You Cannot Install the MSDN Version of Windows 2000 Using Setup Boot Disks (302520)

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Setup Boot Disks for Windows 2000 to install the MSDN version of Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows 2000 Advanced Server, you may receive the following error message:

Setup cannot find the End User Licensing Agreement (EULA).
Setup cannot continue. To quit, press F3

CAUSE

This issue occurs because the Setup Boot Disks for Windows 2000 are not supported for use with the MSDN version of Windows 2000. The MSDN version of Windows 2000 is a DVD-ROM and the folder structure is different from the standard retail version of Windows 2000.

RESOLUTION

To install the MSDN version of Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows 2000 Advanced Server, use one of the following methods:

Start the computer using a startup disk that loads real mode CD-ROM drivers (for example, a Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Disk), and then run Winnt.exe.

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Start the computer using another operating system if one is available, and then run Winnt32.exe.

MORE INFORMATION

The MSDN version of Windows 2000 is not a bootable DVD-ROM, and it has a larger capacity than a standard CD-ROM. The DVD-ROM contains Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server, and Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

You may also experience similar installation issues if you try to install Windows using a CD-ROM that has been created (burned) using the source files from the MSDN Windows 2000 DVD-ROM. This issue occurs because the MSDN DVD-ROM contains modified setup files to account for the specific folder structure on the DVD-ROM.