Reinstalling Win2K on Crappy Old Laptop

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My new job has a Wifi Hotspot, so I figure I'll crank up the old 500mHz and
do a little surfing.

But the dang thing is bogged down with old software and the settings have
been fudged with, etc. I really just wanna wipe the slate clean and just
install the few programs I need. I can't find a system CDrom anywhere, but
it is a legit, licenced copy of Win 2k.

Can anybody point me to a How-To website for doing the complete ReInstall?
 
To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000
CD-Rom; change to the \bootdisk directory on the CD-Rom and execute
makeboot.exe (from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the
prompts.

When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.

Be sure to apply these to your new install before connecting to any network.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

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:
| My new job has a Wifi Hotspot, so I figure I'll crank up the old 500mHz
and
| do a little surfing.
|
| But the dang thing is bogged down with old software and the settings have
| been fudged with, etc. I really just wanna wipe the slate clean and just
| install the few programs I need. I can't find a system CDrom anywhere,
but
| it is a legit, licenced copy of Win 2k.
|
| Can anybody point me to a How-To website for doing the complete ReInstall?
 
You can't do an install without the CD. Try contacting the computer
vendor and see if you can get a replacement.


Wendell "Mucho" Maas said:
My new job has a Wifi Hotspot, so I figure I'll crank up the old 500mHz and
do a little surfing.
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"Wendell "Mucho" Maas" Wendell "Mucho" (e-mail address removed)
My new job has a Wifi Hotspot, so I figure I'll crank up the old
500mHz and do a little surfing.

But the dang thing is bogged down with old software and the settings
have been fudged with, etc. I really just wanna wipe the slate clean
and just install the few programs I need. I can't find a system
CDrom anywhere, but it is a legit, licenced copy of Win 2k.

Can anybody point me to a How-To website for doing the complete
ReInstall?
Click to expand...

Not without the CD. Look on e-bay for 2000 disk.
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Fellas- Thanks for all the replies!

I'm gonna track down someone else's install CDrom, and then enter my product
code. And whoever pointed me to the lastest updates, thanks for that link,
too.

Wendell.
 
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