Reference number: CH000544

How to install Microsoft Windows 2000.

Question:

How to install Microsoft Windows 2000.

Answer:

Below are the steps required to install the standard version of Microsoft Windows 2000. It is important to realize that some computer manufacturers have their own proprietary install of Windows 2000 on a Recovery or Restore disc. Therefore, the below steps may not all apply to how Windows 2000 is installed on your computer. If the below steps do not apply to how Microsoft Windows 2000 is installed on your computer and you are unable to correctly reinstall Windows 2000, it is recommended you contact your computer manufacturer for additional help; Computer Hope will not know how to install Windows using your manufacturer's CD.

1. The standard Microsoft Windows 2000 CD is bootable. Therefore, start by placing the Windows 2000 CD in your computer and reboot.
2. As computer boots it may prompt you to press any key to boot from CD. Press any key. If you do not get this prompt or are unable to boot from the CD, please refer to document CH000217 for information on how to boot from a CD.
3. When prompted, press the enter key to setup Windows.
4. If you agree with the license agreement, press the F8 key.
5. If a previous operating system was on the computer that you do not wish to keep, it is recommend you delete the partition before installing Windows. To delete the partition, select the partition you wish to delete and press the D key and then if you are sure, the L key.
6. Once the partition has been deleted, press the C key to create a new partition; specify the size of the partition you wish to create, by default this should be the maximum size of the partition.
7. Select the partition you want to install windows on and press enter to install, and C to continue with the setup
8. If you erased the partition, press enter to continue with the formatting of the NTFS file system.
9. Once the computer has rebooted, do not press any key to boot from the CD and let the computer boot and continue the remainder of the install for Windows 2000.
10. Complete the remainder of the setup by filling out or setting each of the remaining questions and/or options.

After Microsoft Windows 2000 has successfully completed the installation, it is recommended that you update your drivers and you update Windows through Microsoft's Windows Update. Additional information about how to do this can be found on document CH000545.