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setup boot floppy disk (provided with some OEM versions!
(Windows 9x), you can use it to boot the computer and
launch Setup from the CD-ROM. Alternatively you can boot
to MS-DOS (or a previous version of Windows) and launch
Setup from there.
4. When Setup displays the Select Directory page, select Other
Directory and specify the appropriate drive letter if Windows
2000 is already installed on drive C.
5. After Setup finishes, reboot your computer. If the Windows
2000 boot menu appears, you're done! (This will happen only
if you're installing Window 98 and you're a little bit lucky.) If
your computer immediately boots into Windows 9x, you'll
need to repair the boot sector, as explained in the sidebar.

Recovering the Windows 2000 Boot
Loader

Installing Windows 9x on a computer that already has Windows
2000 (or Windows NT) installed is rife with danger; the most
common hazard is that the installation overwrites the boot sector,
which prevents the Windows 2000 boot loader from working.
Fortunately, it's fairly easy to fix:
1. Boot from the Windows 2000 Professional CD if your
computer supports bootable CDs. Otherwise, boot from the
Windows 2000 setup floppy disks. (To make a set, boot to
another operating system - or use another computer - and run
\Bootdisk\Makeboot.exe.)
2. When you reach this screen, press R to repair the installation:
3. The screen that follows offers a choice of using recovery
console (press C) or using the emergency repair process
(press R). Either method should work.
To use the recovery console, you must provide the password for
the Administrator account. At the prompt, type fixboot to replace
the boot sector, and then type exit to restart your computer.
To use the emergency repair process, press M (manual repair) and
then clear all selections except Inspect Boot Sector:
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the repair.
This process copies the current boot sector to Bootsect.dos and
then replaces it with the Windows 2000 boot sector. (Therefore,