Clean Install of Windows 2000

[vic]

I want format my drive and completely start fresh with
win 2000...after i format, and i put the win 2k cd in and
reboot, will the install program start automatically? Do
I need to do something first before i format?

 

[Dave Patrick]

To do a clean install, either boot the CD-Rom or boot the Windows 2000 setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Win2k CD-rom;
change to the \bootdisk directory on the cd-rom and execute makeboot.exe
(from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) and follow the prompts.

When you get to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions
found. After you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again
restart the pc booting the CD-Rom or setup disks to avoid unexpected drive
letter assignments with your new install.