Apparently you selected "New Installation"
and managed to install Windows XP on
the same partition as Windows 2000. If you wanted to actually
upgrade over Windows 2000, you should have chosen the default
"Upgrade" option during the setup phase.
This is very undesirable since stability issues will arise when
two different operating systems reside on the same partition.
The only way to correct this is to perform a "clean install".
The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:
1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.
5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]
6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.
7. It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except for you mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.
After XP is installed, visit the support website of the manufacturer
of each hardware device to obtain the latest drivers or software
designed to work with Windows XP.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Dummy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message:
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| Here's my dilemma. I attempted to upgrade from Windows
| 2000 NT Professional to Windows XP. After several
| attempts to upgrade and being aborted because of
| applications not compatible with XP I loaded XP as new.
| While it successfully loaded and launches none of the
| programs running under W2000 are available. I now have
| two versions loaded and can select either W2000 or XP at
| boot up. When I access the control panel to Add/Remove
| programs however nothing is present in either version. I
| set about trying to remove XP but it does not appear in
| control panel to uninstall.
| What now?
|
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