From: Rob Bell (RobDBell_at_netscape.net)
Date: Thu Oct 04 2001 - 07:01:30 EDT
You could certainly copy the install files to the HD. However, there
are a couple of other alternatives. First of all, the MS Windows 2000
installation CD should be bootable, so just set the CD drive ahead of
the HD in the boot order (via the BIOS 'Startup' section) and then, when
you boot, you should get the choice of booting from the CD. Also, to
alleviate your problem of the Win98 boot disk and Win2000 CD, just hook
the floppy up externally. Then you have both floppy and CD access.
HTH,
Rob
jberry_at_islandnet.com wrote:
> The IBM page on this has a 26-step procedure, but I couldn't
> even get to step 2:
>
> Installing Windows 2000
> 1. Boot the machine using a Microsoft Windows 98 boot disk.
> 2. At command prompt, insert the Windows 2000 CD.
>
> Sorry, the boot disk (3.5") and the CD are on the same spindle.
> Or is there such a thing as a Win 98 boot CD?
>
> I assume that it's just a question of copying all Windows 2000
> CD files to the new hard drive, and then following step 1.
> Yes?
>
> Has anybody posted instructions that are better thought out
> than IBM's ?
>
> http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-4G3S2V.html
>
>
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