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- "Read First" Release Notes
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional,
- Windows 2000 Server, and
- Windows 2000 Advanced Server
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-
- This document provides late-breaking or other information that
- supplements the Microsoft Windows 2000 documentation. The Windows 2000
- compact disc (CD) includes the following release notes files:
-
- * Read1st.txt, which contains important preinstallation information
- and is located in the Windows 2000 CD root directory.
- * Installation chapters from the Getting Started Guide, which
- include system requirements information and are located in the
- \Setuptxt folder on your Windows 2000 CD.
- * Readme.doc, which contains compatibility and post-installation
- notes and is located in the Windows 2000 CD root directory.
- * The Hardware Compatibility List. For the most up-to-date list of
- supported hardware, see the Hardware Compatibility List at the
- Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/). Your
- Windows 2000 CD includes a copy of this list
- (drive:\Support\Hcl.txt) that was accurate as of the date
- Windows 2000 was released.
-
- To review the latest Application Compatibility information, see the
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Product Compatibility Web site at:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/compatible/
-
- To review the latest release notes and updated information for
- Windows 2000, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base on the
- Microsoft Personal Online Support Web site at:
-
- http://support.microsoft.com/support/
-
- Information in this document, including URL and other Internet Web
- site references, is subject to change without notice. Unless otherwise
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-
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-
- Contents How to Use This Document Read Me First
-
- 1.0 Supported Upgrade Scenarios from Pre-Release Versions of
- Windows 2000
- 2.0 Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator
- 3.0 Logical Disk Manager
- 4.0 Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0
- 5.0 NetShield and VirusScan 4.03a
- 6.0 Storage Devices
- 7.0 Future Microsoft Support of the Alpha Processor
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- How to Use This Document
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- To view Read1st.txt onscreen in Notepad, maximize the Notepad window.
-
- To print Read1st.txt, open it in Notepad or another word processor,
- and then on the File menu, click Print.
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- Read Me First
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-
- Welcome to Windows 2000. Print and read this document for critical
- preinstallation information concerning this product release.
-
- After you install Windows 2000, print and read the Release Notes file
- (Readme.doc), which is located on the Windows 2000 CD, for important
- usage information.
-
- Windows 2000 Help describes new features in detail. To view Windows
- 2000 Help after you install Windows 2000, click Start, and then click
- Help.
-
- To get the latest documentation on the Web for Windows 2000
- Professional or Windows 2000 Server:
-
- * View the latest documentation for Windows 2000 Professional by
- visiting the Windows Home Pages on the Microsoft Web site at:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=Win2000&sbp=
- Professional&ar=Help&sba=webhelp
-
- * View the latest documentation for Windows 2000 Server by visiting
- the Windows Home Pages on the Microsoft Web site at:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=Win2000&sbp=
- Server&ar=Help&sba=webhelp
-
- * Download the latest documentation to your computer from Windows
- Update on the Microsoft Web site at:
-
- http://www.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/isapi/redir.dll?prd=
- windowsupdate
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- 1.0 Supported Upgrade Scenarios from Pre-Release Versions of Windows
- 2000
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-
- For workstations and member servers, the following upgrade scenarios
- are supported:
-
- * If workstation and member servers are running Windows 2000 Beta 3
- or RC1, you can upgrade them to Windows 2000 RC2.
- * If workstation and member servers are running Windows 2000 RC1,
- RC2, or RC3, you can upgrade them to the final version
- of Windows 2000.
-
- For domain controllers, the following upgrade scenarios are supported:
-
- * If domain controllers are running Windows 2000 RC1, you can
- upgrade them to Windows 2000 RC2.
- * If domain controllers are running Windows 2000 Beta 3 and you
- want to upgrade them to Windows 2000 RC2, you must first
- upgrade them to Windows 2000 RC1.
- * If domain controllers are running Windows 2000 RC2 or RC3, you
- can upgrade them to the final version of Windows 2000.
-
- Administrators who are migrating users from previous versions of
- Windows 2000 can use upgrade tools included on the Windows 2000 CD.
- The logon script and executable file below provide users with
- instructions, if applicable, about how to upgrade.
-
- To use the upgrade tools
- 1. On one of the Windows 2000 domain controllers within the domain,
- create the directory \netlogon\x86.
- 2. Copy \support\buildchk.exe from the Windows 2000 CD to the \x86
- directory you created in Step 1.
- 3. Copy \support\chkbuild.bat from the Windows 2000 CD to the
- \netlogon directory.
- 4. Modify the user's existing logon script to include "start
- chkbuild.bat" or "chkbuild.bat" as the root logon script.
-
- For more information about modifying a user's script path on
- the domain controller, see Windows 2000 Help.
-
- 5. Modify \netlogon\chkbuild.bat to indicate the version of Windows
- 2000 (and/or Windows NT 4.0) to use as well as directions for
- how to upgrade.
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- 2.0 Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator
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-
- This section describes tasks that you must perform before you install
- Windows 2000.
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- 2.1 Microsoft Transaction Server Application Transactions
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- If you used Microsoft Transaction Server on Windows NT(r), Windows 95,
- or Windows 98, and if your Microsoft Transaction Server application
- updated an Oracle, IBM DB2, Informix, CA Ingres, or Sybase database
- under distributed transaction control, you must ensure that no
- transactions are in-doubt and require recovery before you install
- Windows 2000. This is essential because Microsoft Distributed
- Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) now stores transaction-related
- recovery information in a new way. Previously, MS DTC stored
- transaction-related recovery information in a separate Dtcxatm.log
- file. Transaction-related recovery information is now stored in the
- Msdtc.log file, along with all other MS DTC recovery information. The
- Dtcxatm.log file has been eliminated.
-
- To ensure that no transactions are in-doubt and require recovery
-
- 1. Start the Microsoft Transaction Server Explorer, and use the
- Transaction List screen to verify that no in-doubt
- transactions exist on your computer. This ensures that no
- unresolved in-doubt transactions are affecting your Oracle,
- IBM DB2, Informix, CA Ingres, or Sybase databases.
-
- 2. Use your Oracle, IBM DB2, Informix, CA Ingres, or Sybase
- database administration tools to verify that no in-doubt
- database transactions exist that originated from
- Microsoft Transaction Server.
-
- 3. If any in-doubt transactions exist, you should start MS DTC and
- your database, which allows automatic transaction recovery to
- occur. If in-doubt transactions remain, use your Oracle, IBM
- DB2, Informix, CA Ingres, or Sybase database administration
- tools to resolve them.
-
- For more information, see "Networking and Communications" in
- Readme.doc, located in the Windows 2000 CD root directory.
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- 2.2 Ensuring That No In-Doubt MS DTC Transactions Exist Before
- Installing Windows 2000
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- If you used Microsoft Transaction Server on Windows 95 or Windows 98,
- you must ensure that no in-doubt MS DTC transactions exist on the
- Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating system before you install Windows
- 2000. This is essential because installing Windows 2000 on a Windows
- 95 or Windows 98 operating system changes the identity of MS DTC on
- that system. Other MS DTC systems are no longer able to communicate
- with MS DTC using its previous identity.
-
- To ensure that no in-doubt MS DTC transactions exist on the Windows 95
- or Windows 98 operating system
-
- 1. Start the Microsoft Transaction Server Explorer, and use the
- Transaction List screen to verify that no in-doubt transactions
- exist on your computer.
-
- 2. If any in-doubt transactions exist, you must resolve them using
- the procedure for "Resolving MTS Transactions," which is
- described in the Microsoft Transaction Server Administrator's
- Guide. This guide is available on the
- Microsoft Transaction Server CD.
-
- For more information, see "Networking and Communications" in
- Readme.doc, located in the Windows 2000 CD root directory.
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- 3.0 Logical Disk Manager
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-
- Do not reformat dynamic system or boot volumes during Windows 2000
- Setup. Also, if you delete any partition on a dynamic disk during
- Setup, you must delete all partitions on that disk-you cannot start
- the computer, and all data on the disk is lost. No workaround is
- available at this time.
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- 4.0 Microsoft Proxy Server 2.0
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-
- If you are installing Windows 2000 on a computer with Microsoft Proxy
- Server 2.0 or if you are planning to install Proxy Server 2.0 on
- Windows 2000, you must install an update to Microsoft Proxy Server
- 2.0. This applies to Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced
- Server. Without the update, Proxy Server may not function.
-
- For more information, visit the Microsoft Proxy Server Web site at:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/proxy/
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- 5.0 NetShield and VirusScan 4.03a
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-
- When the 4.03 versions of NetShield and VirusScan were tested under
- the Microsoft Driver Verifier for Windows 2000, these applications
- exhibited problems. If you enable the Driver Verifier in Windows 2000
- against the drivers for either of these applications, your computer
- may not start. If this occurs, start your computer in Safe Mode and
- disable Driver Verifier until you have applied the NetShield or
- VirusScan hotfix, which is available from Network Associates.
-
- In addition to the hotfix, new versions of the product and driver are
- available that also address the conflict with the Microsoft Driver
- Verifier for Windows 2000. For more information about new versions of
- the product and driver or to obtain the hotfix, visit the Network
- Associates Web site at:
-
- http://www.networkassociates.com/asp_set/support/technical/intro.asp
-
-
- Note: Web addresses can change, so you may be unable to connect to
- the Web site mentioned here.
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- 6.0 Storage Devices
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-
- This section describes known issues with storage devices installed on
- computers that are running Windows 2000.
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- 6.1 Compaq Smart Array Controller
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-
- If you perform a clean installation of Windows 2000 on a Compaq
- computer that has a Compaq Smart Array controller installed, the
- following message appears:
-
- "Error loading Operating System"
-
- As a workaround, disable the onboard Controller cache, and then
- install Windows 2000. To disable the cache, use the smart suite
- utility that is shipped with this card. After Setup is completed, you
- can re-enable the cache.
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- 6.2 Mylex AccelRAID 2500 Adapter
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-
- When you install Windows 2000 on an Intel SC450NX computer (also known
- as Micron/NetFrame NF6201) with a Mylex AccelRAID 2500 adapter
- installed, the computer stops responding during the first part of
- Windows 2000 text-mode Setup. No workaround is available at this time.
- For more information, contact Intel.
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- 6.3 PERC II RAID Adapter
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-
- The PERC II RAID adapter (firmware version FWU81) does not correctly
- translate the geometry information of a hard drive that is larger than
- 4 GB. If your hard drive is larger than 4 GB, you may not be able to
- start Windows 2000 or read files until the miniport has loaded. As a
- workaround, create a boot partition that is smaller than 4 GB and
- install Windows 2000 to that partition.
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- 6.4 Zero-Channel RAID (SCSI Interrupt Stearing Logic) Motherboard
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- If you run Windows 2000 Setup on a computer with a Zero-Channel RAID
- (SCSI Interrupt Stearing Logic) motherboard, Setup may not complete
- successfully and configuration data may be lost. As a workaround, you
- may need to install an updated device driver and/or a system BIOS from
- the hardware manufacturer. For specific information concerning this
- motherboard, contact your vendor.
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- 7.0 Future Microsoft Support of the Alpha Processor
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-
- For information about support for the Compaq Alpha processor, visit
- the Microsoft Windows NT Server Web site at:
-
- http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/news/msnw/compaq.asp
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