PeteDotCom -> Networking -> Windows -> Setup Windows 2000 ->   Start your machine Go into the CMOS, make sure you machine will boot from CD-ROM Re-start your machine, boot from the CD It starts loading files After it finish loading files, there will be a screen of options  Press enter for the first one "to setup windows 2000 now" Press F8 to agree to the terms  Now choose where you want to install it Now choose format using NTFS (you can choose FAT if you wish) Now press "c" to confirm Setup will now start to copy files It will now reboot, remove any floppy in drive It will now start Windows 2000 in GUI It begins to detect your devices on your machine Next will be the regional settings Choose the appropriate ones, then click next Enter name & orginisation Enter computer and administrator password Enter date and time Now choose typical or customer network I chose typical Then I chose the second one "yes, make this computer a member of the following domain" Enter the name of the domain to which your computer belongs to. It will now start to install the components This will take a while Once finish remove CD Reboot It should now start windows 2000 and the network identification wizard will come up. I chose the first one (part of network) I chose the first one (works with domain) Enter user name, password, domain. If the IP address of your computer is configured correctly it should work. In my case the IP address was configured wrong, as well as the subnet mask, thus I had to cancel it, and re-configure it once windows 2000 was installed. To connect to the network do the following once windows 2000 has started: (The following assumes you already have a server configured correctly) control panel -> network and dial up connections Local area connection Click on properties box Press install -> select protocol -> install netbeui Now highlight internet protocol, click properties Enter IP address and subnet mask Click close Close all folders Right click my computer Select properties Select network identification tab Click on network id Click next on the wizard Select the first one (connect to the computer) Select the first one ( uses a network with a domain) Enter your user name, password, domain If it says it can not find an account for your computer on the domain then enter your computer name in the box, and the domain, click next Now a domain user name & password box pops up Enter administrator details Click next Now the wizard is prepare to add your user to the network, click next Select type of user, click next Finish Reboot