Re-installing Win 2k from Boot Disks

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I recently acquired a retired laptop from work. It's got Windows 2000,
and I want to reinstall the OS so there is only one admin account, no
password to startup etc., and I have the 4 boot disks, but not the Win
2000 CD.

I was finally able to reset the BIOS to boot from Disk, but when I try
and reinstall with the boot disk in the A: drive I get a non system
disk error, and cannot continue until I "replace" it, and then it loads
Windows like normal.

I want to format the drive and just reinstall Win 2000, but cannot load
from the disks.

What to do?

Thanks
 
I recently acquired a retired laptop from work. It's got Windows 2000,
and I want to reinstall the OS so there is only one admin account, no
password to startup etc., and I have the 4 boot disks, but not the Win
2000 CD.

I was finally able to reset the BIOS to boot from Disk, but when I try
and reinstall with the boot disk in the A: drive I get a non system
disk error, and cannot continue until I "replace" it, and then it loads
Windows like normal.

I want to format the drive and just reinstall Win 2000, but cannot load
from the disks.

What to do?

Thanks
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Your main problem is not so much your inability to boot
off the boot disks but the absence of a Win2000 CD. If
you want to reload Win2000 then you MUST have this
CD! When you get it, set the BIOS to boot off the CD.
Even more important: Make sure you have a valid product
code.
 
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