re: Re-install w/o CD, have USB pen and setup/boot floppies Sunday, December 30, 2007 at 7:53 pm Windows 2000 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by DEX (11846 messages posted) Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites Click Here You behind a rock and a hard place.. 1st. the files that are on the pen drive can be put on a boot type cd ,but win2k needs it that way b/4 you can repair or reinstall ... You can download software to recover the password or change it. But the bottom line is the CD rom must be replace b/4 you do anything, most programs now days come on cd's. And like JIm said you can't install from the pen drive,it's a USB item and windows loads up the USB ports the norm. Good LUck Are you a wood worker ?,if so Click Here On Sunday, December 30, 2007 at 3:25 pm, Peter Van Aken wrote: >I lost the password for an old dell laptop running W2KPro. The CD drive does not >work. I only have a USB pen drive with W2KPro on it and four setup/boot floppies >for W2K (A-drive does work). Can I re-install from the pen drive? Written in response to: Re-install w/o CD, have USB pen and setup/boot floppies (Peter Van Aken: Sunday, December 30, 2007 at 3:25 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Re-install w/o CD, have USB pen and setup/boot floppies (Peter Van Aken: Sun, Dec 30, 2007, 3:25 pm) re: Re-install w/o CD, have USB pen and setup/boot floppies (Jim O'Calaghan: Sun, Dec 30, 2007, 5:08 pm) Who needs an onboard CD drive on a laptop? (DNA: Sun, Dec 30, 2007, 10:54 pm) re: Re-install w/o CD, have USB pen and setup/boot floppies (DEX: Sun, Dec 30, 2007, 7:53 pm) re: Re-install w/o CD, have USB pen and setup/boot floppies (Jerry: Sun, Dec 30, 2007, 8:12 pm) Another way to do this (DNA: Sun, Dec 30, 2007, 9:15 pm) re: Another way to do this (DEX: Mon, Dec 31, 2007, 3:23 am) Sorry, DEX, I'll clarify.... (DNA: Mon, Dec 31, 2007, 7:47 am) re: Sorry, DEX, I'll clarify.... (DEX: Mon, Dec 31, 2007, 9:50 am) To answer your "install from pen drive" question (DNA: Mon, Dec 31, 2007, 8:39 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 2000 Discussion Forum