How do I install Windows 2000 Professional / Server

Installing Windows 2000 Professional and Advanced Server
(Network Operating System)

Installing Windows 2000 Professional from a CD-ROM

1. Running the Set up Program
2. Completing the Set up Wizard
3. Installing Network Components

To install Windows 2000 Professional from a CD-ROM, you can start the computer from the compact disc or Set up disks, run the Set up program, complete the Set up wizard, and then configure network settings for a workgroup.

Running the Set up Program
The first part of the Set up program is text based. To run the Set up program, perform the following tasks:
1. Start the computer and insert Windows 2000 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive and make sure CD-ROM Drive is first bootable device.

Note:- (Press DEL or F2 key to enter into CMOS Set up as soon as computer starts and select CD-ROM Drive as a first bootable device. Save and Exit).

Note: If you do not have a bootable CD-ROM drive. Boot from Set up Disks and insert the additional Set up disks when prompted. To create the Set up disks, run the Makeboot.exe program from another computer running Windows 2000. Makeboot.exe is located in the Boot disk folder on the Windows 2000 compact disc. To create a Setup disk, click Start, click Run, type makeboot a: in the Open box, and then click OK.

2. Select to install a new copy of Windows 2000.
3. Read and accept the licensing agreement.
4. Select the partition/drive on which to install
Windows 2000. Delete (Press D followed by L) old partition or partitions and create a single new partition (Press C).
5. Select a file system for the new partition. Choose NTFS (New Technology File System) to format HDD. If you install operating system on an existing FAT or FAT 32 partitions, you can specify whether you want to convert that partition into NTFS.
Completing the Set up Wizard

After running the text-based portion of the Set up program, complete the Set up wizard by performing the following steps:

1. Change regional settings, if necessary.
Setting Description
Current System Locale Affects the way programs display dates, times, currency, and numbers. You usually choose the locale that matches your location, for example, English (Australia).
Current Keyboard Layout leave as default.It accommodates the special characters and symbols used in different languages. Your keyboard layout determines which characters appear when you press keys on the keyboard.

2. Enter your name (Darth Vader) and organization (Dark Side).

3. Enter the computer name and password for the local Administrator account.

NOTE: Administrator as a user name and xxxxxx as a secret password.

Important Note: In practice, to increase security on your network, it is recommended that you use complex passwords that are hard to guess.

4. Select the date, time, and time zone settings.
Configuring the correct date and time settings is critical. A date or time setting that differs from that of servers on the network can cause problems when joining a domain.

Installing Network Components

After completing the Set up wizard, install network components by performing the following steps:

1. Choose a networking setting. Choose Typical.
Setting Description
Typical Installs Client for Microsoft Networks, File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks, and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
Custom Creates custom network connections: for example, configuring a static IP address, configuring the computer as a WINS client, or adding NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface (NetBEUI).

2. Provide a workgroup or domain name. Select workgroup and type class.

3. Click Finish to restart the computer.

4. Configure the network ID for the computer.

After the computer restarts, Windows 2000 Professional displays the Network ID wizard. In this wizard, you do either of the following.

+ Configure a specific user account and password for the computer. When a user starts the computer, Windows 2000 automatically logs on using the configured user name and password.

+ Choose not to configure a specific user account for the computer. When a user starts the computer, the Log On to Windows dialog box appears.

Installing Windows 2000 Advanced Server from a Compact Disc
1. Running the Set up Program
2. Completing the Set up Wizard
3. Installing Network Components
4. Configuring the Server

To install Windows 2000 Advanced Server from a compact disc, you must load the Operating System from a compact disc or from the Setup disks, and then complete the Setup wizard.

With the exception of the optional components, the information you provide during an installation of Windows 2000 Advanced Server is the same as the information you provide during an installation of Windows 2000 Professional. In addition, with Windows 2000 Advanced Server, you are provided the option to further configure the server after the installation finishes by using the Configure Your Server wizard.

Running the Setup Program

FOLLOW STEPS 1 TO 5 AS DESCRIBED IN THE Running the Setup Program FOR WINDOWS 2000 PROFESSIONAL.

Completing the Setup Wizard

After running the text-based portion of the Setup program, complete the Setup wizard by providing the following information:

1. Change regional settings, if necessary. Refer to Windows 2000 Professional Installation.

2. Enter your name and organization.

3. Select a licensing mode. Choose per server 20 computers.

4. Enter the computer name and password for the local Administrator account.

NOTE: Use Administrator as a user name and password as a password.

5. Select the Windows 2000 optional components. Optional components provide additional functionality to Windows 2000, such as Web services, Remote Installation Services (RIS), and management tools. The components you choose are determined by how you intend to use your server.

6. Set the date, time, and time zone settings.
Installing Network Components

After completing the Setup wizard, install network components by performing the following steps:

1. Click Typical or Customized for the networking components. Choose Typical.

2. Provide a workgroup or domain name. Select workgroup and type class.

3. After completing the installation process, Set up displays the Welcome to Windows screen. You must enter the Administrator account password for the local computer in order to log on.

Configuring the Server

After the installation is completed, Windows 2000 Advanced Server offers you the opportunity to further configure the server.

Note If you choose not to configure the server at this point, you can do it later. To gain access to the Windows 2000 Configure Your Server page, click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click
Configure Your Server.


On the Windows 2000 Configure Your Server page, you can configure the following.

º Active Directory. You can configure the server as a domain controller and set up Domain Name System (DNS) if it is not already available on the network.

º File server. You can create the shared folders to be stored on the server.

º Print server. You can set up a local or network printer and have them publish to Active Directory.

º Web/Media server. You can use this to gain a strong internal or external Web presence. This includes using IIS to set up a Web or FTP site on your corporate intranet and creating a streaming multimedia presentation.

º Networking. You can select the networking services you want to use.

º Application server. You can set up the computer as an application server.

º More advanced configurations. You can set up advanced configurations, such as message queuing, Windows 2000 support tools, and advanced services.