hp desktop pcs, Windows NT workstation 4.0 - the easiest upgrade to Windows 2000 Professional (Microsoft document)

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Windows 2000 Professional is the premier desktop operating system for
organizations of all sizes designed to replace Windows 95 as the standard on
business desktop and laptop computers.
The upgrade process can be automated and in most cases will run smoothly.
However, it is important to note that each upgraded operating system will require a
different amount of planning and preparation in order to help ensure a smooth
upgrade.
To upgrade from Windows 95 or Windows 98 (Windows 9x collectively):
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Test and ensure that applications run on Windows 2000 Professional.
A list of simple tests to perform is included at the back of this document
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Verify that hardware devices have appropriate drivers for Windows 2000
Professional
An updated list of device drivers is available on the web at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/winlogo
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Run the setup program which migrates as much information as possible from
the Windows 9x registry to Windows NT registry and installs Windows 2000
Professional
It is a core goal to include the application migration functionality for the most
common applications from within Windows 2000 Professional. However, many
applications install differently on Windows 9x-based machines than they do
machines running Windows NT Workstation 4.0 or Windows 2000 Professional,
mostly because of the System Registry differences and differences in the way that
application authors structure their Setup procedures. As a result, businesses
upgrading to Windows 2000 Professional have three choices for applications that
have already been installed on Windows 9x-based machines and which are not
migrated during the upgrade process:
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Re-install the applications after the upgrade, which could be costly and
complicated. This step
is only applicable to those applications that are
compatible with Windows NT Workstation.
•
Create a new Windows NT Workstation-based standard configuration with
compatible versions of the applications and apply this ‘image’ onto multiple
machines. ( see “System Preparation Tool” on page 2 )
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Obtain the necessary migration code (‘Migration DLL’ ) for each application
( See page 5)
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