Microsoft KB Archive/226081

= Error Message Installing Windows 2000 on Hard Disk Formatted with HPFS =

Article ID: 226081

Article Last Modified on 2/25/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226081



SYMPTOMS
When you are installing Windows 2000 on a computer that has OS/2 installed on a hard disk formatted with the HPFS file system, you may receive the following error message:

Disk error

Windows 2000 is installed on a drive formatted with the OS/2 File System (HPFS). Windows 2000 does not support this file system. You must convert this drive to the Windows 2000 File System (NTFS) before upgrading.



CAUSE
HPFS is not a supported file system in Windows 2000. During Windows 2000 Setup, if you format the existing partition without deleting the partition first, you receive the error message.



RESOLUTION
Delete the HPFS partition first during Setup, before creating and formatting a partition using the FAT or NTFS file system.

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB226081

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