I want to change my O/S from Windows ME to Windows 2000
Pro. I understand that you cannot upgrade from ME to 2000.
If I install a new 2000 O/S what is the best procedure?

Thanks in advance
Tom

Whatever you do, do not update/upgrade.
All you need to do is to make a clean install of
windows 2000. This will format the whole HDD and
you will loose everything in that drive.

Back up your data first, then do a clean install then
install your programs again and then put back you data.

Larry
>-----Original Message-----
>I want to change my O/S from Windows ME to Windows 2000
>Pro. I understand that you cannot upgrade from ME to
2000.
>If I install a new 2000 O/S what is the best procedure?
>
>Thanks in advance
>Tom
>.
>

Yes but what happens when you have accidently choosen the
udate upgrade and the os won't go past the setup.
>-----Original Message-----
>Whatever you do, do not update/upgrade.
>All you need to do is to make a clean install of
>windows 2000. This will format the whole HDD and
>you will loose everything in that drive.
>
>Back up your data first, then do a clean install then
>install your programs again and then put back you data.
>
>Larry
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I want to change my O/S from Windows ME to Windows 2000
>>Pro. I understand that you cannot upgrade from ME to
>2000.
>>If I install a new 2000 O/S what is the best procedure?
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>Tom
>>.
>>
>.
>

Well IF ONE must accidentally UPGRADE one's OS from ME to 2000, then one
must also ACCIDENTALLY make sure that one makes an accidental BACKUP B4
upgrading just in case one meets with an ACCIDENT along the way...

Basically, B4 playing with one's OS, the best practice states that ONE
should have a backup (IMAGE using say GHOST or Drive Image) then go ahead
with upgrades, major chamges, etc.

Ted

"nigade" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2272e01c38ba9$dba0fac0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Yes but what happens when you have accidently choosen the
> udate upgrade and the os won't go past the setup.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Whatever you do, do not update/upgrade.
> >All you need to do is to make a clean install of
> >windows 2000. This will format the whole HDD and
> >you will loose everything in that drive.
> >
> >Back up your data first, then do a clean install then
> >install your programs again and then put back you data.
> >
> >Larry
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>I want to change my O/S from Windows ME to Windows 2000
> >>Pro. I understand that you cannot upgrade from ME to
> >2000.
> >>If I install a new 2000 O/S what is the best procedure?
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance
> >>Tom
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

Well Ted, from the flavour of your post, surely you must
jest. Windows ME --> windows 2000 upgrade is NOT supported.
>-----Original Message-----
>Well IF ONE must accidentally UPGRADE one's OS from ME to
2000, then one
>must also ACCIDENTALLY make sure that one makes an
accidental BACKUP B4
>upgrading just in case one meets with an ACCIDENT along
the way...
>
>Basically, B4 playing with one's OS, the best practice
states that ONE
>should have a backup (IMAGE using say GHOST or Drive
Image) then go ahead
>with upgrades, major chamges, etc.
>
>Ted
>
>"nigade" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:2272e01c38ba9$dba0fac0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Yes but what happens when you have accidently choosen
the
>> udate upgrade and the os won't go past the setup.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Whatever you do, do not update/upgrade.
>> >All you need to do is to make a clean install of
>> >windows 2000. This will format the whole HDD and
>> >you will loose everything in that drive.
>> >
>> >Back up your data first, then do a clean install then
>> >install your programs again and then put back you data.
>> >
>> >Larry
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>I want to change my O/S from Windows ME to Windows
2000
>> >>Pro. I understand that you cannot upgrade from ME to
>> >2000.
>> >>If I install a new 2000 O/S what is the best
procedure?
>> >>
>> >>Thanks in advance
>> >>Tom
>> >>.
>> >>
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>