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[ramtoo]

I have an older pent 2 IBM machine trying to load windows 2000 pro I purchased off the internet! I set the bios to boot 3.5 then CD rom then hard drive. It won;t auto install, the person I got the O/S from said I need to go to bootdisk.com and make some floppy boot disks. I did this and downloaded to a floppy but the machine doesn't see A operating system. I cqn use a 98 floppy to fdisk and format but then it won't see the 2000 system Can anyone help a first timer on here as how to get this to work??:dizzy:

[Melodi]

You should be able to set the bios to boot to cd and then just load it from there, I did it on the same type of machine back in February without a problem. Set the BIOS to boot to cd, put the cd in, reboot the machine and it should walk you thru the install. Should even format for you.

[Mobo]

Here is a good link to assist you http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000544.htm

[ramtoo]

This Cd won't auto run infact I can't find a setup when I do a dir, It has exhume and that is a exe. file Let me say this CD is a full install of 2000 pro with key code but its not microsoft, bought off internet and if I am going to stop payment need to do it today. Anyone know about bootdisk .com? If I down load the floppies will they install from a floppy or do I need to install to a CD rom? Tried to unzip and then they wont go back on a floppie! The4 hard drive on this machine is clean, bare bones dry, this CD just sits there! HELP

[Mobo]

Is it a microsoft cdrom at all or did you by a pirated edition of some sorts...Well in any event the startup disks are on my site below on the freeware link.

[ramtoo]

I was told it was a legal copy with the key code, but in looking at it it looks like a copy. But what can I do now but stop payment,and if it is legal and I can get it to work then it might be worth it!

[Mobo]

Well is it labelled as microsoft on the cdrom with an authentic liicense ?

[renegade600]

See this (http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/ww/default.mspx) on how to tell if you have a valid copy.

[ramtoo]

Nothing on the CD! this was from one of the spam ads I get in my email all the time! I think I'l stop payment on the check!

[Mobo]

I think so