How Do I Install Windows 2000 Pro On A Dell Optiplex G\x115 Without Recovery Disk?

Posted by benny in FreeWare on June 13th, 2009 | 4 responses

I was given a OptiPlex PC from a school. There is no software on it. I have an old version of Windows 2000 Pro that I had my old pc that no longer works. I want to put it on this Dell. I download the startup disk fom Microsoft. It is a 4 disk set. It appears to be loading windows and copies files. When it reboots, it give me an error that “Missing Operating System”.

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4 Responses to “How Do I Install Windows 2000 Pro On A Dell Optiplex G\x115 Without Recovery Disk?”

  1. dragonfi says:
    June 13, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    2 things
    the cd of windows 2000, is it bootable? ( try it if the optiplex supports cd rom booting ), if so boot to the CD and go from there
    also it helps to have smartdrv.exe up and running when installing win2k or xp as it really speeds up the install process, but then you need a good boot disk and a knowledge of dos and edit ( and editing the autoexec.bat file on the boot )
    if the windows 2000 is not bootable ( and so far evey copy of windows 2000 that i have run across has been ) then you need to boot to a floppy or cd rom , format the hardrive ( fat32 or ntfs ), then run the install ( winnt.exe ) from the command prompt
    hopefully you know the cd key for the install unless it’s a OEM unattended install then it will input fields for you.

  2. dragonfi… says:
    June 13, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    if your copy of windows is genuine then all u need to is to boot your pc from cd rom drive
    insert cd boot up and let windows install its self all you do is follow the instructions when prompted

  3. dragonfi… says:
    June 13, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    If you have a COA sticker on the machine(which u should) u need a copy of win2kPro or w/e u se ur code and voila or order one from http://www.dell.com with the service tag on the back of your machine it should be 6 digits in length ©_©

  4. minty359 says:
    June 13, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    Did you format the disk and make a partition active? If you did, put your boot disk back in and copy the system files to the c: drive. At the command prompt, type sys c:
    You will have to go looking for smartdrv.exe to download if you don’t have it. Put it on the c: drive or expect to take 4 to 6 hours to install.
    Restart your system with the boot disk or from the CD. and get to a command prompt. Go to the C: drive and type smartdrv.exe /c < enter>
    Then,
    From the win2k CD, go to the i386 directory and type
    winnt     .
    This is the method used to do a manual install.
    I hope your comfortable with formatting and using fdisk to get your disk set up correctly, I’m pretty sure that’s why your getting that missing system error.
    By the way, if you have the win2k CD, you don’t need to use the system recovery disks, but they may have the dos commands you need , format, fdisk and smartdrv on them.
    Good luck

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