trying to make a bootable W2k disc

demon-eater · 11-19-05, 07:33 PM

okay so I have tried but keep failing to make a bootable disc so I can install W2k on a machine, my floppy is crap so that leaves me with a CD only.

I am presently attempting this method http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=297 on a CD-RW as I have wasted to many R's, 2x RW sucks but im about out of R's anyway I am using the boot image with all the regular w2k files on a cd

I have all the files from the Windows 2k pro on my computer, if the above mentioned method does not work for me (30 minutes till I find out) how else should I go about doing this?

I am kinda lost as I scratched the top side of my bootable w2k disc and it came that way...

demon-eater · 11-19-05, 07:47 PM

yeah got a NTDETECT failure notice... dang what am I doing wrong?

Know Nuttin · 11-20-05, 10:50 AM

Did you follow the Expert Settings for boot all the way?

If you own a valid license, download a Windows 2000 ISO from the web. It is not illegal to use another copy of a Win 2K CD but it is illegal to use someone else's CD key.

telexen · 11-20-05, 10:53 AM

nLite shoud be able to take the files and make it bootable for you...among a lot of other things

I swear I'm a posterboy for nLite...kinda funny considering I run linux

SinsFeelNatural · 11-20-05, 11:58 AM

http://bootdisk.com/ has what you are looking for.

MRD · 11-20-05, 02:01 PM

The Win 2K install CD is bootable. You shouldn't have to do anything.

Ebola · 11-21-05, 09:03 AM

MRD is right. Hell, NT4 is bootable. And yeah its very illeagal to download a Windows 2000 ISO from the net so don't mention it again.

telexen · 11-21-05, 09:18 AM

Yes the disc is bootable but it's not bootable when you steal just the files from it and try to make a disc out of it. That's where his problem is

And it's not illegal to download it if you own a licence. The licence is the product.

Captain Newbie · 11-21-05, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by telexen

Yes the disc is bootable but it's not bootable when you steal just the files from it and try to make a disc out of it. That's where his problem is

And it's not illegal to download it if you own a licence. The licence is the product.

Wow, how many times have we heard this argument?

It is a violation of Microsoft's End User Liscense Agreement to download Windows anywhere, at any time, excepting from Microsoft themselves. And since Microsoft doesn't offer downloads, anywhere that you can download this software would be a warez site.

MRD · 11-21-05, 01:57 PM

Let's end the talk of any downloading of proprietary software. It is illegal and against the rules of this forum. If you are a licensed user of windows 2000, the CD you received is bootable. If not, either go out and buy a copy of windows or start using a free os like linux. The forum does not tolerate discussion of warez or software piracy.

Kendan · 11-21-05, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by demon-eater

I am kinda lost as I scratched the top side of my bootable w2k disc and it came that way...

I think a bunch of people missed this line. You have a few choices.

1. Call Microsoft and see how much they will charge for a new disk to replace the scratched one.

2. Find a friend with a 2000 disk

3. Buy a brand new copy

MRD · 11-21-05, 02:57 PM

I believe I heard that M$ will ship a new disc for $30.

11-19-05, 07:33 PM	Thread Starter #1
demon-eater Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Central Pa	trying to make a bootable W2k disc okay so I have tried but keep failing to make a bootable disc so I can install W2k on a machine, my floppy is crap so that leaves me with a CD only. I am presently attempting this method http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=297 on a CD-RW as I have wasted to many R's, 2x RW sucks but im about out of R's anyway I am using the boot image with all the regular w2k files on a cd I have all the files from the Windows 2k pro on my computer, if the above mentioned method does not work for me (30 minutes till I find out) how else should I go about doing this? I am kinda lost as I scratched the top side of my bootable w2k disc and it came that way... __________________ My Sig: folding for team 32
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11-19-05, 07:47 PM	Thread Starter #2
demon-eater Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Central Pa	yeah got a NTDETECT failure notice... dang what am I doing wrong? __________________ My Sig: folding for team 32
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11-20-05, 10:50 AM	#3
Know Nuttin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada	Did you follow the Expert Settings for boot all the way? If you own a valid license, download a Windows 2000 ISO from the web. It is not illegal to use another copy of a Win 2K CD but it is illegal to use someone else's CD key. __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 965BE, Asus M5A88-V Evo, 8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600 , Coolermaster Hyper212+, OCZ Vertex Plus 60GB, Seagate 7200.11 500GB, Antec EA-380 Lenovo X200, P8400 C2D, 8GB, 120GB OCZ Vertex 3.
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11-20-05, 10:53 AM	#4
telexen Member Join Date: Jun 2003	nLite shoud be able to take the files and make it bootable for you...among a lot of other things I swear I'm a posterboy for nLite...kinda funny considering I run linux
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11-20-05, 02:01 PM	#6
MRD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CT	The Win 2K install CD is bootable. You shouldn't have to do anything.
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11-21-05, 09:03 AM	#7
Ebola Senior Toilet Scrubber Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rosemount, MN	MRD is right. Hell, NT4 is bootable. And yeah its very illeagal to download a Windows 2000 ISO from the net so don't mention it again. __________________ [Cythraul Design]
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11-21-05, 09:18 AM	#8
telexen Member Join Date: Jun 2003	Yes the disc is bootable but it's not bootable when you steal just the files from it and try to make a disc out of it. That's where his problem is And it's not illegal to download it if you own a licence. The licence is the product.
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11-21-05, 01:57 PM	#10
MRD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CT	Let's end the talk of any downloading of proprietary software. It is illegal and against the rules of this forum. If you are a licensed user of windows 2000, the CD you received is bootable. If not, either go out and buy a copy of windows or start using a free os like linux. The forum does not tolerate discussion of warez or software piracy.
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11-21-05, 02:57 PM	#12
MRD Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: CT	I believe I heard that M$ will ship a new disc for $30.
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