Installing Windows 2000 Professional

  1. Install Windows 2000 Professional to your workstation hardware, using the following specifications for the first boot:

    Specification Setting

    Primary partition size

    2047 MB

    Primary partition format

    FAT (for easier Windows 2000 repairs)

    Use the following specifications for the second boot:

    Specification Setting

    Regional Settings

    Standard

    Name

    Whatever you choose

    Organization

    Digital Airlines

    Product Key

    According to your CD

    Computer Name

    DA-ClientBase

    Administrator Name

    Administrator

    Administrator Password

    novell

    Components

    Default components

    Network Settings

    Typical

    Domain

    No

    Workgroup

    Workgroup

    Use the following specifications for the third boot:

    Specification Setting

    Users of This Computer

    Select the Users Must Enter a User Name and Password to Use this Computer option

  2. After completing the install, log in as Administrator.

  3. Create a 2048 MB extended partition and logical drive, formatted as NTFS > assign the drive letter D:.

    By creating a D: partition of the limited size specified in this step, you will have better luck re-imaging this workstation to different hard disks if you choose to use some imaging offering other than Novell ZENworks Imaging.

  4. Open Internet Explorer and configure it to use your Internet connection.

  5. In Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu > Windows Update.

  6. On the Microsoft Windows Update home page, click the link for Product Updates and allow your system to detect what updates are needed. Apply as many updates as possible.

    Repeat the Windows Update process through the multiple updates and reboots until your workstation has at least Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 and all the critical updates applied. Consider also updating to the latest version of Internet Explorer.