Reinstall of Windows 2000

[Bruce E. Breeding]

I would like to reinstall Windows 2000 (or at least portions of it) on one
machine without reformatting the drive.

Question 1: Is there a way to read from the registry the "key" that I used
for the Windows 2000 CD? I have several machines (and several CDs) and
would like to use the CD that matches the machine.

Question 2: How do I go about attempting to reload part of the operating
system, without reformatting the drive?

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Bruce E. Breeding
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PO Box 867238
Plano, TX 75086-7238
972.208.9162
FAX 972.491.1897

 

[Galen]

In Bruce E. Breeding <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

I would like to reinstall Windows 2000 (or at least portions of it)
on one machine without reformatting the drive.

Question 1: Is there a way to read from the registry the "key" that
I used for the Windows 2000 CD? I have several machines (and several
CDs) and would like to use the CD that matches the machine.

Question 2: How do I go about attempting to reload part of the
operating system, without reformatting the drive?

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/windows2000/Repair/index.htm

And...

Quickly Retrieve Windows CD Key:
http://www.petri.co.il/quickly_retrieve_windows_cd_key.htm

Galen
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"And that recommendation, with the exaggerated estimate of my ability
with which he prefaced it, was, if you will believe me, Watson, the
very first thing which ever made me feel that a profession might be
made out of what had up to that time been the merest hobby."

Sherlock Holmes

 

[George Hester]

Don't do it. You will get a slew of new user profiles and you'll have a mess. You can live with it but it's not pretty.

 

[j9]

Boot from the 2000 cd and try a "repair" first. If that doesn't do it to
your liking, you can try doing an "upgrade", which "should" use your
existing registry...