Windows 2000 wont boot From CD

by FrankOmeheng Aug 12, 2007 11:47PM PDT

Ive got my Windows 2000 Installation CD (backup) that Im trying to use as a boot disk to fix my home computer.

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6620_102-0.html?forumID=9&threadID=258888&messageID=2554068#2554068 ).

Ive gone to the BIOS and changed the priorities so that it boots the CD first (before hardrive) but then it just says DISK BOOT FAILURE. I dont hear the CD drive working that much and it says the same thing if the CD drive is empty. Do you know what could be going wrong here

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Try...

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Aug 13, 2007 1:24AM PDT

1. A copy of your Windows 2000 original CD.

2. Another drive.

Now some won't try item 2. I can't imagine why.

Bob

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by FrankOmeheng Aug 13, 2007 3:54AM PDT

By another drive, you mean, putting another hardrive into the computer.

I tried using a Floppy boot, but it wouldnt give me access to the hardrive that needed fixing.

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Sorry.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Aug 13, 2007 4:01AM PDT

I'd try replacing the drive that would not boot the 2000 CD.

It's a common failure but some owners seem to not want to fix this.

Bob

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I tried it using the DVD drive

by FrankOmeheng Aug 13, 2007 8:17AM PDT

I tried booting from the DVD drive and I got the same problem. I've got other computers so I tried using some other Windows CD but it didnt boot either. Exact same message. I also took some random CD and put it in, exact same message.

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Test your CDs in a working machine.

by r. proffitt Former Forum moderator Aug 13, 2007 9:29AM PDT

Then take that drive and CD to the non-boot machine and retry.

Again, it's an area that people seem to have difficulty with. They don't want to fix the hardware.

Bob

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