well, since no one can really help me get an ISO image of Windows 2000. than
maybe you guess can help me with something else. i have another idea of how
i could virtualize Windows 2000, but i am not sure if it is possible.

well, right now i have a computer running windows 2000. my idea is to
possibly convert the windows 2000 hard drive partition into a .vhd file for
use with Microsoft virtual machine. my question is, is it even possible to
do that? and if it is how do I do that? and will someone please help me with
this?

From,
Steven Wabik

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS********.com> wrote in message
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> If you have a "retail" key just borrow the Win2K retail install CD from
> another person. Your key will work fine with the borrowed disk.
>
> Richard Urban
>
>
> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:OdUb1EG8IHA.3736@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>I just want the ISO image not an activation key. oddly i have two
>>activation keys. one was for a retail version but i lost the CD for it.
>>and that one was a multi-PC lisence. and the interesting thing was that i
>>could use either activation key with any of the CDs. but yet with XP or
>>vista, each activation key seems to be locked to a particular Windows
>>installation CD.
>>
>> Since I am starting my own PC repair company and all that microsoft knows
>> about, I think I may or may not be able to get them to send me a copy of
>> Windows 2000. I would purchase Windows 2000, but its not worth it for use
>> on Microsoft virual PC. I'll just keep using it on my tc4400. having two
>> of the same tablet PC is usefull. besides microsoft may snd me a copy of
>> microsoft since I do business with them at times through my company.
>>
>> From,
>> Steven Wabik
>> SPW.net Technologies
>>
>>
>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:O7n88zF8IHA.616@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> Hi Steven,
>>>
>>> What you need is retail media with a Product Key. I doubt anyone will
>>> simply give it to you, you'll have to peruse sites that may still sell
>>> it (might try ebay) as it is no longer available through normal retail
>>> channels. The only legit sources for downloading the .iso's would be via
>>> MSDN or Technet subscriptions.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best of Luck,
>>>
>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>> [url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/[/url]
>>> Windows help - [url]www.rickrogers.org[/url]
>>> My thoughts [url]http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com[/url]
>>>
>>> "Steven Wabik" <Stevenw45@verizon.net> wrote in message
>>> news:CFC2596A-2DF9-4700-B58D-F634FDA8BFF1@microsoft.com...
>>>>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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