You're right about millenium. It just suxs.
Ok, which windows 2000 are you installing? Pro/Server/Adv server/data center
Some last things you could try;
1) disable onboard video and put in an alternate card
2) try to upgrade bios
3) make sure you have a good copy of windows 2000
4) integrate sp4 into the I386 installation directory (or download it somewhere) before setup and try to install it with an sp4 integrated version.
more info about integrating SP4:
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Installing Windows 2000 integrated with the service pack
This scenario explains how to create an integrated installation of Windows 2000 and the service pack in a shared distribution folder on a network. The integrated process installs the service pack during Windows 2000 Setup. To complete this procedure, you must use a computer that is running Windows 2000.
To use the Setup Manager Wizard (Setupmgr.exe) to install Windows 2000 integrated with SP4, you must first have an integrated Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 CD, or you must create a shared distribution folder on the network, as explained in the following procedure.
Important
Do not create an installation of Windows 2000 integrated with a service pack in a shared distribution folder if users are still using a previously installed integrated version in the same shared folder.
Note
In the following procedure, Drive represents the drive letter of the network or computer where your distribution folder is located.
To create an integrated installation of Windows 2000 and the service pack
Connect to the network or computer on which you want to create the distribution folder.
In the shared folder on the network, create a distribution folder for the Windows 2000 installation files.
For example, to create a distribution folder named W2000\i386, type the following:
mkdir Drive:\W2000\i386
Ensure that only the system administrator has full access to this folder. Other users should have only Read and Execute permissions.
Insert your Windows 2000 product CD into the CD-ROM drive, and then copy the contents of the CD to the distribution folder that you created in step 2.
For example, to copy the installation files and folders from the Windows 2000 product CD in the CD-ROM drive (D
to the distribution folder named W2000\i386, you would type the following:
xcopy /E D:\i386 Drive:\W2000\i386
Remove the Windows 2000 product CD from the CD-ROM drive, and then insert the service pack CD.
To apply the service pack source files to the Windows 2000 Installation files located in the folder named W2000\i386, type the following:
w2ksp4.exe /S
rive:\W2000
For a list of command-line options, see Command-Line Options for W2ksp4.exe and Update.exe earlier in this guide.
Customize Windows 2000 Setup as necessary.
For more information about how to do this, you can view Help by entering the following the command from the deployment folder:
\i386\winnt32.exe /?
For more detailed information, see the Winnt32.exe command syntax topic in the Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit.
You can now deploy Windows 2000 to your users’ computers from the shared distribution folder in either attended or unattended Setup mode. Alternatively, you can write the files from the distribution folder to a CD. During the standard installation process, Windows 2000 Setup (Winnt.exe or Winnt32.exe) installs the updated operating system with the service pack already applied.
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