Re: Installing Win2K Pro

I just forgot to mention one point - the article under the topic titled
"Create Boot Disks" says to run MakeBoot.exe from the BootDisk folder
on the Win2K CD-ROM. This creates 4 floppy disks.

Thereafter the 3rd point under the same topic says to run the command

drive:\bootdisk\makeboot a:

(where 'drive' is the CD-ROM drive). This step again asks for 4 floppy
disks - the contents of which are exactly identical to the contents of
the 4 floppy disks that were created earlier.

So why create a second set of the 4 floppy disks?

Moreover, floppy disks are highly unreliable. So why does Microsoft
advice to use floppy disks to create the set of Setup boot disks for
Win2K? Why not some other removeable media (like CDs) which are far
more reliable than floppy disks?


NewScience wrote:
I followed the steps outlined in the article at the above URL & created
the 4 floppy disks but how do I use them to install Win2K? Do I have to
go to the BIOS & change the boot order so that my m/c boots from the
floppy disks? If yes, which of the 4 floppy disks do I use to boot? The
first one???

Yes. Change BIOS and use Floppy Disk 1.

Did you try booting in Safe Mode and could you? You could run the CD from
there.


<rn5a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1166508722.415753.10830@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Did you go in the BIOS and set
the Boot Order so that the CD drive boots before the hard disc?

Yes, I did.

Make sure you have your Windows 2000 product key before you begin, you
cannot install Windows without it.

I do have the Win2K Product Key.

How To Create Setup Boot Disks for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197063

I followed the steps outlined in the article at the above URL & created
the 4 floppy disks but how do I use them to install Win2K? Do I have to
go to the BIOS & change the boot order so that my m/c boots from the
floppy disks? If yes, which of the 4 floppy disks do I use to boot? The
first one???


John John wrote:
Genuine Windows 2000 CD's are bootable. Did you go in the BIOS and set
the Boot Order so that the CD drive boots before the hard disc? If you
cannot boot from the cd then you can try this:

How To Create Setup Boot Disks for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197063

Make sure you have your Windows 2000 product key before you begin, you
cannot install Windows without it.

John

rn5a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Due to some reasons (God knows what they are), Win2K which was
installed in the C:\ drive got corrupt. I now want to re-install Win2K
in the C:\ drive. I have the Windows 2000 Pro CD with me but when I try
to boot my m/c from the CD-ROM (with the Win2K Pro CD inside), my m/c
doesn't boot from the Win2K CD. I was told by one of my friends that
the reason why the m/c isn't booting from the Win2K CD is because the
Win2K CD is not a bootable CD although he wasn't very sure about it.

Is he correct? If yes, then isn't there any other way by which I can
re-install Win2K Pro in the C:\ drive of my m/c?

Or is there any way by which I can convert the Win2K CD that I have
with me into a bootable CD?

Please help......I desperately need a concrete solution.....



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