Upgrading from Win 2K

[Brian McCaffrey]

I'm going to upgrade one of my desktops from Windows 2000
to XP Pro. My question is, is it better to back up all
data, wipe the hard drive, and do a clean install with
the "full" version of XP; or will I be able to upgrade
over the top of the existing Win 2K system wioth
an "Upgrade" version? My objective is to reduce problems
to a minimum.

I know that upgrading XP over older OSs is problematic,
but should I anticipate problems with 2000?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide!

 

[JM]

Clean is always preferred.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You'd probably save a lot of time by upgrading your Win2K to WinXP
Pro, rather than performing a clean installation. Microsoft has
greatly improved (over earlier versions of Windows) WinXP's ability to
smoothly upgrade an earlier OS. WinXP is designed to install and
upgrade the existing operating system while simultaneously preserving
your applications and data, and translating as many personalized
settings as possible. The process is designed to be, and normally is,
quite painless. And if the upgrade doesn't perform up to your
expectations, you can always perform the clean installation later.
That said, things can go wrong, in a small number of cases. If your
data is at all important to you, back it up before proceeding.


Bruce Chambers

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

By whom, precisely?

That was certainly once true of earlier versions of Windows,
particularly if upgrading from one of the Win9x OS family, but it
really doesn't necessarily apply to WinXP over Win2K. Times change,
you know.

Bruce Chambers

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