From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: April 21, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Booting from Win2000 CD
>
> Leo,
> I have recently bought a second hand copy of windows 2000
> proffesional second hand, but it was a burned copy in .ISO.
> Now if I insert it into the cd rom while I am on my windows
> desktop it will start automaticaly and ask me if I want to
> upgrade or do a clean install.. But I fformatted my harddrive
> the other day hoping to do a clean install of windows 200
> except i can\'t. I can\'t even change my BIOS to boot from
> cd. If I start up the PC it says invalid system disk. please
> insert a dusk and press any key to continue. Is there anyway
> to make the cd boot , and when I am in command prompt and
> type setup it says this program cannot run in DOS mode. Any
> suggestions
Since you're apparently able to get to a command prompt, I
would check the CD for an I386 directory, and therein see if
there is a "winnt.exe". That, I believe, will run in DOS mode.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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