Subj : Win2000 refuses to insta To : Rich Wonneberger From : William Grinolds Date : Sun May 28 2000 11:30 am Rich Wonneberger wrote in a message to William Grinolds: > JG> Did you run the Readiness Analyzer > JG> (http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/upgrade/compat/ready.asp)? > > I'll do that. RW> I just ran this program last night on an older p200 w/ Adaptec SCSI RW> on it. Got some interesting results, its worth getting it & running RW> it. Its about 3 meg. Got it and ran it. Here's what it produced: ===begin of upgrade.txt=== Upgrade Report -------------- Reliability and quality are key design goals of Windows 2000. Microsoft realizes that compatibility issues with devices and programs can compromise these goals if you are not given the best information available. During Windows 2000 testing of certain devices and programs, Microsoft found some compatibility problems you might encounter after you upgrade to Windows 2000. This report describes those problems. In most cases, new software updates from the hardware or software vendor can correct these problems. If you are concerned about the results of this report, you should not upgrade to Windows 2000 until these problems are corrected. For more information about product compatibility with Windows 2000, you should contact your hardware or software manufacturer. You can also visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/compatible for additional information. Contents: Hardware Software Incompatible with Windows 2000 Software to Reinstall General Information Upgrade Pack Information Hardware -------- This section of the report describes hardware compatibility issues. Incompatible Hardware The following hardware may not support Windows 2000 without additional files. Please see the Microsoft Windows 2000 Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/compatible/ for a list of compatible hardware. (Some of the following entries might be software that is registered as hardware.) Monitors Packard Bell 1020 Other devices PCI Ethernet Controller (not currently present) Tape drive controllers Colorado FC-20 Tape drives COLORADO QIC-80 TapeDetection TapeDetection You can continue with the upgrade, but the hardware may not work until you supply the additional files. Unsupported Hardware The following devices are not supported by Windows 2000. If you upgrade to Windows 2000, these devices will not work. For a list of compatible hardware, see the Microsoft Windows 2000 Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/compatible/. Universal serial bus controller VIA VT83C572/VT82C586 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller (not currently present) Software Incompatible with Windows 2000 --------------------------------------- This section lists information about programs that are incompatible with Windows 2000. Before upgrading, evaluate how important these programs are to you. Software That Does Not Support Windows 2000 Setup has found programs on your computer that do not support Windows 2000. Contact your software vendors to obtain updates or Windows 2000-compatible versions. If you don’t update these programs before you upgrade, the programs will not work. Backup Exec Backup Exec (on the Start menu) Broadcast Architecture Guide Data Loader Image (on the Start menu) Loading WebTV for Windows Program Listings from the Internet Norton Disk Doctor (on the Start menu) Norton File Compare (on the Start menu) Norton Optimization Wizard (on the Start menu) Norton Registry Editor (on the Start menu) Norton Registry Tracker (on the Start menu) Norton Rescue (on the Start menu) Norton Speedisk Norton System Check (on the Start menu) Norton System Doctor (on the Start menu) Norton Utilities Integrator (on the Start menu) Norton WinDoctor (on the Start menu) Norton WipeInfo (on the Start menu) Partition Magic Password List Editor (on the Start menu) Rescue Disk (on the Start menu) SiSoft Sandra 2000 Standard Speed Disk (on the Start menu) System Information (in Control Panel) System Information (on the Start menu) System Monitor (on the Desktop) Unerase Wizard (on the Start menu) WinTop (on the Start menu) Xteq X-Setup (in Control Panel) Before you upgrade to Windows 2000, you should remove any incompatible programs. After the upgrade, uninstall might not work. Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel can help you uninstall most programs. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then click Add/Remove Programs. Incompatible Hardware Accessories The following programs support your computer hardware; however, they are incompatible with Windows 2000. To see whether updated versions of these programs are available, visit your hardware manufacturer's Web site. Backup Exec Scheduler (on the Start menu) Logitech Mouseware Control Center Software That Might Not Support Windows 2000 Setup cannot determine if the following programs are compatible with Windows 2000. Setup will disable them during the upgrade to eliminate the risk of problems. Contact the software vendor to obtain an upgrade pack. DirectCD Wizard (a startup program) Software to Reinstall --------------------- The following programs need to be reinstalled after the upgrade, because they use different files and settings in Windows 2000. Adaptec Easy CD Creator You should remove the program before upgrading. (Many programs can be removed using Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel). After upgrading to Windows 2000, you can then reinstall the program. General Information ------------------- This section provides important information that you need to be aware of before you upgrade. Backup Files Found Setup found files on your computer that appear to be a backup of part of Windows 98. During the upgrade to Windows 2000, Setup removes Windows 98 from your computer, including any backups you may have on your hard disk. Some files in the following folders will be removed: d:\REBUILD\WINNT\DRIVERS\NETWORK Protect your backup files by copying them to floppy disks, a network server, a compressed archive file, or other backup mechanism. Network Drives Setup will not look for programs on the following network drives: v:\ x:\ Upgrade Pack Information ------------------------ The following information was provided by upgrade packs. Norton AntiVirus Your installed version of Norton AntiVirus is designed for Windows 95 and Windows 98, and will not run under Windows 2000. ===end=== At this point, I'm not worried about the software. BTW, according to everything that I've read about my motherboard, PCI Slot 1 will share an IRQ with the AGP, and PCI Slot 4 will share an IRQ with USB. This means that if all PCI slots are full, they would require at least 3 IRQ's. So what's the explanation for PCI Slot 3, I wonder...? 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