window 2000 pro

[pucci821]

i have a old dell 4400 and it came with windows 2000 pro it's very old and slow P3 1400GHz. i built a new pc with build spare parts i had lying around you know kind of old technolgy. the only new thing i bought was a amd 64bit 3500 2.2GHz and ASUS Micro ATX board.

now to the question i had before i load a OS, want to know is there any way i could use the Dell OS disk 2000 pro with my newly built spare pc. Would like to make a 2000 pro server out of it to run my network at home and help with my Wifes startup home business.

THIS IS A LEGAL COPY OF DELL WINDOWS 2000 PRO REGISTRIED TO ME......

I could install XP pro, but i like to idea of using 2000 pro as a server pc better.

when i boot up to my dell os disk it says "this software is licened for use on dell computer systems only".

is there any way around this, can i reburn this disk and remove some start files so it works with a another custom pc.

i did check on ebay and saw some copies of Windows 2000 pro for $80 to $100 but would like to not spend any more money if possible since i already have this version "THAT I DID PAY FOR WITH MY OLD DELL PC"

Any help would be grateful....

[Sidney]

have a read here -

http://allmanj.frlinux.net/drupal/bypass_windows_cd_checks

[pucci821]

thanks that did it, i'm sending this message from my new windows 2000 pro server and it's up and running thanks to you.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Is this legal or illegal? This forum is not supposed to provide help with obviously illegal manipulations of software!