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Windows 2000 How-to and tips and tricks guides
Converting FAT disks/partitions to NTFS - Changing Dual-Boot Option
Keyboard Shortcuts - Installing a Windows 2000 Upgrade CD without a Previous OS installed
Windows 2000 Pro, Server, Advanced Server, DataCentre Minimum Specifications and Requirements
Windows 2000 prefers NTFS. If you have a Windows 2000 system with FAT drives, and have decided you'd rather be on NTFS, here's how you change it.
Click on "Start/Run"
Type "convert c: /fs:ntfs"
If it is the "d:" drive type "convert d: /fs:ntfs"
etc etc for different drives
If you installed Windows 2000 and another operating system, you may have opted for Dual-Boot. By default, Windows 2000 makes itself the default option when booting, and displays the menu for 30 seconds.
To change this :
Right-click on My Computer and select Properties
Select the Advanced tab
Then click the Startup & Recovery button.
From there, you can select which operating system boots first by default
You can also change the length of time that the windows menu will count down.
Once done click "OK" and reboot to test
Windows 2000 has some built-in support for keyboards that have the Windows key, as below :
Windows Key =
Windows Key + R = Display the Run dialog box.
Windows Key + M = Minimize all windows currently open.
Windows Key + Shift + M = Undo Minimize all windows
Windows Key + F1 = Start Help
Windows Key + E = Start Explorer
Windows Key + F = Start Find Files/Folders dialog box.
CTRL+ Windows Key + F = Start Find Computer dialog box.
Windows Key + TAB = Cycle through taskbar buttons.
Windows Key + BREAK = Display Systems Properties panel.
Installing a Windows 2000 Upgrade CD without a Previous OS installed
Begin the windows install as if it was the full version, during the install you will be prompted for a previous operating system, at his point put your old operating system CD in the drive and browse to the I386 folder (for Windows NT), WIN9X folder (for Windows ME), WIN98 folder (for Windows 98) or WIN95 folder (for Windows 95). Click ok, the windows upgrade will confirm this is a full version and continue with the upgrade (after you replace the upgrade CD
