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"Andy Mabbett" <andy@pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote in message
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> In the near future, I hope to upgrade this machine from Win 98SE to Win
> 2k; is there a site or FAQ which will give me an overview of the
> differences?
>

Win2k is basically Windows NT5.0 , as such its more stable
but may not run some older DOS programs , especially
those which make calls direct to hardware.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/howitworks/default.asp

> Are there likely to be any software or hardware incompatibility issues,
> and where might these be documented?
>

No you should be fine but if in doubt take a look at the
hardware compatibility list

http://www.microsoft.com/hcl/default.asp
http://www.winnetmag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=8822

> I'd like to install Win 2k on a separate partition - were can I learn
> about partitioning under that OS?
> --

You have two choices FAT and NTFS,  FAT32 is
not supported

Personally I'd recommend NOT upgrading on top of WIn 98
but reformatting the drive and reinstalling fromscratch.
You'll have much less problem long term that way.

You may also want to consider going straight to XP
which is really Windows NT 5.1

Keith