At 09:07 11/09/2001 -0800, Ian Jordan wrote:
>W2K Pro disks are bootable - at least all the ones I have used are, just
>like the new XP disks. I would check and make sure that your computer
>supports CD booting before going through the hassle of making another CD.

Mine is, too. And since I had to do it anyway, I just checked -- Win2k
setup doesn't start from DOS.

>How would you install a copy of 2K or XP on a computer with no OS unless the
>CD would boot? Even MS wouldn't do that.

Actually, with a Win2k CD you can make 4 floppies (the first is bootable),
and with this it's possible to install Win2k without booting from CD.

ge

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