Author: Matthew Friend
Date: 09:00:13 08/03/01
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>>>OK, I'm definitely psyched to make the move. Two questions remain: >1. Where can I get a (legit, of course) copy for a low price? E-Bay? >2. What can/will go wrong during installation? (I.e., I hope I won't have to reinstall all 500 apps I use now under Win98se -- I hope the install carries them over, registry-wise!) >Thanks to you and everybody who has helped me in this decision!!<<<< Hi, I received mine as a free upgrade (I bought a laptop with nt4 because they were offering a free upgrade to win2000). I have seen some good prices for software on e-bay... but yes you have to be careful. You might try: http://www.pricewatch.com/ On the right side are the operating systems. I never had any problems with installation (I did upgrade it a couple of times... but usually doing a clean format of the harddrive and a fresh installation is best I think). During the installation process the disc will check to see what programs are on your computer and will give you a list of ones it might have problems with. Some like antivirus software, system utilities like nortons systemworks might need an update. My computer was about a year older than windows 2000 so the windows 2000 disc had all the drivers I needed, but most hardware vendors have newer drivers you can download. Just as a side note for others: I have done alot of beta testing, downloading, etc from the internet over the last few years. As a result I would have to reformat/reinstall my operating system every couple of months. I have been using Norton Ghost (part of Norton System works pro: I paid $20.00 on ebay) and its great. I have partitions on my harddrive, and now when I really mess things up, and can restart my computer with the norton floppy in the drive and it will paste/copy the backup partition I have back over the os... I can go watch a tv program and come back in an hour and it's like having a fresh new install! Matt
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