Before You Begin

When you set up Windows 2000, you have to provide information about how you want to install the operating system. The procedures in this chapter help you provide necessary information. To ensure a successful installation, you should complete the following tasks—which are described in the sections that follow—before you install Windows 2000:

Important

Before you begin, you should also read the file Read1st.txt, which is on the Windows 2000 Professional CD. This file contains late-breaking information that was unavailable when this book and Windows 2000 Help were written, including preinstallation notes vital to the success of your installation.

This chapter describes how to run Setup and install Windows 2000 on a single computer. Alternative methods for installing Windows 2000 are detailed in the resources below.

For more information about using unattended Setup mode to install Windows 2000 on multiple computers, see Running Setup in Unattended Setup Mode in Chapter 3.

For more information about the deployment process and automated installation tools, see the Windows 2000 Professional Resource Kit.