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TP 600 - Upgrading Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 Beta
Applicable to: World-Wide
IBM Personal Systems Group Support for Microsoft Windows 2000 Beta
IBM is providing a selection of drivers and information to assist our customers who are evaluating the Microsoft Windows 2000 family of products during the beta test phase. It is hoped that these materials will be helpful to you. However, please understand that, beta-level code and information by their nature are prototype materials and that IBM is not in a position to assure their quality, function, performance or compatibility. Therefore, IBM does not provide technical support for these items. IBM also is not obligated to provide any maintenance or updates for the items. IBM provides the drivers and any related information or services "AS IS", without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NO APPLY TO YOU. IN THAT EVENT, SUCH WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION AND SCOPE TO THE GREATEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW. IBM's warranties, if any, for newly purchased IBM hardware products are as stated in the applicable IBM Statement of Limited Warranties, and for IBM licensed programs are as stated in the applicable IBM Program License Agreement.
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These installation instructions were written by installing Windows 2000 Beta on top of a Windows NT preload.
1. Click Start ==> Settings ==> Control Panel.
2. Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. From the list of installed programs on the Install/Uninstall tab, select IBM TrackPoint Support and click the Add/Remove... button.
4. Click OK.
5. Click on Start ==> Programs ==> MS-DOS Prompt. From the command prompt type:
EDIT D:\I386\TXTSETUP.SIF <ENTER>
Press Alt S, and press Enter and search for ACPIENABLE.
6. Scroll down about 10 or so lines and find the following line:
ACPIenable=2
Change the line to read:
ACPIenable=1
Save the file and exit the editor
7. Click Start ==> Run, and then type D:\i386\winnt32 and click on OK.
8. The Welcome to Windows NT 5.0 Setup Wizard appears. Select Upgrade to Windows NT 5.0. Click Next.
9. The License Agreement appears. Select I accept this Agreement. Click Next.
10. Select Special Options. Choose any Language or Advanced options. Click Next.
11. Next you will be asked if you want to upgrade to the Windows NT File System. Choose either yes or no. Click Next.
Loading Setup Information File TXTSETUP.SIF...
12. The following message box appears:
Title: Service to be Disabled.
Text: The SystemSoft CardWizard tool is incompatible with this version of Windows NT and will be disabled. It will be replaced by power management functionality in Windows NT.
Press OK to continue or CANCEL to abort setup.
Buttons: OK/Cancel
Click OK to continue.
13. The following message box appears:
Title: _deltmp
Text: Setup has removed CardWizard for Windows NT
You must restart Windows NT for these changes to take effect.
Do you want to do this now?
Buttons: Yes/No
Click No to continue.
14. The following message box appears:
Title: Service to be Disabled
Text: The IBM power management drivers on your system are incompatible with this version of Windows NT and will be disabled. They will be replaced by power management functionality in Windows NT.
Press OK to continue or CANCEL to abort setup.
Buttons: OK/Cancel
Click OK to continue.
Creating a list of files to copy...
Checking disk space...
Copying Files
15. When prompted to restart the computer, select I want the computer to restart automatically. Click Finish.
The machine will reboot.
'DOS' portion
Setup is starting Windows NT
Setup examines the disk(s)
Setup copies files to your hard disk.
Machine reboots.
16. The follow message box appears:
Title: NAV Auto-Protect
Text: Unable to Start SymEvent
Buttons: OK
Click OK to continue.
Setup Tasks
- Installs Windows NT security features
- Installs and configures devices
Networking Settings
Installing Components
Completing Setup
- Copies Files
- Configures your computer
- Saves your configuration
- Removes any temporary files used
The ThinkPad reboots.
17. Enter Password - Enter your password and click OK.
18. The following message box appears:
Title: NAV Auto-Protect
Text: Unable to Start SymEvent
Buttons: OK
Click OK to continue.
Personalization Settings are finalized.
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Windows 2000 Beta | |
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Date Created |
19-11-98 | |
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Last Updated |
19-01-99 | |
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Revision Date |
19-01-2000 | |
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IBM ThinkPad | |
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Product Family |
ThinkPad 600 | |
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2645, 2646 | |
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Various | |
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