Topic:Windows 2000 Boot discs Remainpoint:0
   
PostTime:12/17/2008 12:32:44 AM FloorTop
Lv is 1
Avatar
Level:
1
Professional point:
94
Experience:
11
Thread:
294
Post:
1009
Total online time:
11M
Joined date:
4/29/2007 2:38:00 AM
Last Visit:
12/17/2008 12:46:59 AM
Status:
Offline
A friend of mine needs win 2000 Pro boot discs. I don't think this is illegal as a microsoft site says if you have problems to make from a friends. He is the only person I know who has it. Any help would be appreciated. Need the discs to access his system. Probably infected. Cant get it to start, shutdown, nothing. Sometimes monitor says no signal. Sometimes works. Checked wires. Put in an old spare video adapter card, starts to work fine but freezes before I can do anything.
I do not have a floppy drive so I need to be able to burn them to a CD.
Thanks
XPSP2
 
     
   
Gender PostTime:12/17/2008 12:41:40 AM Point:0 | Floor# 1
Lv is 1
portrait
Level:
1
Professional point:
38
Experience:
20
Thread:
263
Post:
936
Total online time:
20M
Joined date:
4/28/2007 10:44:00 PM
Last Visit:
12/17/2008 12:58:22 AM
Status:
Offline
Didn't actually get to try the discs, did the afore mentioned. Informed him he needs to buy a proper program to make an image, and/or back-up program as well as to buy system discs. He just wants to use this computer for a little longer-year- then buy a new one.
 
     
   
Gender PostTime:12/17/2008 12:43:17 AM Point:0 | Floor# 2
Lv is 1
portrait
Level:
1
Professional point:
17
Experience:
7
Thread:
282
Post:
954
Total online time:
7M
Joined date:
4/28/2007 11:52:00 PM
Last Visit:
12/17/2008 12:05:13 AM
Status:
Offline
Thank you very much.
Will let you know in a few hours if we have success.
Otherwise a cheap used system with OS and discs might be on the wish list.
 
     
   
Gender PostTime:12/17/2008 12:48:45 AM Point:0 | Floor# 3
Lv is 1
portrait
Level:
1
Professional point:
0
Experience:
11
Thread:
265
Post:
940
Total online time:
11M
Joined date:
4/28/2007 10:35:00 PM
Last Visit:
12/16/2008 11:40:39 PM
Status:
Offline
Quote:
Originally Posted by XPSP2
Thank you very much.
Will let you know in a few hours if we have success.
Otherwise a cheap used system with OS and discs might be on the wish list.
Don't know if we cured it or not.
Power came on, then nothing.
I installed an old spare adapter card, worked for a bit, then froze.
Uninstalled above card, set default settings and saved, ran CCleaner, deleted 120 registry entries, seems to work fine. Noticed where he plugs monitor in, it is loose, and worse, it is a Compaq Deskpro EN small form series where everything is one big board. Since computer started to respond when we moved this connection(coincidence?), I am not sure if it is broke or cracked, and only makes connection at certain angle, or if it was a corrupt registry. Did not move monitor or cables again yet.
 
     
   
Gender PostTime:12/17/2008 12:55:17 AM Point:0 | Floor# 4
Lv is 1
portrait
Level:
1
Professional point:
61
Experience:
1
Thread:
293
Post:
955
Total online time:
1M
Joined date:
4/28/2007 11:12:00 PM
Last Visit:
12/16/2008 11:25:56 PM
Status:
Offline
So what exactly are you trying to do? The Windows 2000 CD is bootable and you can use the recovery console to fix some issues. You can't put the 4 boot floppies onto a cd that I know of. If you have the Windows 2000 Cd you could also try a repair install.
 
     
   
Gender PostTime:12/17/2008 12:59:53 AM Point:0 | Floor# 5
Lv is 1
portrait
Level:
1
Professional point:
17
Experience:
7
Thread:
282
Post:
954
Total online time:
7M
Joined date:
4/28/2007 11:52:00 PM
Last Visit:
12/17/2008 12:05:13 AM
Status:
Offline
The boot disks you found only boot to a point where you insert the actual operating system CD. There is no free download for Windows 2000. If you need to do an actual repair, you'd need to buy a Windows 2000 CD.
 
     
1

Sorry, you are not login, click here to login

 

About us | Advertise | Contact us | Partner | Bug Report|Suggesting box|Donation
Home | Forum | Affiliate program| Remote help | Setting | Search | Document | Help | Download|Message

 

Start new topicAdvanced search