Re: [WinMac] Retrograding WinNT (2000 -> 4.0)

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 00:48:52 -0500

        Well, NT5 is a lot better than NT4 with respect to power management API's.

        If this were me, I would try to sit tight and get a released version,
since it was released to manufacturing (RTM) 2 weeks ago; and will be in
the distribution channels in February.

        If her situation requires NT4 on her laptop - Without the power management
API's - then shel'll do best to back up her data and reinitialize her hard
drive, because the MoveFile API in NTFS is different, i.e she'll not be
able to use Diskeeper to defrag her drive once NT5 is installed.

        IMHO, her best bet is to sit tight with her NT5 beta RC3 until Win2k
hologram edition can be installed.

        Just my 2 cents...

        Cheers!
        Dan

At 12:45 PM 12/28/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I have a colleague who would like to revert to using WinNT 4.0 on her
>laptop. This is the OS with which it was delivered, but a local computer
>expert installed WinNT 2000 as a learning experience when the computer came
>through the door a few weeks ago, and he isn't available/helpful in
>restoring the original configuration.
>
>I'm far more familiar with Macs & the MacOS than PCs & WinNT, but I've heard
>sufficient horror stories about de-installing software (particularly the OS)
>that I like to minimize the risk (if I can't avoid the problem altogether).
>Anyway, what options do participants in the forum recommend? I can imagine
>them ranging for re-initializing the disk and starting installation from
>scratch to setting up a dual-boot configuration (is this possible).
>
>In case it matters one of the motives is to make this laptop
>similar/identical to others being used at remote locales on a common
>project.
>
>Any and all ideas are welcome. At a minimum I'll learn a little.
>
>Thanks.
>
>________________________________________________________________________
>Brooks Peters (301) 227-1243 (voice)
>NSWC - Carderock Division (301) 227-5930 (fax)
>Code 5500 (Bldg. 18, Rm. 127) mailto:PetersJB@nswccd.navy.mil

*** Windows-MacintoshOS Cooperation List ***
FAQ: http://www.darryl.com/winmacfaq/
Archive: http://www.darryl.com/winmac/

To unsubscribe, send mail to winmac-request@lists.best.com
with just the word "unsubscribe" in the body of the message.

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.0b2 on Tue Dec 28 1999 - 22:32:00 PST