OS install help!!! please

[marek1177]

okay i dont have to much time so i didnt have time to look over the furoms if there was a post but could somone please help me out. i got a computer it has an asus motherboard 256mb ram goin up to 512 and an 80gb HD i woul like to install an OS on to it but i cant. currenty it ran on a W2K-PRO but! it got a virus and it deleted a file from system 32 and so it wont start up. i would like to install a new OS but it wont let me this is what i do.

put cd in -> reboot and wait for it to load ->it comes to a black screen(like it did with another computer i installed this CD) -. its a multiboot disk and it has the 4 bootable progrmas listed but i dont know how to select them i type run but nothing happens ?    =S


could some one please help that would be appreciated!
sorry if im reposting.

marek1177

[patio]

What type of OS CD is this ? ?

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[marek1177]

i have two one is windows 2000 which worked before on a diffrent computer and the other one is XP which i just got

[patio]

DLoad a WinME bootdisk with CDROM support from bootdisk.com and follow the instructions on making the floppy.
When finished put it in the machine, power down and re-boot.
Have the Win2K CD in as well.
At the A: prompt type D: and hit Enter.
At the D: prompt type setup and hit Enter.

Setup should now start.

This should work with either OS CD as long as they are not copies...

[marek1177]

but my main computer doesnt have a floppy drive[smiley=embarassed.gif]

[patio]

OK

Will neither of these OS CD's boot ? ?
They should both be bootable as i said unless they are copies.
You might have to go into the BIOS and set the CDRom as first boot device...

[marek1177]

they are copies and i did change it first but since te original OS doesnt work could that be part of the problem?

[marek1177]

umm when i put in the windows  2000 then it will boot up but i dont kno how to select it i will post IMg in a sec

[marek1177]

im workin on a pictiure but i poped in XP disc and it said press any button to boot from cd and i did and now my screen is black is this good do i have to wait for it to load?

[marek1177]

ok well thnx for your help. but i got the original 2000 working and i popped in the xp pro disc and im loading it up now so thanks for your help