I have a Dell Latitude CPi D266XT that was given to me. I want to wipe the HD and do a fresh install of Win 2K Pro. When I boot up, there is a screen that asks me to choose which Windows OS I want to use. The options are Win 2K Pro (default) and plain Microsoft Windows. When I choose Microsoft Windows, Windows 98 startup screen flashes and then it goes to a blank screen with just a C:\ prompt.
The laptop does not have a floppy installed. My concern is that once I erase the HD using the manufacturer's Erase utility I may not be able to get the CD-Rom to boot with the Boot information I copied from a floppy onto a CD. When I hit the F8 key to look at the BIOS menu, I get another list of options but not the BIOS screen. Am I concerned for nothing about the bootup sequence? Obviously it is set to boot by the CD-Rom drive since there isn't an onboard floppy.
I don't want to mess anything up but do want to get a clean install of Win 2K Pro. Any advice anyone?
The laptop does not have a floppy installed. My concern is that once I erase the HD using the manufacturer's Erase utility I may not be able to get the CD-Rom to boot with the Boot information I copied from a floppy onto a CD. When I hit the F8 key to look at the BIOS menu, I get another list of options but not the BIOS screen. Am I concerned for nothing about the bootup sequence? Obviously it is set to boot by the CD-Rom drive since there isn't an onboard floppy.
I don't want to mess anything up but do want to get a clean install of Win 2K Pro. Any advice anyone?