Reinstalling Windows 2000 - Dell XPS 8200 Technical Specifications

8. Click Next in the Welcome to Windows Me window.
9. Select the directory in which Windows resides.
If c:\windows (recommended) is displayed, select it, and then click Next.
If c:\windows.000 (recommended) is displayed, click Other, change c:\windows.000 to c:\windows, and then click Next.
10. Ensure that Typical is selected, and then click Next.
11. Specify a computer name, workgroup, and computer description, if desired, and then click Next.
12. Select a country in the Country/Region window, and then click Next.
13. Specify a time zone in the Establish Time Zone window, and then click Next.
14. Click Finish.
Windows Setup installs necessary files and then restarts the computer.
15. Select Boot From Hard Drive, and then press <Enter>.
16. In the User Information window, type your name and, if applicable, company name, and then click Next.
The Name field must be completed; the Company Name field is optional.
The License Agreement window appears.
17. Click I accept the Agreement, and then click Next.
18. Type the Windows product key in the fields provided, and then click Next.
The product key is the bar code number found on the Microsoft Windows label, which is located behind the front-panel connector door as shown on the
START HERE sheet for your computer.
19. Click Finish.
Windows Setup installs additional files, and then restarts the computer.
20. Select Boot From Hard Drive, and then press <Enter>.
Windows Setup installs additional files, and then restarts the computer.
21. Select Boot From Hard Drive, and then press <Enter>.
22. Enter a password in the Enter Network Password window, if desired, and then click Next.
23. Remove the CD from the CD or DVD drive.
24. Enter the system setup program as directed by a Dell technical support representative.
25. In the system setup program Boot menu, change the boot sequence back to the original boot sequence. Then, exit the system setup program.

Reinstalling Windows 2000

NOTICE: The Operating System CD provides options for reinstalling your Windows 2000 operating system. The options can potentially overwrite files
installed by Dell and possibly affect programs installed on your hard drive. Therefore, Dell does not recommend that you reinstall your operating system
unless instructed to do so by a Dell technical support representative.
NOTICE: To prevent conflicts with Windows 2000, you must disable any virus protection software installed on your computer before you reinstall
Windows 2000.
1. Insert the Operating System CD into the CD or DVD drive.
Close any program or utility that may start to run after you insert the CD into the drive.
HINT: The CD that you need to place in your CD or DVD drive is titled Operating System.
2. Turn off the computer, and then turn the computer on again.
3. When the blue Dell logo appears, press <F12> immediately.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop. Then shut down the
computer and try again.
4. Use the arrow keys to select the CD-ROM option, and then press <Enter>.
5. When the Windows 2000 Setup screen appears, ensure that the To setup Win2000 now, press ENTER option is highlighted. Then press <Enter>.
6. Read the information in the License Agreement screen, and then press <F8> to continue.
7. When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen appears, use the arrow keys to select the Windows 2000 partition option that you want. To
continue, press the key specified in the partition option that you chose.
8. When the Windows 2000 Professional Setup screen reappears, use the arrow keys to select the type of filing system that you want Windows 2000
to use, and then press <Enter>.