Windows updates the system settings and restarts your computer.
15. If you set a password in step 13, type your password and click OK. If you did not set a
password, click OK.
16. Reinstall the appropriate drivers.
17. Reenable your virus protection software.
Reinstalling Windows 2000
NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling the Windows 2000
operating system. The options can potentially overwrite files installed by Dell and possibly
affect programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, Dell does not recommend that you
reinstall your operating system unless instructed to do so by a Dell technical support
representative.
1. Turn on the computer, and enter the system setup program as directed by a Dell technical
support representative or by performing the following steps:
a. Shut down the computer, and then turn on the computer.
b. Before the computer boots into Windows, press to enter the system setup
program.
c. Press to move to the Boot menu.
d. In the system setup program Boot menu, follow the instructions on the screen to
change the boot sequence so that the CD or DVD drive boots first. Then insert the
Operating System CD into the drive.
e. Press to save your changes and exit the system setup program.
f. Press any key to boot the computer from the CD.
2. When the Windows 2000 Setup window appears, ensure that the To setup Win2000 now,
press ENTER option is highlighted. Then press
.
3. Read the information in the License Agreement window, and then press to continue.
4. When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup window appears, press the arrow keys to select
the Windows 2000 partition option that you want. Then press the key for the partition option
you chose.
5. When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup window reappears, press the arrow keys to
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