Hi Neil,

I have seen versions of W2K that boot from the CD. Maybe you have an old
version.

Bittorrent time?

Cheerful regards,

Bob


PicDude wrote:
> I need to install Win2k on a new laptop, but my Win2k disks require a boot
> floppy, and the laptop does not have a floppy drive.  Can't find a USB
> floppy in stock anywhere locally, and I'd like to get this done this
> weekend.  Looking for alternatives...
> 
> - I downloaded a third-party boot CD, but got an error on bootup that
> NTOSKRNL was missing, and I haven't found another version yet.  Anyone know
> how to fix this?
> 
> - I have an external USB drive/enclosure, and I can put an older hard-drive
> in there with Win2k already on it to boot up, but IIRC, when trying to
> install, Win2K will only allow me to install to the hard drive it booted
> from -- can anyone verify this?
> 
> - If I temporarily installed the new hard-drive into a deskop PC (with a
> floppy), I could probably install to the drive then (by disconnecting the
> desktop's hard-drive), but will I be able to use the laptop HD in the laptop
> afterwards?  Or will the install not have the proper drivers for the laptop,
> even for a basic, safe boot?
> 
> - If I created a Win2k bootable flash drive (I know it can be done, though
> I'd have to research how again), booted with that, then would it let me run
> the install from a CD and install to the hard-drive?
> 
> - Any other, better, simpler, quicker options?
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