windows 2000 on laptop

[uzi9mm]

I have a big problem. I want to install windows 2000 on a laptop that uses a parallel port CDROM drive (will not boot), but it will work in MSDOS.

I have to use the 4 setup boot diskettes to get into the 2k setup. And when it goes to look for a CDROM drive, the parallel port one cannot be found. And I have also tried using F6 at the beginning of the setup, that still does not work. How can I get 2000 on this laptop, and on another note, I have access to a convertor that will allow me to use the laptop drive on my desktop computer.

 

[Osiris]

I would give the converter a shot...

 

[uzi9mm]

well i used the convertor to copy the files over to the hard drive, and I was going to pull the plug and have it reboot on the laptop with the setup files copied over already. But i am not sure if it will boot up when the files are copied over.

I let the 1st part of the setup complete on my computer, like the file copying, but when i transfer the HD to the laptop, it just locks at the "Windows is loading" screen. I was thinking that maybe it created the HAL on my desktop, and that is why it locked.

 

[Osiris]

most probably...lemme see what i can find

 

[Osiris]

the parallel port itself may not be fast enough to handle all the data pouring through it. It might not work.

 

[uzi9mm]

i was thinking about keeping all of the file copying up to my desktop, and all of the OS setup/finalization left up to the laptop.