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by ericus882

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I was having windows 2000 on my pc and later develop a problem sme files was missing so I decided to format it and load a fresh operating system again. on my way I was succesfull in the formatting and when I reach copying the files the power went off and the next day I want to continue when I turn on the pc it takes me to setup which comes in German language I want to set the CD Rom in first boot so that I can have acess to the formatting but I dont understant the german language. because there is no OS on the drive it attempting to boot from the C. please is there a solution.

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by hal 9000

If it's during the POST Process the BIOS Chip has been damaged and needs replacing but if it's only during the Attempt of Windows to complete the install you can wipe the HDD with a wiping utility and then insert the Windows CD into the Optical Drive and allow that to run from there where you can create the partition and select the area where the computer is as well as the language that you wish to use.

If you don't have access to a wiping utility Boot & Nuke works quite well and is available for download here

http://tinyurl.com/4rfur

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by dawgit

If you got them from (or they originated from) Germany, as in MicroSoft Germany, the default language will be German. If they came from MicroSoft from any where else, they should be in English. (But, no garanties on that.) It does make a difference as any MS product made since Win98SE from Germany, is NOT the same as the rest of the world. Your best bet is to follow HAL's advice and do a complete Wipe, and a clean install. (And I hope for your sake, the power holds out for you this time.) -d

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