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by zimmerrush

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I am having trouble installing a BETA version of Server 2000. I have loaded the 4 boot disks. When it asks for the CD and to press enter, nothing happens. It hangs there but the CD is in the CD-Rom drive. Any ideas why I can't continue the installation from the CD-Rom?

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by does not compute!

I have had the same experience with the full version on an old server - got round it but retrying several times and bootin off the CD

Hope this helps

Andrew

by mamont

The way I usually install Windows 2000 anything is changing the boot sequence to CD-ROM, Floppy, HD, and then boot from the CD. When ou let the Win2K software do everything by itself, you probably will save yourself a lot of problems. The added plus is it will tell you if there is anything wrong with the hard disk, and it might even fix it. Also make sure tat your server complies with the system req's (133 pentium, 128 megs of RAM, 2 gig boot partition). Hope it helps.

by mamont

The way I usually install Windows 2000 anything is changing the boot sequence to CD-ROM, Floppy, HD, and then boot from the CD. When ou let the Win2K software do everything by itself, you probably will save yourself a lot of problems. The added plus is it will tell you if there is anything wrong with the hard disk, and it might even fix it. Also make sure tat your server complies with the system req's (133 pentium, 128 megs of RAM, 2 gig boot partition). Hope it helps.

by petalio

I got this problem before, i used to restart the server because i thought i was not executing anything. Until i decided to leave it then when i came back, It was asking me to press F8 if i Agree in the EULA agreement.
Be patient. It depends on computers property.
If your server did not respond for more than 20 minuters then beta version has problem.

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