Re: Windows 2000 Setup

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From: Bjorn Landemoo (mvp2.REMOVE_at_landemoo.com)
Date: 05/11/04 

Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 20:46:40 +0200

Check that BIOS is set to boot from your hard disk.

Best regards

Bjorn 

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Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/
Microsoft MVP - Windows Server Networking
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>If I take out the CDROM 
>it says BOOT DISK FAILURE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND RESTART 
>COMPUTER! So I put the CDROM in again and off it starts 
>from scratch again and again!
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Just remove or open the CD during the restart. The CD 
>>fimware migh be old or for some reason windows keeps on 
>>booting from the CD when in fact it should not. Keep the 
>>CD handy as it miogh need more files from it during the 
>>final configuration.
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>
>>>When trying to install Win 2000 Pro, I get to Setup is 
>>>copying files to 100%. Setup is restarting your 
>computer. 
>>>Remove any floppies from the A drive. Done!
>>>Then it boots from the CD-ROM again and again and starts 
>>>each time from Setup is loading files...Setup is 
>starting 
>>>W2000...Processing info files.... Welcome to 
>>>setup........F8 I agree.....Delete Partition...Format 
>>>Partition.......Setup on NTFS........Examine 
>>>Disk......Checking Drive C.............Creating List of 
>>>files to be copied......Setup is coping 
>>files.........100% 
>>>Restarting Computer Remove A...........then it begins 
>>>again and again and I get nowhere! If I take out the 
>>CDROM 
>>>it says BOOT DISK FAILURE INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND RESTART 
>>>COMPUTER! So I put the CDROM in again and off it starts 
>>>from scratch again and again!
>>>The HDD is a 120GB WD with 8MB cache.
>>>One other thing it says is Couldn't open the boot 
>>>partition to check for signature. 
>>> I cannot get the OS to completely install.  Any ideas???
>>>Thanks
>>>Ruth
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>

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