oh god im getting there!

[ZacT10]

Originally posted by Mechanic
Both XP and Win2K can be loaded directly from the CD. You may need to enter the bios and change the first boot device to CD first.

Since everyone is entitled to an opinion about operating systems, here is mine. Win2K is great for production apps. but has serious limitations when it comes to games and drivers don't exist for a large amount of older hardware. Drivers just weren't available. When the XP code was developed they compined the best parts of Win2k and NT. At the same time Microsoft corrected a lot of the software issues that prevented Win2K from easily running many games, apps. and other "Driver" sensitive applications. They also made XP much more "User Friendly" than its older brother Win2K.

I don't think Win2K can do anything better than XP and XP is easier for the novice computer operator to use. I suggest that you stick with it!

how do i enter bio and and change first boot device to cd?

[XP1800]

Originally posted by ZacT10



how do i enter bio and and change first boot device to cd?

Probably hit delete, F12, or another of the function buttons while the computer is first booting up. You should see something on the screen, but it'll flash quickly, so it might take a few reboots

[Mechanic]

You know, you do need a boot disk set to load the server version of Win2K. You don't think he has that version do you?

Take a look here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;301680

[serotone9]

Originally posted by Mechanic
You know, you do need a boot disk set to load the server version of Win2K.

are you sure? i find that really hard to believe.

[Mechanic]

Originally posted by serotone9


are you sure? i find that really hard to believe.

If I'm not mistaken I think you need a boot disk to install the server version if Win2K onto an unformatted HD. Take a look at the following links and see what you think.

http://howto.lycos.com/lycos/step/1,...+26822,00.html
http://howto.lycos.com/lycos/step/1,...+26820,00.html

[Spineshank]

Originally posted by XP18004life


*taps finger on the desk* There it is. Excellent post by Mechanic...

Don't waste your time with the 98 boot disk, I don't even think it will work if your hard drive is already formatted for NTFS use. Change your BIOS settings and use either the 2K or XP disk to boot.

No it will work, as long as its a bootable floppy it will on any system because you cant format a floppy to a certain file system, whether you do it on a FAT machine or a NTFS machine.

[serotone9]

Originally posted by Mechanic

If I'm not mistaken I think you need a boot disk to install the server version if Win2K onto an unformatted HD. Take a look at the following links and see what you think.

http://howto.lycos.com/lycos/step/1,...+26822,00.html
http://howto.lycos.com/lycos/step/1,...+26820,00.html

from the second link, it looks that way. with 2000 server, you have to use the CD to make boot disks before you can install from the CD. nice going, Microsoft.

thanks for the info and the link.

[russ_watters]

Originally posted by Spineshank
No it will work, as long as its a bootable floppy it will on any system because you cant format a floppy to a certain file system, whether you do it on a FAT machine or a NTFS machine.

A 98 dos prompt will NOT allow you to format in NTFS.