Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® : Dell Inspiron 2500 Systems
2. Shut down the computer.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press any key when the
Press any key to boot from CD
message appears on the screen.
5. When the
Windows 2000 Setup
window appears, ensure that the
To setup Win2000 now,
press ENTER
option is highlighted. Then press <Enter>.
6. Read the information in the
License Agreement
window, and then press <F8> to continue.
7. When the
Windows 2000 Professional Setup
window appears, press the arrow keys to select
the Windows 2000 partition option that you want. To continue, press the key specified in the
partition option that you chose.
8. When the
Windows 2000 Professional Setup
window reappears, press the arrow keys to
select the type of filing system that you want Windows 2000 to use, and then press <Enter>.
9. Press <Enter> again to restart your computer.
10. Click
Next
when the
Welcome to the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard
window appears.
11. When the
Regional Settings
window appears, select the settings for your locale, and then click
Next
.
12. Enter your name and organization in the
Personalize Your Software
window, and then click
Next
.
13. When prompted, enter the Windows product key, which is printed on the Microsoft label on your
computer. Then click
Next
.
14. When the
Computer Name and Administrator Password
window appears, enter a name for
your computer and a password, if desired. Then click
Next
.
15. Enter the date and time in the
Date and Time Settings
window, and then click
Next
.
Windows 2000 begins to install its components and configure the computer.
16. When the
Completing the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard
window appears, remove the CD
from the drive, and then click
Finish
. The computer automatically restarts.
17.
Reenable hibernate mode support
.
Reenabling Hibernate Mode Support
1. Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and click
Control Panel
.
2. Double-click the Power Options icon.
3. Click the
Hibernate
tab.
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