Cannot Replace XP with W2K

[W. Watson]

I'm trying to put W2K on an older, P3?, computer that has XP on it. The
computer will not boot up from a the W2K CD. BIOS only gives a few choices,
the local network and something else. None are for the CD as far as I can
tell. If I login into XP, and browse the CD, XP will not allow me to install
it. I could reformat the HD, but since it won't read the CD on bootup what
can I do?

 

[John John]

The computer must be pretty old if it can't boot from the CD-ROM. Create
a set of setup disks and boot with those.

How To Create Setup Boot Disks for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197063

John

 

[W. Watson]

The computer must be pretty old if it can't boot from the CD-ROM. Create
a set of setup disks and boot with those.

How To Create Setup Boot Disks for Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/197063

John

Good. I'll take a look.