win2k BOotdisk

[RoscoPColtrane]

How would i go about making a windows 2k bood disk? so that i can format and reinstall?

[JamieLee2k]

there is something on the win2k CD about making a win2k bootable disk and also you will need 4 blank disks

[RoscoPColtrane]

4 disks? jeesshh that sounds like alot....Will this boot enable me to install on a freshly formated drive? Cause im unable to do that on a DOS based OS....from Dos i can not run the SETUP executable on win2k cd....

[EvilAngel]

Notes:
Creating Windows 2000 Setup Boot Disks allows users to install Windows 2000 to a computer that does not support bootable CD's.


You will need four (4) blank formatted 3.5" 1.44MB disks.


Insert the Windows 2000 CD in the computer's CD-ROM drive.


In Windows 95/98/Me or Windows 2000 click Start | Run and in the Open: field enter:

<CD_Drive_Letter>:\bootdisk\makeboot a:

and click OK to continue.


Follow the instructions in the prompts to create the Windows 2000 Setup Boot Disks.


Insert the Windows 2000 Setup Boot Disk 1 in the computer's 3.5" disk drive.


Reboot the computer to start installing Windows 2000.

[RoundEye]

Go into the bios and set it to boot from the cd-rom.

[mouse]

Okay guy's you know the drill... :)

Moved to the Software forum

Mouse

[drdoug99]

ditto what Evil Angel said, that's exactly what I did, and the boot disks install all the basic set up files, and then the CD ROM takes over the install from there.