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reinstalling Windows 2000

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by mtnrunner

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I need to reinstall Win 2000 Pro, I have the OS files and the OS serial number. Can I use a thumb drive to reinstall the OS or do I have to have a CD? How would I do that? Also, the folder is I386 that contains all the files, is there a file in this folder that I have to run or select? Thanks for any help!

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by oh smeg

Generally speaking it's easier to use a CD with older hardware but you could just as easily make your own using nLite

http://tinyurl.com/e2mo4

You need to run the Setup.exe file outside of the i386 folder to start the install of Windows.

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by mtnrunner

i went with XP and got into another issue

i just started the job, its a smaller company with manufacturing environment, they had no IT department prior ( 50 - 60 employees ) and they have almost no CD's, license issues - on the precipice of being sued by M$, all sorts of neglected IT issues, its a cutting edge, glamorous job ;-) thanks for your help!

by rob miners

If you don't have access to the original disk with the boot access you are going to have problems. If you are copying the I386 folder from an install you better hope that it is all there. I have had problems with missing files doing it that way. It is OK if it is a copy of the I386 folder from the CD. If it is get a dos Boot Disk with CD Rom support. Burn the I386 folder to a cd and boot with the floppy. Type in the drive letter of your CD Rom EG: D: and press enter. Type in CD I386 and press enter. Type winnt.exe and press enter. I would delete and recreate the Primary Partition to give yourself a fresh start.

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