Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] To access help files, see page 24.
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Use the arrow keys to select the CD-ROM option, and then press <Enter>. Select Start Windows Setup from CD-ROM, and then press <Enter>. Select Continue Setup and replace your current operating system, and then press <Enter>. ScanDisk automatically starts and checks your hard drive. Click Next in the Welcome to Windows Me window. 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.
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Ensure that Typical is selected, and then click Next. Specify a computer name, workgroup, and computer description, if desired, and then click Next. Select a country in the Country/Region window, and then click Next. Then shut down the computer and try again.
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Use the arrow keys to select the CD-ROM option, and then press <Enter>. When the Windows 2000 Setup screen appears, ensure that the To setup Win2000 now, press ENTER option is highlighted. Read the information in the License Agreement screen, and then press <F8> to continue. 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. 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>. Press <Enter> again to restart your computer. Click Next when the Welcome to the Windows 2000 Setup Wizard screen appears. When the Regional Settings screen appears, select the settings for your locale, and then click Next. Enter your name and organization in the Personalize Your Software screen, and then click Next.
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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.
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When the Computer Name and Administrator Password screen appears, enter a name for your computer and a password, if desired. [. . . ] Returned products must be in as-new condition, and all of the manuals, floppy disk(s), CD(s), power cables, and other items included with a product must be returned with it. For customers who want to return, for refund or credit only, either applications software or an operating system that has been installed by Dell, the whole system must be returned, along with any media and documentation that may have been included in the original shipment.
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This "Total Satisfaction" Return Policy does not apply to Dell Software and Peripherals products, which may be returned under Dell Software and Peripherals's then-current return policy. The "Total Satisfaction" Return Policy also does not apply to Dell | EMC storage products.
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Dell Computer Corporation ("Dell") warrants to the end user in accordance with the following provisions that its branded hardware products, purchased by the end user from a Dell company or an authorized Dell distributor in Latin America or the Caribbean, will be free from defects in materials, workmanship, and design affecting normal use, for a period of one year from the original purchase date. [. . . ]