windows 2000 parallel installation

[winjimbo]

i have read that it is possible to perform parallel installation under win2k, and re-install to a different dir other than winnt...

what is the impact on the previous installation (applications, utilities, registry settings etc)

thank you in advance!

[Andy-S]

A parallel installation is normally only used for recovering from a corrupt installation. If it is installed in a separate directory then it is treated as a totally separate operating system and all applications and utilities have to be re-installed.

The registry for the new install is also totally separate from the old install.

Is there a specific reason why you are considering a parallel install as it is a bad idea unless it is being used for troubleshooting.

Cheers
Andy

[winjimbo]

well, i actually managed to restore my system's registry (it seemed to be the root of my problem) by means of the w2k recovery console and some backed up state data....

all i wanted to do is backup all data to cd-rs and it went ok....next thing was to reinstall w2k from an image of driveImage Pro....

Now it's alive and kicking....

thanx for you reply....

[Andy-S]

No problem. Glad you're up and running again.

Cheers
Andy