Problem after upgrading old PC to Win2k

[Guest bill allemann]

I installed Win2k on an old Win98 machine, and it seemed to go OK.

When I used Windows Update it goes to the webpage OK, but will not do the

downloads.

I ran Update on another win2k pc and the update process still operates like

it alway did.

On the problem pc, I ran inetwiz, and web browsing, etc seems normal.

Any ideas why Update page will not cooperate?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Problem after upgrading old PC to Win2k

 

 

"bill allemann" <custom4173@sbcglobal.netINVALID> wrote in message

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>I installed Win2k on an old Win98 machine, and it seemed to go OK.

> When I used Windows Update it goes to the webpage OK, but will not do the

> downloads.

> I ran Update on another win2k pc and the update process still operates

> like it alway did.

> On the problem pc, I ran inetwiz, and web browsing, etc seems normal.

> Any ideas why Update page will not cooperate?

>

>

 

Win98 and Win2000 are two radically different operating systems.

While the transition from one to the other is supported, you sometimes

run into some very strange problems - it all depends on the history of

your Win98 installation. If this was my machine then I would save

all my important files (including my EMail files), then install a clean

copy of Win2000 on a freshly formatted disk. In this way you get

a guaranteed outcome of a robust Win2000 installation, not something

that bears the scars of many years of use (abuse?).

 

Did I mention that you must test your backups before you format

the hard disk?

[Guest philo]

Re: Problem after upgrading old PC to Win2k

 

 

"bill allemann" <custom4173@sbcglobal.netINVALID> wrote in message

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> I installed Win2k on an old Win98 machine, and it seemed to go OK.

> When I used Windows Update it goes to the webpage OK, but will not do the

> downloads.

> I ran Update on another win2k pc and the update process still operates

like

> it alway did.

> On the problem pc, I ran inetwiz, and web browsing, etc seems normal.

> Any ideas why Update page will not cooperate?

>

>

Before you go to the update page..you need to install IE6.

 

Windows update will not function properly until the browser is updated

[Guest bill allemann]

Re: Problem after upgrading old PC to Win2k

 

the problem seems to have mostly due to an old dns reference in the network

settings.

win98 was able to work around the obsolete settings somehow, but win2k could

not.

bill

 

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message

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>

> "bill allemann" <custom4173@sbcglobal.netINVALID> wrote in message

> news:%2313N1FRXIHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> I installed Win2k on an old Win98 machine, and it seemed to go OK.

>> When I used Windows Update it goes to the webpage OK, but will not do the

>> downloads.

>> I ran Update on another win2k pc and the update process still operates

> like

>> it alway did.

>> On the problem pc, I ran inetwiz, and web browsing, etc seems normal.

>> Any ideas why Update page will not cooperate?

>>

>>

> Before you go to the update page..you need to install IE6.

>

> Windows update will not function properly until the browser is updated

>

>