Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though


"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> days.
> I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
>
> Earle
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
>> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> >
>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
>> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on
>> >> the
>> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
>> > floppy
>> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
>> > should
>> > be.
>> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
>> >
>>
>> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
>> unless
>> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and the
>> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found out
>> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
>>
>> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a CD,
> but
>> I didn't see one.
>>
>
>

 

Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though


"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> days.
> I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
>
> Earle
>
> "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
>>
>> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
>> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>> >
>> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
>> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on
>> >> the
>> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
>> > floppy
>> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
>> > should
>> > be.
>> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
>> >
>>
>> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
>> unless
>> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and the
>> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found out
>> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
>>
>> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a CD,
> but
>> I didn't see one.
>>
>
>

 

I sent him a link to one he could download from me, but he said his
connection dropped the download. It is still there for him if he wants/needs
it.

Chris

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:4bb0c$439483da$4831b233$5898@FUSE.NET...
> Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though
>
>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> > days.
> > I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
> >>
> >> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> >> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >> >
> >> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> >> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on
> >> >> the
> >> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
> >> > floppy
> >> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
> >> > should
> >> > be.
> >> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
> >> unless
> >> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and
the
> >> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found
out
> >> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
> >>
> >> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a
CD,
> > but
> >> I didn't see one.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

I sent him a link to one he could download from me, but he said his
connection dropped the download. It is still there for him if he wants/needs
it.

Chris

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:4bb0c$439483da$4831b233$5898@FUSE.NET...
> Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though
>
>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> > days.
> > I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
> >>
> >> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> >> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >> >
> >> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> >> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on
> >> >> the
> >> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
> >> > floppy
> >> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
> >> > should
> >> > be.
> >> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
> >> unless
> >> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and
the
> >> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found
out
> >> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
> >>
> >> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a
CD,
> > but
> >> I didn't see one.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

I sent him a link to one he could download from me, but he said his
connection dropped the download. It is still there for him if he wants/needs
it.

Chris

"Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:4bb0c$439483da$4831b233$5898@FUSE.NET...
> Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though
>
>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> > days.
> > I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
> >>
> >> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> >> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >> >
> >> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> >> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program on
> >> >> the
> >> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need the
> >> > floppy
> >> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
> >> > should
> >> > be.
> >> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> >> >
> >>
> >> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
> >> unless
> >> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and
the
> >> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found
out
> >> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
> >>
> >> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a
CD,
> > but
> >> I didn't see one.
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

I don't know much about XP. I tried it once and didn't like it. Then I
gave the computer to my daughter, who was thrilled to get XP, at first. We
all like Windows 2000 now. I think that the basic install mechanism is the
same.

Anyway, there should be stuff on the installation CD to make a set of floppy
boot disks. On the Windows 2000 CD, you find it in the BOOTDISK directory.
Also, you can boot from DOS and run WINNT.EXE from the CD, I386 directory.
This will do some stuff for you. I don't think it will be able to install
to an NTFS partition, unless you give it some FAT or FAT32 space for
temporary files.

Earle

"c" <c@me.org> wrote in message news:Vh0lf.10$0e.4@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> I sent him a link to one he could download from me, but he said his
> connection dropped the download. It is still there for him if he
wants/needs
> it.
>
> Chris
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:4bb0c$439483da$4831b233$5898@FUSE.NET...
> > Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though
> >
> >
> > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > > Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> > > days.
> > > I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
> > >>
> > >> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> > >> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > >> >
> > >> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > >> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> > >> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program
on
> > >> >> the
> > >> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need
the
> > >> > floppy
> > >> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
> > >> > should
> > >> > be.
> > >> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
> > >> unless
> > >> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and
> the
> > >> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found
> out
> > >> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
> > >>
> > >> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a
> CD,
> > > but
> > >> I didn't see one.
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

 

I don't know much about XP. I tried it once and didn't like it. Then I
gave the computer to my daughter, who was thrilled to get XP, at first. We
all like Windows 2000 now. I think that the basic install mechanism is the
same.

Anyway, there should be stuff on the installation CD to make a set of floppy
boot disks. On the Windows 2000 CD, you find it in the BOOTDISK directory.
Also, you can boot from DOS and run WINNT.EXE from the CD, I386 directory.
This will do some stuff for you. I don't think it will be able to install
to an NTFS partition, unless you give it some FAT or FAT32 space for
temporary files.

Earle

"c" <c@me.org> wrote in message news:Vh0lf.10$0e.4@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> I sent him a link to one he could download from me, but he said his
> connection dropped the download. It is still there for him if he
wants/needs
> it.
>
> Chris
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:4bb0c$439483da$4831b233$5898@FUSE.NET...
> > Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though
> >
> >
> > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > > Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> > > days.
> > > I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
> > >>
> > >> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> > >> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > >> >
> > >> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > >> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> > >> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program
on
> > >> >> the
> > >> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need
the
> > >> > floppy
> > >> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
> > >> > should
> > >> > be.
> > >> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
> > >> unless
> > >> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and
> the
> > >> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found
> out
> > >> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
> > >>
> > >> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a
> CD,
> > > but
> > >> I didn't see one.
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

 

I don't know much about XP. I tried it once and didn't like it. Then I
gave the computer to my daughter, who was thrilled to get XP, at first. We
all like Windows 2000 now. I think that the basic install mechanism is the
same.

Anyway, there should be stuff on the installation CD to make a set of floppy
boot disks. On the Windows 2000 CD, you find it in the BOOTDISK directory.
Also, you can boot from DOS and run WINNT.EXE from the CD, I386 directory.
This will do some stuff for you. I don't think it will be able to install
to an NTFS partition, unless you give it some FAT or FAT32 space for
temporary files.

Earle

"c" <c@me.org> wrote in message news:Vh0lf.10$0e.4@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> I sent him a link to one he could download from me, but he said his
> connection dropped the download. It is still there for him if he
wants/needs
> it.
>
> Chris
>
> "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> news:4bb0c$439483da$4831b233$5898@FUSE.NET...
> > Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though
> >
> >
> > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > > Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> > > days.
> > > I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
> > >
> > > Earle
> > >
> > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
> > >>
> > >> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> > >> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > >> >
> > >> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > >> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> > >> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program
on
> > >> >> the
> > >> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need
the
> > >> > floppy
> > >> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
> > >> > should
> > >> > be.
> > >> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
> > >> unless
> > >> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and
> the
> > >> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found
> out
> > >> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
> > >>
> > >> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a
> CD,
> > > but
> > >> I didn't see one.
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

 

Good observation, Earle. The install sequence for both NT4, W2K and
XP is the same: if the install is to and unformatted partition it
formats it FAT32 (needs long file names) and preforms a conversion to
NTFS (if you elect to use it) as a startup operation after it has
installed the system. to the point that the new install is actually
usable. The Linux and other communities have tried for years to build
a driver that is relaible for writing to NTFS but I don't know of a
single one that is fully compatible as of now. Read, yes. Write, no.
I suspect that if such a beast existed on the install disk it would
have been reverse engineered by now.

On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 20:45:43 UTC "Earle Horton"
<NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote:

> I don't know much about XP. I tried it once and didn't like it. Then I
> gave the computer to my daughter, who was thrilled to get XP, at first. We
> all like Windows 2000 now. I think that the basic install mechanism is the
> same.
>
> Anyway, there should be stuff on the installation CD to make a set of floppy
> boot disks. On the Windows 2000 CD, you find it in the BOOTDISK directory.
> Also, you can boot from DOS and run WINNT.EXE from the CD, I386 directory.
> This will do some stuff for you. I don't think it will be able to install
> to an NTFS partition, unless you give it some FAT or FAT32 space for
> temporary files.
>
> Earle
>
> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message news:Vh0lf.10$0e.4@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > I sent him a link to one he could download from me, but he said his
> > connection dropped the download. It is still there for him if he
> wants/needs
> > it.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> > news:4bb0c$439483da$4831b233$5898@FUSE.NET...
> > > Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though
> > >
> > >
> > > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > > > Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> > > > days.
> > > > I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
> > > >>
> > > >> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> > > >> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > >> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> > > >> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program
> on
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need
> the
> > > >> > floppy
> > > >> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
> > > >> > should
> > > >> > be.
> > > >> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
> > > >> unless
> > > >> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and
> > the
> > > >> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found
> > out
> > > >> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
> > > >>
> > > >> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a
> > CD,
> > > > but
> > > >> I didn't see one.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>


--
Will Honea

 

Good observation, Earle. The install sequence for both NT4, W2K and
XP is the same: if the install is to and unformatted partition it
formats it FAT32 (needs long file names) and preforms a conversion to
NTFS (if you elect to use it) as a startup operation after it has
installed the system. to the point that the new install is actually
usable. The Linux and other communities have tried for years to build
a driver that is relaible for writing to NTFS but I don't know of a
single one that is fully compatible as of now. Read, yes. Write, no.
I suspect that if such a beast existed on the install disk it would
have been reverse engineered by now.

On Mon, 5 Dec 2005 20:45:43 UTC "Earle Horton"
<NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote:

> I don't know much about XP. I tried it once and didn't like it. Then I
> gave the computer to my daughter, who was thrilled to get XP, at first. We
> all like Windows 2000 now. I think that the basic install mechanism is the
> same.
>
> Anyway, there should be stuff on the installation CD to make a set of floppy
> boot disks. On the Windows 2000 CD, you find it in the BOOTDISK directory.
> Also, you can boot from DOS and run WINNT.EXE from the CD, I386 directory.
> This will do some stuff for you. I don't think it will be able to install
> to an NTFS partition, unless you give it some FAT or FAT32 space for
> temporary files.
>
> Earle
>
> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message news:Vh0lf.10$0e.4@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > I sent him a link to one he could download from me, but he said his
> > connection dropped the download. It is still there for him if he
> wants/needs
> > it.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > "Billy Ray" <Billy_Ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
> > news:4bb0c$439483da$4831b233$5898@FUSE.NET...
> > > Sounds like he still needs a bootable CD though
> > >
> > >
> > > "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > news:439480be$0$15351$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > > > Too bad you had this problem when I was in A Coruņa enjoying some free
> > > > days.
> > > > I could have thrown in my two cents worth.
> > > >
> > > > Earle
> > > >
> > > > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:wc-dnUe5R6toPQ_enZ2dnUVZ_tWdnZ2d@ez2.net...
> > > >>
> > > >> "c" <c@me.org> wrote in message
> > > >> news:71xkf.3214$f41.2888@tornado.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > >> > news:NvqdnfQKI-WqDg_enZ2dnUVZ_tednZ2d@ez2.net...
> > > >> >> Thanks for the tips and inspiration. I found the XP Boot program
> on
> > > >> >> the
> > > >> >> MSoft site. It takes six diskettes to run, but it worked.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > Jeff, glad you got it sorted out. The only reason you should need
> the
> > > >> > floppy
> > > >> > disks is if the PC is not capable of booting from CD, which yours
> > > >> > should
> > > >> > be.
> > > >> > Strange, but sometimes it works out that way.
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >> I have a CD drive, but the boot disk isn't available in that format
> > > >> unless
> > > >> one has the New Installation version. I have the Upgrade version, and
> > the
> > > >> assumption is that the previous OS has a suitable boot disk. We found
> > out
> > > >> this evening that this isn't a safe assumption ...
> > > >>
> > > >> It seems that Gates & Co would provide a download that can go onto a
> > CD,
> > > > but
> > > >> I didn't see one.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>


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Will Honea