From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_gate.net)
Date: Tue Dec 25 2001 - 14:58:45 EST
try executing winnt.exe on the CD..
it'll take a longer time, but it'll load..
or copy the winnt directory to the HDD and then load from there..
what're you doing working on christmas..? :-)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Webber" <awebber_at_wwwebbers.com>
To: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 2:22 PM
Subject: Help: can't boot from CD-ROM
> I'm trying to set up a machine that doesn't offer an option (in
> setup) to boot from the CD drive, and all I have is a Win2K CD.
> The computer came with some stripped-down Win98 installed, it boots
> up with a Win98 splash screen and then drops to DOS. Any
> suggestions? I tried going to D: and executing setup.exe but it
> says I can't do that in DOS mode.
>
> I do have a (Win95) Recovery CD-ROM Boot Diskette from my TP600,
> could I use that to get far enough to use the Win2K CD? Or could I
> build a Win2K recovery disk on my other machine to do this? I've
> never encountered a machine that won't boot from CD (the options
> are "diskette first" and "hard disk only").
>
> Thanks for any advice you can offer!
>
>
> andrew [awebber_at_wwwebbers.com]
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