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TP 380Z - Upgrading to Windows 2000 Beta 3 over Windows NT 4.0

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IBM Personal Systems Group Support for Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta

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ThinkPad 380Z Windows 2000 Upgrade over NT 4 install instructions

You will require the following items to complete this procedure:


ThinkPad 380Z BIOS

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ThinkPad 380Z DOS CD-ROM Drivers

Click here

ThinkPad 380Z Utility Features for Windows 2000 Beta 3

Click here


  1. Flash the ThinkPad's BIOS to the most current level available on the IBM support web page.
  2. Install Windows 4.0 workstation with current service packs for best upgrade results.
  3. Logon onto NT with administrator password and ID.
  4. Install Windows NT SP3 or 4 as required.
  5. Insert the Windows 2000 CD into the CD-ROM drive and when prompted, click Yes to upgrade the system.
  6. Click Upgrade to Windows 2000, and click Next to continue.
  7. Click Accept to agree the EULA and click Next to continue.
  8. Click No, do not upgrade the drive to NTFS file system, and click Next to continue.
  9. Click Next, and the machine reboots and begins the DOS based file copy process.
  10. After the file copy process has ended, the system reboots. The Windows 2000 setup is chosen by default and the setup continues.
  11. Setup will examine the hard disks (scandisk) and continue with file copy process.
  12. The Windows 2000 setup wizard continues.
  13. The installing devices screen appears with scrolling indicator bar.
  14. The screen will flicker during the installing devices phase.
  15. File copy process will occur for several minutes.
  16. Setup completes its final set of tasks, the start menu items, registry components, saving the configurations settings and deletes any temporary files.
  17. Setup finishes its tasks and reboots.
  18. Log into Windows 2000 if prompted.
  19. Wait patiently until Desktop stabilizes.
  20. Close Getting started Window, click Never show again if desired.
  21. Click Finish at final Wizard screen.



ThinkPad Configuration Installation

  1. Insert the ThinkPad utility diskette 1 into the floppy drive and click Start, Run.
  2. Type A:\SETUP on the Run command line, and press Enter.
  3. Click Next at the Welcome screen.
  4. Click Next to accept the default subdirectory for the ThinkPad utilities.
  5. Click Custom install method and click Next to continue.
  6. Remove the check mark by Personalization Editor and click Next.
  7. Click Next to accept the default ThinkPad group.
  8. ThinkPad utility file copy process begins.
  9. Remove and insert the required diskettes as prompted. The diskette insertion prompt will ask for the Win98 diskettes, use the Windows 2000 diskettes.
  10. The utility data diskette is machine specific, please use the correct one.
  11. ThinkPad utility install will complete and ask to restart the machine, select No, I will restart later. Then click Finish, and then remove the data diskette.
  12. Close ThinkPad configuration, shutdown and restart the machine.
  13. Open Power Management and open APM tab, put check mark by enable APM box.
  14. Click Apply and close power management.






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Windows 2000 Beta

Date Created

29-04-99

Last Updated

11-05-99

Revision Date

12-05-2000

Brand

IBM ThinkPad

Product Family

ThinkPad 380Z

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