Using Makebt32.exe


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  Step 1:  Run Makebt32.exe

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To create a set of Windows 2000 boot disks from a system already running Windows 2000 or Windows NT, you run the graphical version of the disk creation program, called Makebt32.exe, from the \Bootdisk directory on the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM. Open the Run dialog box, browse to the \Bootdisk directory on the CD-ROM, and select the Makebt32.exe file. Click the OK button to launch the program.
  Step 2:  Specify a Disk Drive

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Enter a letter representing the floppy disk drive with which you'll create the boot disks. In most cases, this is drive A:.
  Step 3:  Insert the First Disk

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Insert a blank, formatted, high-density floppy disk in to the floppy drive you specified and press any key to begin copying the boot files. If the disk is not blank, the program overwrites the existing files. This disk will become Windows 2000 Setup Boot Disk.
  Step 4:  Insert the Second Disk

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Remove the boot disk from the drive and label it accordingly. Insert a second blank, formatted, high-density disk into the drive and press any key to continue copying the boot files. This will be Windows 2000 Setup Disk #2.
  Step 5:  Insert the Third Disk

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Remove disk #2 from the drive and label it accordingly. Insert a third blank, formatted, high-density disk into the drive and press any key to continue copying the boot files. This will be the Windows 2000 Setup Disk #3.
  Step 6:  Insert the Fourth Disk

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Remove disk #3 from the drive and label it accordingly. Insert a third blank, formatted, high-density disk into the drive and press any key to continue copying the boot files. This will be the Windows 2000 Setup Disk #4. When the program finishes copying the boot files, it exits to the DOS prompt. You are then ready to boot the system on which you are going to install Windows 2000 Server by inserting the first of the four disks into the drive and powering up the machine.