Quick Win2k installation question!

[Maverick2002]

Well, I'm trying to get rid of WinME and put Win2k on my test system but it won't let me format. I tried installing Win2k but all it does is create another OS. It won't format the drive. The CD is non-bootable (at least not according to my system; even when I set all 3 boot devices to CD-ROM I get an error saying invalid system disk). I have two partitions and I need to format both to NTFS and then install Win2k. Help?

 

[Viper GTS]

Use a bootdisk with CD-ROM support to gain access to the CD.
Within the i386 folder on your 2K CD is an executable (winnt.exe I believe) that will allow you to run the installation.

Viper GTS

 

[Maverick2002]

Is there any way to do so without a floppy drive? Because I think my mobo's FDD header is dead ...

 

[Viper GTS]

Take the HD to another system, format it as a FAT32 system disk, install CD-ROM drivers on the HD.
Transfer the HD back to the system, boot off of it, & run winnt.exe off the 2K CD.
During the install it will ask you if you want to convert the volume to NTFS.
Convert to NTFS, & call it good.

Viper GTS

 

[Ameesh]

the disk is bootable, your cdroms might not support El-Torito, if you boot up with the floppy run winnt32 in the i386 directory like Viper said. it will ask you if you want to delete the partitions say yes.

 

[Maverick2002]

I found another way around this. I have two partitions so I installed on the other, reformatted the first, then installed on the first and reformatted the other. Thanks for the tips though. I guess sometimes the floppy drive does come in handy ...