Unaccessable Boot Device

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Dear Sirs:

A couple weeks ago we purchased a Win 2K Professional download (below, in
bold are the instructions you sent with the download). When we attempted to
install it, everything went wrong. 1st, according to your instructions, the
CD will be bootable. Not only is the CD un-bootable, it is un-usable;
because it is an ISO file (image). Is there some way to burn the ISO image
on a CD so that it is not an image file (some sort of automatic extraction
process)? We downloaded Nero, using the link you sent us. After installing
Nero; we cannot find a way to automatically extract the image file, and burn
it to a CD.

Next; we downloaded Win 2K Pro boot disk files from the web. We then tried
to install Win 2000, booting from these disks. Although we have a Maxtor
hard drive, formatted in FAT 32, that we can access from Win 98, and XP, we
can not install Win 2K on it. We get a stop error that says:
Unaccessable_boot_device. Next we tried extracting the ISO image with a
program called Undisker. We then tried to install Win 2K with the boot
disks again. The first attempt we got an error that said: Unable to locate
EULA (end user license agreement), installation stopped. We have tried to
install many times sine then, but we continually get the stop error that
says: unaccessable_boot_device.

Please help us resolve these issues.

Thank you,
Aliene Clark
Office Manager
Heartland Auto
402 376-3407

Please note that it is recommended that you have a broadband (fast)
connection to the internet in order to be able to fetch the software quickly.
Dial-up users will most likely expirience very low speed, resulting few hours
before download completes.

Below is the necessary information for download:

URL of instructions & service pack links:
http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/wsp/w2k.html
user name=wsp1251
pass word=39814

Download address of win 2000 professional:
http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/files/w2k/W2KP_EN.iso
Username: w2k
Password: 23461
File size: 383MB
Service Packs for Windows 2000:
Service Packs for Windows 2000 available for optional download

Service Pack "Express" Installation links:
Please note: we highly recommend that you install SP4, latest service pack
available for Win2k (for more information)
SP1: http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/files/w2k/service_packs/sp1express.exe
SP2: http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/files/w2k/service_packs/sp2express.exe
SP3: http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/files/w2k/service_packs/sp3express.exe
SP4: http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/files/w2k/service_packs/sp4express.exe

Download Username: w2k
Download Password: 23461

To apply Service Pack, execute downloaded file, and follow the procedure.
Your computer should be connected to the Internet in order for Service Pack
to install successfuly.
-------------------------
Installation instructions:
In order to install the software you will need to have software that can
burn ISO images on the clean CDs (assuming you have a CD writing device).
1. Insert a new, clean CD into your CD writing device.
2. Open software that can burn the ISO images (we recommend Nero Burn for
the purpose)
3. Burn the ISO image on the clean CD.
4. Once writing process finishes, you may boot off the CD and process with
the installation.
5. When you will be asked to enter the activation code (during windows
install), enter: PQHKR-G4JFW-VTY3P-G4WQ2-88CTW

For technical assistance please email (e-mail address removed)
best regards,
Software Group.

 

[Dave Patrick]

This may help.
http://www.nero.com/us/631938337650017.html

To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Windows 2000
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.

Be sure to apply these to your new install before connecting to any network.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/E/6/A/E6A04295-D2A8-40D0-A0C5-241BFECD095E/W2KSP4_EN.EXE
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx

You didn't mention the drive controller (possibly SCSI, or ultra DMA, or
ATA100, or raid, or serial ATA), but you may need to boot the Windows 2000
setup disks or CD-Rom and *F6* very early and very important (at setup is
inspecting your system) in the setup to prevent drive controller detection,
and select S to specify additional drivers. Then later you'll be prompted to
insert the manufacturer supplied Windows 2000 driver for your drive's
controller in drive "A"

If you wait and then S to specify additional drivers, then it may be too
late as Windows 2000 Setup at this point may have already assigned the
resources your drive's controller is wanting to use.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

| Dear Sirs:
|
| A couple weeks ago we purchased a Win 2K Professional download (below, in
| bold are the instructions you sent with the download). When we attempted
to
| install it, everything went wrong. 1st, according to your instructions,
the
| CD will be bootable. Not only is the CD un-bootable, it is un-usable;
| because it is an ISO file (image). Is there some way to burn the ISO
image
| on a CD so that it is not an image file (some sort of automatic extraction
| process)? We downloaded Nero, using the link you sent us. After
installing
| Nero; we cannot find a way to automatically extract the image file, and
burn
| it to a CD.
|
| Next; we downloaded Win 2K Pro boot disk files from the web. We then
tried
| to install Win 2000, booting from these disks. Although we have a Maxtor
| hard drive, formatted in FAT 32, that we can access from Win 98, and XP,
we
| can not install Win 2K on it. We get a stop error that says:
| Unaccessable_boot_device. Next we tried extracting the ISO image with a
| program called Undisker. We then tried to install Win 2K with the boot
| disks again. The first attempt we got an error that said: Unable to
locate
| EULA (end user license agreement), installation stopped. We have tried to
| install many times sine then, but we continually get the stop error that
| says: unaccessable_boot_device.
|
| Please help us resolve these issues.
|
| Thank you,
| Aliene Clark
| Office Manager
| Heartland Auto
| 402 376-3407
|
| Please note that it is recommended that you have a broadband (fast)
| connection to the internet in order to be able to fetch the software
quickly.
| Dial-up users will most likely expirience very low speed, resulting few
hours
| before download completes.
|
| Below is the necessary information for download:
|
| URL of instructions & service pack links:
| http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/wsp/w2k.html
| user name=wsp1251
| pass word=39814
|
| Download address of win 2000 professional:
| http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/files/w2k/W2KP_EN.iso
| Username: w2k
| Password: 23461
| File size: 383MB
| Service Packs for Windows 2000:
| Service Packs for Windows 2000 available for optional download
|
| Service Pack "Express" Installation links:
| Please note: we highly recommend that you install SP4, latest service pack
| available for Win2k (for more information)
| SP1: http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/files/w2k/service_packs/sp1express.exe
| SP2: http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/files/w2k/service_packs/sp2express.exe
| SP3: http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/files/w2k/service_packs/sp3express.exe
| SP4: http://loc2.dtransfers.biz/files/w2k/service_packs/sp4express.exe
|
| Download Username: w2k
| Download Password: 23461
|
| To apply Service Pack, execute downloaded file, and follow the procedure.
| Your computer should be connected to the Internet in order for Service
Pack
| to install successfuly.
| -------------------------
| Installation instructions:
| In order to install the software you will need to have software that can
| burn ISO images on the clean CDs (assuming you have a CD writing device).
| 1. Insert a new, clean CD into your CD writing device.
| 2. Open software that can burn the ISO images (we recommend Nero Burn for
| the purpose)
| 3. Burn the ISO image on the clean CD.
| 4. Once writing process finishes, you may boot off the CD and process with
| the installation.
| 5. When you will be asked to enter the activation code (during windows
| install), enter: PQHKR-G4JFW-VTY3P-G4WQ2-88CTW
|
| For technical assistance please email (e-mail address removed)
| best regards,
| Software Group.