How do i make a boot cd for win2000?

donsmith

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May 25, 2000
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Okay, i screwed up win2k with some bad cd burning software, then i tried to put a service pack on which was also stupid, so now i only get a blue screen that says, process1_error and a bunch of zeros. and can't do anything else.

I don't have a floppy drive (actually, i have two old ones that light up all the time and wont read anything, any ideas). I am trying to figure out how to make a cd that is bootable? i tried burning the 4 floppies onto a cd but that didnt' work, even after changing the bios to boot from cd, it always says failure.

I am in ntfs file format. i would like to get some info off the hd but its not necessary. i just want to be able to boot so i can reformat and put on fat32 so i can run win98 and/or win2000 at the same time.

anyone have any helpful ideas? i have access to a burner, and win nt, and the internet, but not at my house where my computer is.

please help...
 

donsmith

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May 25, 2000
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thanks for the reply,

i don't think i could get it to boot. it had something that said i needed four floppies to make boot discs, which i did and that works, but not on cd for some reason. also, i don't have nero on my computer with a burner, only easy cd.

any other ideas? would burning a cd of a win98 boot disc work??

 

Breaker78

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if the lights stay on on your floppy drives it could mean you simply have the cable plugged in upside down, try turning one of them over