Guest coffee_fiend Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 My Dell PC just died and to replace it I bought a non-Dell PC, expecting to install Windows 2000 using the Dell CD. But the Windows 2000 CD is obviously checking the bios, seeing it’s a non-Dell machine and won't install. I'm not trying to use one license on multiple machines – just one. Is there a workaround for this? (I'm not a programmer) Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjdohnert Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Not that I know of, but you can go to a used computer store and buy a copy of Windows 2000 on the cheap now. I bought a copy of Server 2000 and Professional for like $100.00 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cluberti Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Note that the version of Windows that shipped with your Dell is only legal (at least in the US) when installed on said Dell - moving it to other hardware invalidates the license (not that it matters much now - Windows 2000 is in extended support). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strych9 Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 My Dell PC just died and to replace it I bought a non-Dell PC, expecting to install Windows 2000 using the Dell CD. But the Windows 2000 CD is obviously checking the bios, seeing it’s a non-Dell machine and won't install. I'm not trying to use one license on multiple machines – just one. Is there a workaround for this? (I'm not a programmer) Thanks!My Dell died too dude! But, I've replaced my MB and power supply with a non-Dell expecting that the "Win 2000 SP3" reinstallation CD would just reinstall and ask for my CD key. I had read up on it and thought that most of these CDs would. Nope!, "Can only be installed on a DELL machine". There's got to be a way of removing the BIOS check or adding my BIOS #s to the list to a burned CD. Anyone? Or is this one of those no-no items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted March 4, 2007 Share Posted March 4, 2007 you have to run formathd.exe or deletall.exedont boot from cd, use winpe and copy the files down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strych9 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Thanks, n00b... I'll give it a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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