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Installing Windows 2000 Server
Before you can install Windows 2000 Server, you must be able to boot the computer. You can install Windows 2000 from the DOS prompt, as long as you have access to the distribution files on a network drive or CD-ROM, or you create a set of Windows 2000 boot floppies. The following tutorials examine the process of creating a set of Windows 2000 boot disks and using them to initiate the installation process.

  Topics
  Using Win2K Boot Disks
  Installing Win2K From DOS
  The Text Mode Phase
  The Graphics Mode Phase
  Installing Win2K Networking
 

  FAQs
  What is the reason why I must boot the system using a floppy disk before installing Windows 2000 Server?
  How do I run the graphical version of the disk creation program, called Makebt32.exe, from the \Bootdisk directory on the Windows 2000 Server CD-ROM?