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Nov 3, 2024 7 tweets 4 min read Read on X
I installed Windows 2000 on the eMachines T2341 since, well, I guess I didn't have enough OSes on here already😂. In true "me" fashion, I made it harder than I had to, naturally. Let's talk about it (briefly) in a 🧵 here! Image
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So, after creating a dedicated partition in my boot manager, I popped my Windows 2000 CD into the drive. And I got a bunch of errors. On closer inspection, I see why, this CD is a MESS! Image
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Rather than even TRY to clean it, I just burned a new one. Okay, now we are in business. Image
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From there, I allowed Windows 2000 to format the partition. I should know better: it ended up wiping out all of my partitions 😂. When using this boot manager, it's best to leave the partition intact. Fortunately, I was able to recover the other partitions and start over. Image
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Okay, now we are cooking! What do you think about the Computer name I chose? 😂 Image
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Driver installation was pretty straight forward. We needed drivers for sound, video, and the modem. Image
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And with that, we are all set. No yellow exclamation marks, and you can see the hardware installed in this system below.

Anyway, mission accomplished, with some foolish detours. Hope you enjoyed the thread, thanks for following along!

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