Have a friend's computer. He caught a nasty bug, so I thought I'd reformat it. HA! It won't let me reformat. Right now I have 3 versions of Win 2000 on there from trying to reformat, and I can't wipe them off. For some reason, it won't give me the option to reboot or repair when I start up. Any help?

You cannot format the partition that contains the operating system that is running on that partition. In other words, you need a boot disk to boot computer and run format from. Best bet is to use fdisk to remove/recreate the partition(s), then re-format & reinstall. Search Engines Are Your Friends ☺ Morpheus: There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path. "The Matrix"

How are you trying to reinstall? You really haven't provided many details, and since you haven't provided the Manufacturer/Model of the machine, I can only assume you don't have a Restoration CD. So, boot to the Windows 2K OS installation CD and when prompted, delete all partitions, recreate, format, and install on C. Life is more painless for those who are brainless.

Your buddy must be pretty desperate if he's relying your technical skilz - good luck to you both Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock

http://www.killdisk.com

How to install W2K: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304... http://www-w2k.eecs.berkeley.edu/in... http://www.petri.co.il/install_wind... (refers to Server - but the same for Pro...) But do you really need to re-install afresh? What is/was the problem originally?

Go with Jennifer's solution! 2kPro here on 17 machines, each redone every year, works perfectly every time. _________________________ Embrace paranoia, they ARE out to get you!