You can get a Windows 2000 download from MSDN. You will need to subscribe unless you already are.

Also you might find someone selling one on EBay

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Peter

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"Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message news:CFC2596A-2DF9-4700-B58D-F634FDA8BFF1@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
>I posted this question in different sections for different reasons. one
> reason was because I am not sure were to post this question. Another reason
> is because I am trying to virtualize a legacy operating system on Windows
> Vista using Microsoft Virtual PC and I seem to be having an issue with it.
>
> What I am trying to do is virtualize Windows 2000 on my Windows Vista PC
> using Microsoft Virtual PC. the only issue is that when i try to install
> Windows 2000 on the Virtual PC i get an issue. it gives me an issues saying
> that i cannot install the operating system because it did not come with the
> computer or whatever. yet when i install it on the physical machine itself,
> the computer will go through with the installation just fine.
>
> I think i am having this particular issue because the installation CD i have
> for windows 2000 is a OEM CD. what I am asking if anyone knows where I can
> download an ISO image of a Windows 2000 installation CD that will work with
> Microsoft Virtual PC. It would be nice if someone knows a place of where I
> could download an ISO of the installation CD or if someone can just send me
> a physical installation CD for windows 2000.
>
>
> there are a lot of reasons of why I reather Virtualize Windows 2000 over
> Windows XP. one reason is because windows 2000 takes up less hard disk space
> and plus it does not detect certian types of hardware devices. I virtualized
> Windows XP earlier and one or two of the devices that Wondows XP detected
> that Windows 2000 does not detect, made it so that it kept switching back
> and forth between Vista and XP whenever I used those particular hardware
> devices. another advantage of virtualizing Windows 2000 is that it works
> faster, and plus it is more compatible with older applications that Windows
> XP may or may not be compatible with.
>
> so, can someone please help me with this issue that i am having. windows
> vista just has too many program compatiility issues for its own good.
>
> From,
> Steven Wabik
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