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Install 2k from DOS?

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by HooT, 2003/05/25.

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  1. 2003/05/25
    HooT

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    How do you install win 2000 from DOS?
    My BIOS does not have "Boot from CD ROM "
    I tried: Boot with ME floppy and installed smartdrive,

    I386\winnt.exe .... and I get an error message

    "Set up was unable to install Windows boot loader "
    Setup cannot continue.
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  4. 2003/05/25
    HooT

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    almost a rerun, but a different OS, and still, ...That's the long way around.
    Thanks any way tho !

    I read somewhere a while back that I should be able to copy the I386 folder to C and install it from there with out the CD.
     
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    Xp and 2K use almost the same type of install! But the I386\winnt.exe does not work for 2K.

    But either of the other 2 will!

    Mike
     
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    TonyT

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    It sure does, I just did it yesterday using a win98 startup disk. Mkae sure you have smartdrv copied to the startup disk and executed prior to running the setup.
     
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    You want torun the setup.exe program (I believe it's also in the i386 folder). DO a setup /? (I think) for options. I know under NT4 you could run setup /b and it would bypass the 3 floppies that were needed to install the OS.
     
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