cd key

[aaandin]

i've win 2000 cd with unknown cd key. i dont know the nature of the cd. i want to make use of it to clean install against windows Me, i do not have a cd for this. any suggestion.

[Guest_cboy]

Why install against win Me and not make a clean install on a clean partition.
And on more thing. About your problem, try making a bootable cd and modify your setup.ini so that the instalation will not ask you for a cd key. If you don't know how, i'll be more than happy to show you.
If you don't want a boot cd, copy the 2k cd on your HD and than modify the setup.ini.

[aaandin]

how do i find whether my windows 2000 CD itself a bootable one. or should i be following these steps. pl. do let me know, what do i change to the current setup.ini

[Guest]

change your boot sequence in BIOS so your computer will boot from the cd-rom.
if it's not, try this tutorial on http://www.tech-hints.com/2kos.html to make a bootable cd, there you ca find also an explination on how to modify the setup.ini

[Guest]

[quote name=\'aaandin\' date=\'Aug 12 2003, 01:27 PM\']i've win 2000 cd with unknown cd key. i dont know the nature of the cd. i want to make use of it to clean install against windows Me, i do not have a cd for this. any suggestion.[/quote]
 i've win 98&xp
cd with unknown cd key. i dont know the nature of the cd. i want to make use of it to clean install against windows Me, i do not have a cd for this. any suggestion.

[CJTech]

What? First you say you have a CD with no key, then later you say you do not have a CD? I'm lost, am I missing something?