Upgrading FROM Windows 2000 & Office 2000

[Laddie]

Upgrading FROM windows 2000 & Office 2000 (that is on my
Dell C600 Latitude laptop) TO windows XP & Office 2003 on
a new D600 Latitude presents a crisis.

I have been told whenever a user has to upgrade from a
Windows 2000 computer to new hardware with XP, that my
only option is to reload all my programs from the Windows
2000 laptop onto the new Windows XP laptop. This involved
my MANUALLY recording, on paper or with screen shots, ALL
my settings for programs such as Word and PowerPoint
(Tools | Options settings) and manually re-establishing
the settings in XP. Note: I am aware of the FILES
TRANSFER WIZARD and the SAVE OFFICE SETTINGS but they
don't appear to apply.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The advice given to you is incorrect. One can easily upgrade
from Window 2000 to Windows XP Professional.

You need to purchase a "Retail Upgrade Version" of Windows XP Pro
in order to "upgrade" over Windows 2000. Do not purchase an "OEM
Version" since OEM versions cannot upgrade over an existing Windows
installation. You should not lose your files or programs if you upgrade
properly using the following procedure:

1. Purchase a conventional "Retail Upgrade Version" of Windows XP Professional.
2. Uninstall your antivirus program.
3. Perform a backup of your important documents and files to a CD.
4. Disconnect all hardware peripheral devices, except the monitor, keyboard and mouse.
5. While running Windows 2000, insert the Windows XP Pro CD in the drive and select
the default "Upgrade" setup option. [Do not select "New Installation"]
6. Visit the Windows Update site to download all the critical updates.
7. Afterward, visit http://support.dell.com/ and download/install all the Dell drivers
designed for Windows XP and your specific Dell laptop PC.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
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| Upgrading FROM windows 2000 & Office 2000 (that is on my
| Dell C600 Latitude laptop) TO windows XP & Office 2003 on
| a new D600 Latitude presents a crisis.
|
| I have been told whenever a user has to upgrade from a
| Windows 2000 computer to new hardware with XP, that my
| only option is to reload all my programs from the Windows
| 2000 laptop onto the new Windows XP laptop. This involved
| my MANUALLY recording, on paper or with screen shots, ALL
| my settings for programs such as Word and PowerPoint
| (Tools | Options settings) and manually re-establishing
| the settings in XP. Note: I am aware of the FILES
| TRANSFER WIZARD and the SAVE OFFICE SETTINGS but they
| don't appear to apply.
|

 

[Laddie]

Thxs. Did you address that fact that I am upgrading to
new hardware? From a Dell C600 to a Dell D600? I am not
just upgrading on the original laptop.

-----Original Message-----
The advice given to you is incorrect. One can easily upgrade
from Window 2000 to Windows XP Professional.

You need to purchase a "Retail Upgrade Version" of Windows XP Pro
in order to "upgrade" over Windows 2000. Do not purchase an "OEM
Version" since OEM versions cannot upgrade over an existing Windows
installation. You should not lose your files or programs if you upgrade
properly using the following procedure:

1. Purchase a conventional "Retail Upgrade Version" of Windows XP Professional.
2. Uninstall your antivirus program.
3. Perform a backup of your important documents and files to a CD.
4. Disconnect all hardware peripheral devices, except the monitor, keyboard and mouse.
5. While running Windows 2000, insert the Windows XP Pro CD in the drive and select
the default "Upgrade" setup option. [Do not select "New Installation"]
6. Visit the Windows Update site to download all the critical updates.
7. Afterward, visit http://support.dell.com/ and

download/install all the Dell drivers

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

That's correct. Generally, application configurations _cannot_
simply be "transplanted" from one computer to another. In most cases,
this will entail reconfiguring those freshly installed applications,
as the FAST wizard cannot transfer everything.

However, I don't see any need to "... MANUALLY recording, on paper
or with screen shots." Why not simply set the two laptops
side-by-side for the few minutes that it would take to copy any
settings that you cannot or do not remember?


Bruce Chambers
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