installing a fresh original copy of 2k pro on me mini machine 1. Put Disc in 2. boot from cd takes abit then 3. loading sccis raid drivers n all files on bottom of screen 4. format current partion using NTFS OK 5. Setup is copying files OK 6. Initialising windows 2000 setup 7. saving config 8. your pc will restart in 15 seconds 9.leave it to restart then it goes back to step 2 i tried swapping boot sequnce after restart but makkes no difference the system i got meets the requirements msi board intel 1.8gz 700 od mb ram 40 gb Hd ibm desktar(althought it is old ) nividia g-force 2 64mb ample cooling it just goes on and on what can causen it to loop the setup ? The simplest solutions are the best and they are often save you money

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Everything is fine. It's going back to "step two" simply because the disk is still in the drive. Leave it in and do NOTHING! It should continue with the reat of the install. _________________________ Embrace paranoia, they ARE out to get you!

1 2K PRO SETUP FORMAT C: NTFS then after format it auto copies files for setup then setup save config restart then done that n let it run 2 this proprtion of the setup prepairs the setup of 2k pro in pc to setup press enter done f8 to agree to license done existing partion C: NTFS 39253MB (40GB) enter to install on that partion done C Continue setup done leave the current partion intact ok caution a \winnit folder already exists use folder and del partion L then i go back to step 2 dont seem to get further than this i feel me hd is fluffed hnse why its not setting up prpoperly The simplest solutions are the best and they are often save you money