Upgrading Windows NT to Windows | Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11

Upgrading Windows NT to Windows 2000

Although Windows NT is not supported in SunPCi III 3.2.1, you can upgrade from Windows NT to a supported operating systems in SunPCi III 3.2.1.

In SunPCi III 3.2.1 software, you can upgrade the emulated disk drive images. To upgrade an existing C: drive, perform one of the following upgrades:

■“How to Upgrade Windows NT4 WS to Windows 2000 Professional” on page 59

■“How to Upgrade Windows NT4 Server or Windows NT4 TS to Windows 2000 Server” on page 61

Caution – Before upgrading to a supported operating system, you must update your Intel drivers. Refer to “Updating Intel and Linux Drivers” on page 115 for additional information.

Upgrade Notes

Make sure that you have the following before you start an upgrade to Windows 2000:

■The retail Windows 2000 Professional CD or Windows 2000 Server installation CD. The installation will not work without the retail installation CD in your CD-ROM drive.

■At least 2 Gbytes of available free space on your emulated C: drive.

Tip – Before you perform the upgrade, make a backup copy of your existing C: emulated drive file and disable any anti-virus software.

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SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide Please Recycle Safety Agency Compliance Statements Safety Precautions CD-ROM Conformité aux normes de sécurité Pile au lithium Einhaltung sicherheitsbehördlicher Vorschriften SELV-Richtlinien Normativas de seguridad Cumplimiento de la normativa Selv Nordic Lithium Battery Cautions Xii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Class a Notice ICES-003 Class a Notice Avis NMB-003, Classe a Regulatory Compliance Statements Xvi SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Declaration of Conformity EMC Safety Contents Using Multiple SunPCi III Cards Using Windows XP Professional Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and Software Using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server Using Windows Server 2003 Using Red Hat Linux Installing and Configuring Server Software Using Drives and Configuring Peripheral Devices Using SunPCi III Software 109 Troubleshooting 135 Xxvi SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Contents Xxviii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March SunPCi III International Support SunPCi III Performance Tips SunPCi III Online Support 195Glossary Index Figures Xxxii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Tables Xxxiv SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Preface Who Should Read This Book How This Book Is Organized Solaris Command Windows Using Unix CommandsDocument Conventions Shell Prompts Typographic ConventionsSunPCi III Keyboard Shortcuts Contacting Sun Technical Support Related Documentation Xl SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Accessing Sun Documentation Online Sun Welcomes Your Comments Xlii SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Introducing SunPCi III Hardware and Software Supported Microsoft Windows Linux Operating Systems SunPCi III 3.2.1 Features From a PC User’s Perspective Supported Citrix MetaFrame Software From a Solaris User’s Perspective Getting Help for SunPCi III Software How to View Solaris Manual PagesSet your Manpath variable as follows Getting Help for Microsoft Windows and Linux Software Removing Microsoft Windows Software SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Getting Started System Requirements How to Exit the SunPCi III Software How to Start the SunPCi III SoftwareStarting and Stopping the SunPCi III Software Click Start and choose Shut Down Emulated Drives and SunPCi III SoftwareClick the Shut down option Click OK Creating an Emulated Drive How to Create a New Emulated Drive Start the SunPCi III software 1Create a New Emulated Drive Dialog Box Click Reset Now How to Attach an Existing Emulated Drive as a C or D Drive Attaching Emulated Drives How to Grow an Existing Emulated Drive Growing an Existing Emulated Drive 3Grow an Existing Emulated Drive Dialog Box Microsoft Windows Service Packs Power Management Using Multiple SunPCi III Cards Multiple Cards Configuration Process Advanced Server Support for Configuration Options Default .ini Configuration File Configuring Multiple Cards With SunPCi III SoftwareNaming .ini Files When Using Multiple Cards At the Solaris prompt, type the following command How to Create an .ini File Using the -nOptionClick OK to accept the default disk image name Using Cards and Emulated Drives How to Identify Card Names How to Start a Specific .ini File How to Start a Specific Card How to Start a Specific Image and a Specific Card Starting Specific Disk Image Files Updating the SunPCi III Card Configuration Rebinding Images and Cards Using the Diskette Drive With Multiple Cards Using the CD-ROM Drive With Multiple CardsMultiple Card Behavior Networking With Multiple Cards SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Networking With SunPCi Hardware and Software Networking With SunPCi SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March How to Set TCP/IP Properties Setting Up Networking With SunPCi III Hardware and SoftwareObtain the following information before you begin How to Set Up Virtual Ethernet Networking How to Set Up Physical Ethernet NetworkingTo configure virtual networking How to Use Power Management With Physical Networking SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows XP Professional Installing Windows XP Professional Installation Notes How to Perform a Custom Installation Install the SunPCi III drivers Upgrade Notes How to Upgrade Windows NT4 WS to Windows XP Professional Install the Service Pack Double-click upgrade.batWindows Explorer, navigate to the following path Double-click upgrade.bat Installing Japanese Windows XP Professional How to Perform an Automatic Installation How to Perform a Manual Installation \drivers\winxp\setupwxp /td How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Click the Hardware tab Click Device Manager Click Next Click Next Click the Network adapters optionsClick Have Disk Click Browse Click Open How to Configure the Network for Windows XP Professional From the Start menu, choose My Network PlacesRight-click Local Area Connection or Local Area Connection Click Properties How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet Attach the mouse by pressing Meta-M Click Apply Click the Settings tab Click VideoClick OK to close the Display Properties dialog box How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows 2000 Professional or Windows 2000 Server Installing Windows \ f\drivers\win2k\setupw2k /sr\export\home\win2k\i386 Upgrading Windows NT to Windows \sun\w2kupg\upgrade.bat Double-click upgrade.bat Double-click the fsdon.reg Registry file located at Configuring Virtual Ethernet Networking for Windows How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Double-click Add/Remove Hardware Click Next Click the Add/Troubleshoot a device radio buttonClick the Add a New Device option Click Next Click the Network adapters options Click Next How to Configure the Network for Windows How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet How to Prepare Windows 2000 to Display External Video How to Configure Windows 2000 for External Video Use How to Configure the MouseKeys Accessibility Option SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Windows Server Installing Windows Server \ f\drivers\winnet\setupnet /sr\export\home\winnet\i386 Upgrade Notes How to Upgrade Windows 2000 Server to Windows Server \sun\wnetupg\upgrade.bat Before You Begin the Upgrade Configuring Virtual Ethernet Networking for Windows Server How to Add a Virtual Network Adapter Navigate to c\sun\sunnet\winnet\sunndis.inf How to Configure the Network for Windows Server How to Reconfigure the Network Adapter for Physical Ethernet How to Prepare Windows Server 2003 to Display External Video How to Configure Windows Server 2003 for External Video Use How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor Your monitor is now active in Windows Server SunPCi III 3.2.1User’s Guide March Using Red Hat Linux Installing Red Hat Linux How to Install Red Hat Linux Using Red Hat Linux How to Configure Networking for Linux Click Yes How to Prepare Linux to Display External Video How to Reconfigure Networking For LinuxClick Yes Reboot your system How to Switch External Video Back to the System Monitor Color Depth Issues with Linux and the System Monitor SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Installing and Configuring Server Software How to Enable SunFSD Mapping How to Disable SunFSD Mapping Double-click the fsdoff.reg Registry file located at SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Using Drives and Configuring Peripheral Devices Using a Diskette Drive With SunPCi III Software Using a CD/DVD Drive With SunPCi III Software How to Mount a CD-ROM Drive Exit superuser How to Set Up a CD-ROM DriveStart SunPCi III software How to Eject a CD From a CD-ROM Drive Connecting Peripheral DevicesUsing the LED Indicator Connecting Audio Devices Connecting the USB DeviceConnecting the Ethernet Device Connecting the External Video Connecting Additional USB and 1394 Firewire Devices 1SunPCi III Main Card Backplate Connecting USB Devices Connecting the Firewire Device Connecting Serial and Parallel Port Devices Connecting a Parallel Device Connecting a Serial Device How to Configure a Serial Mouse for an External Monitor Using SunPCi III Software Sunpci Command and Its Options 1lists the SunPCi III command-line options Filename.ini SunPCi III Menus File Menu 3Options Menu Commands Options Menu Updating Intel and Linux Drivers How to Automatically Update Intel DriversLog on to your version of Microsoft Windows How to Manually Update Intel Drivers How to Automatically Update Linux Drivers How to Manually Update Linux Drivers Boot@Boot Support SunPCi Daemon Virtual Network Computing VNC Configuring and Using Boot@Boot Support Configuring Boot@Boot Support for VNC # /opt/SUNWspci3/bin/sunpcidadm -a VNC CmdLineArgs=-geometry 1152x900 -depth 24 -keytable Germany5 Preparing SunPCi III Cards for Boot@Boot Support Configuring SunPCi III Cards for Boot@Boot Support # /opt/SUNWspci3/bin/sunpcidadm -e card1 card2 Disabling Boot@Boot Support for VNC or for SunPCi III Cards Listing Boot@Boot SessionsShutting Down a VNC or SunPCi III Session Shutting Down the SunPCi Daemon Process Making Manual Changes to the Boot@Boot Configuration Using an X Server Other Than Xvnc How to Interact With VNC From a Remote Client Install the SUNWspvn3 package on the remote clientExtended Drives and SunPCi Software Go to the vncviewer by going to the following path File System Drives Network Drives Using the Copy and Paste Commands for the Japanese Locale Save your changes and close the file How to Set Up a Solaris Printer From Microsoft Windows Avoid Using Screen Savers SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Troubleshooting Support for Issues SunPCi III Hardware Issues Hardware Error Messages Table A-1SunPCi III Hardware Error Messages and Solutions Mouse Issues Diskette Drive Issue Video Display Issues CD-ROM Drive IssuesExit superuser Restart all SunPCi III software External Video Resolutions Restart the system Power Management Error Message USB and Firewire Connection Issues SunPCi III Software and Solaris Issues Installation Error Message Startup Error Messages Table A-5Startup Error Messages and Solutions Emulated Hard Drive Issues Table A-6Emulated Hard Drive Issues and Solutions Creating Bootable Partitions Using Multiple Operating SystemsSolaris Stale Links Issue Missing Master.ini File After Factory Installation Multiple Cards and Microsoft Windows Issue Configuring Virtual Networking Using SunPCi III Software System Clock and Daylight Savings Time Issue Xinerama Display IssuesClick the Mouse icon Unexpected Power Failure Issue Colormap Flashing With Ideas Software SunPCi III Software and Microsoft Windows Issues Backing Up an Emulated C DriveLocate the disk image of your C drive Make a copy of the file FAT16 File System Limitation Issue Application Installation to Solaris File System Issues Opening in Safe Mode Only Starts in External Monitor Japanese Copy and Paste IssueDisplaying Shortname Tails Computer Management window opens Red Hat Linux Issues Keyboard Sometimes Disappears When Leaving Stand By Mode Physical Networking is Only Supported Network Option Use NFS to Access Solaris FilesCannot Copy Graphics Between Solaris and Linux Disk Device Naming Inconsistent During Installation Disk Image Installation Must CompleteFirewall Prevents NIS From Working Partitions per Disk Allowed Display Issue when Viewing Emacs Avoid Scanning Partitions for Bad Blocks Cannot Eject CD From Solaris When Mounted Through Linux USB Keyboards and Mice Only Work With External Monitor Audio Might Not Work Find the ifcfg-eth0file at the following location Update the ifcfg-eth0file as needed Save the ifcfg-eth0fileFor Dhcp Linux Does Not Open If Installation Is Interrupted Using VNC With Linux Might Not Work Solaris and Linux Gnome Desktop Incompatibility Custom Display Mode Issue Double Mouse Pointer Issue File System Drive Issues Right-click your Windows desktop Choose PropertiesClick OK in the Display Properties dialog box Right-click the My Computer icon Choose Properties Microsoft DirectDraw Performance Issue Restart the SunPCi session Upgrading results in a blue screen with the error message Incorrect Path Name After Adding D Drive No Mouse Input After Booting Into Safe ModeCannot Unmap SunFSD Drives RealPlayer 6.0 Attempts Installation of New CD-ROM Drivers Windows Media Player 8 and 9 and Audio CD Issue Setting the Time Limit for Stand By Mode Windows Media Player 8 and 9 and Virtual CD-ROM IssueClick OK to close the Options window From the File menu in SunPCi, choose Exit Installing Applications on SunFSD Windows Networking and SunFSD IssuesExtended Drive SunFSD Issues FSD Mapping Is Now Case Sensitive Network Startup Is Slow After ConfigurationCannot Connect to Other Systems Installing Applications From a SunFSD Source Directory Installing Applications Into a SunFSD Target Directory Missing Network Icon on Windows Desktop Issue Software Appears to Hang When Browsing Network Drives Save the file and exit the text editor Reboot your system Unable to Mount Network Drive With Windows Explorer Issue Unable to Mount Certain NFS Mount Points as a Network Drive Microsoft Windows Application Issues Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Applications Table A-8Troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Applications Set rlimfdmax=XXXX Installation and SunFSD on Windows XP Professional SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Retrospect Software and SunFSD McAfee Virus Scan 7.0 Requires Full Pathname SunPCi III International Support International Support Using the Keyboard Environment Variables Kbtype Environment Variable Values Kbcp Environment Variable Values How to Turn Off an Environment Variable How to Set an Environment VariableHow to Configure the Keyboard for Microsoft Windows Using an International Keyboard Under International Keyboard DOS Character Set Using Code Pages and SunPCi III SoftwareCode Page Table National Language Support Codes Table B-3National Language Support $LANG Variable $LANG Variable Settings Chinese China SunPCi III Online Support SunPCi III Product Web SunPCi III Documentation SunPCi III Performance Tips Fine-Tuning the SunPCi ConfigurationIncreasing System Memory Specifying Emulated Drives Improving Video Performance Exit the Setup window How to Increase Video MemoryRunning Game Software on SunPCi III Platform Using a Palm Pilot With SunPCi III Software Video Display Routing Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Appendix Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Appendix Glossary SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Index DOS Index SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Index SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March Voldfloppydisable script SunPCi III 3.2.1 User’s Guide March