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I have an 80 Gig harddrive running Windows 2000 Professional. I have been having lots of little minor problems for the past 6 months increasingly getting worse. I would like to switch over to a dual boot using Windows 98 SE and Windows 2000, formatting Windows 2000 after install Windows 98. Can I use Partition Magic, add another Primary partition and install Windows 98 SE on it, then turn around and format Windows 2000 and re-install? If so, how do I begin. Also, with an 80 Gig harddrive...what would be the best way to divide up the partitions. I would like to have a partition for Data, such as My Documents, another one to be used just to backup my computer, as well as one for windows 98 and one for windows 2000. Am I too off-the-wall or am I sort of on the right track. Since I've never done any of this before I could really use some help quick.

What causes a typically healty computer to suddenly go into safe mode whan booted up?

When trying to install an internal Creative Modem Blaster in my windows 98 computer it first told me I had missing MFC42.dll and could not install software for the modem. I downloaded the dll unto a floppy, installed it in windows system file. Again trying to install the software, it seem to work just fine. The modem shows up as working properly and everything seems great. Even though my modem shows up in my hardware list and says it is working fine, when I try to make a new connection in Dial-Up Networking , it says that I have no modem installed and will pop up a window wanting me to install a modem. I've done this already numerous times but it continues to ask me to install a modem. I need help trying to figure this one out.

I have a Dell 8200, Windows 2000 Professional - 80 Gig harddrive, 512 mg memory which has been having lots of little glitch problems for a long time. I'm using it as a stand alone computer, not networked, no server, etc. I want to get Windows 2000 back to the way it orginally was when new, so I am considering using a software such as Partition Magic to reformat and partition, possibly even dual booting using Windows 98 and Windows 2000. I've never used anything like Partition Magic so am quite dumb about it all. What I am curious to know is: With an 80 Gig harddrive, what size partitions do I need if I want to keep my Windows 2000 secure and problem free and also to switch it to nfts while using Windows 98 for working with programs, files, documents, etc. I build/maintain several websites so I need quite a lot of space for html files, templates, photos and such. I would gladly appreciate any help anyone can give me....Thanks in advance P.S. If I download the software Partition Magic from the internet, installing it on my computer, without having the physical disk, once I do the partitions, then reformat, won't I lose the Partition Magic software in the reformat process and not be able to use it again? Just a dumb question that makes me wonder if I am purchasing a piece of software to be used only once. [system Summary] OS Name Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Version 5.0.2195 Service Pack 2 Build 2195 OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation System Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation System Model Dimension 8200 System Type X86-based PC Processor x86 Family 15 Model 1 Stepping 2 GenuineIntel ~1795 Mhz BIOS Version 12/07/01 Windows Directory C:\WINNT System Directory C:\WINNT\System32 Boot Device \Device\Harddisk0\Partition1 Total Physical Memory 523,280 KB Available Physical Memory 332,052 KB Total Virtual Memory 1,799,812 KB Available Virtual Memory 1,437,024 KB Page File Space 1,276,532 KB

I am not running any apps such as Diskeeper nor indexing service so neither of these apply to my situation...sorry. I am sure that my problems goes way back to the first few months after getting my first Windows 2000, not knowing anything about it and messing around with things that I shouldn't. Over time, I've just messed it up more. I am now considering using a software such as Partition Magic to reformat and partition, possibly even dual booting using Windows 98 and Windows 2000. I've never used anything like Partition Magic so am quite dumb about it all. What I am curious to know is: With an 80 Gig harddrive, what size partitions do I need if I want to keep my Windows 2000 secure and problem free and also to switch it to nfts while using Windows 98 for working with programs, files, documents, etc. I build/maintain several websites so I need quite a lot of space for html files, templates, photos and such. I would gladly appreciate any help anyone can give me....Thanks in advance P.S. If I download the software Partition Magic from the internet, installing it on my computer, without having the physical disk, once I do the partitions, then reformat, won't I lose the Partition Magic software in the reformat process and not be able to use it again? Just a dumb question that makes me wonder if I am purchasing a piece of software to be used only once.

I've reformatted windows 98 on several occasions but never on Windows 2000 Professional. Is there a step by step procedure somewhere to walk me through it. I've read about others who have had major complications after reformatting Windows 2000. Do I need to fdisk first and repartition? I would like to get my computer back to the way it was orginally when I bought it.

What could cause opening a file or saving a file, plus other simple tasks, to take several minutes? I have a Dell 8200, 80 Gig harddrive, 512 memory. Lots of harddrive, lots of memory, no problems there but my computer just takes forever to perform simple tasks. This has been going on for almost a year now. I would like to reformat and start from scratch and even revert over to ntfs but have read that a lot of people have had problems reformatting windows 2000.

Thanks for the help. I did all that and a few other things.....Boot up is lots quicker now.

That sounds good to me....could you tell me how to do it exactly. And thanks for the reply....really do appreciate it.

I have a Dell 8200 running windows 2000 professional. I am no longer on a network and only use my computer as a stand alone home based computer. I've disabled the network card but when windows boots up, it takes forever to load because it is loading network stuff. Please tell me how to decrease the boot up time by not loading networking stuff. I do not want to delete my network card because I may use it again someday.