (Install Start Menu Items
and Register

Components) OK. It then proceeded to 'Upgrades program and system
settings'; this

was very slow, with a long pause about one-eighth of the way along the
progress bar.

Eventually, it proceeded to about 3/4 of the way, then it skipped the
last two

items and rebooted.

Having rebooted, it re-started Setup. I have been through the process
several more

times - always the same. I tried starting in Safe mode - same (in
fact, the screen

looks identical in Safe mode, so perhaps Setup runs in Safe mode
anyway).

I have SP 4 (as an EXE file). I thought to run that but cannot get a
DOS prompt -

the startup screen has a MS-DOS choice but that turns out to be
running under Me

still and produces a 'missing file' msg.

Help!