2000 pro setup with xp

[ron]

How come xp which is installed on my computer does not
allow 2000pro to be installed? I thought I can have dual
operating systems installed. Message says:"trying to
install older version of windows than you have now. Setup
is therefore inhibited". What can I do to install 2000 pro
also? Thanks

 

[Dave Patrick]

To do a clean install, either boot the Windows 2000 install CD-Rom or setup
disks. The set of four install disks can be created from your Win2k CD-rom;
change to the \bootdisk directory on the cd-rom and execute makeboot.exe
(from dos) or makebt32.exe (from 32 bit) follow the prompts and install to
the unallocated space. After the install boot the XP CD-Rom and run
fixboot
to repair the boot sector.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Because, by trying to start the Win2K installation from within
WinXP, the OS naturally presumes that you're trying to "downgrade."
It has no way of knowing that you want a dual-boot configuration. No
OS that I've ever heard of has the built-in ability to replace itself
with an older version.

The Win2K installation must be started from outside of WinXP -
normally by booting from the Win2K installation CD. Also, in general,
when configuring a multi-boot system, the older operating system(s)
should be installed first.

Description of Supported Dual-Boot Configurations Between Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q289/2/83.ASP

How to Multiple Boot WinXP, Win2K, WinNT, Win95, Win98, WinMe, and
MSDOS
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q217/2/10.ASP

Multibooting with Windows 2000 and Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/administration/management/mltiboot.asp

Multibooting with Windows XP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/gettingstarted/multiboot.asp

There is one method that may work for you, assuming you already
have the empty partition onto which to install Win2K:

MS-MVP Doug Knox's Install Win2K after WinXP is already installed
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_repair_2k.htm


Bruce Chambers

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