2000 upgrade

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Can I upgrade from windows 2000 to xp home edition without loosing any thing on my comp.

 

[Floddwygg]

In theory, yes.

In practice, you'd better back up all your personal files and network
connectivity information. This includes any DBX files in your Outlook
Express or any Outlook stores, and your Windows Address Book, and
everything else you treasure.



Can I upgrade from windows 2000 to xp home edition without loosing any
thing on my comp.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

In theory, no. Only Windows XP Professional can upgrade over
Windows 2000. You would have to reformat your drive if you
wanted to install Windows XP Home Edition.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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Can I upgrade from windows 2000 to xp home edition without

loosing any thing on my comp.



No, you can't do it at all. You can upgrade to XP Professional,
but *not* XP Home.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

No. I'm afraid not.

It's not possible to perform an in-place upgrade of Win2K to WinXP
Home. (WinXP Pro would have worked, thought.)

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the
installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot
devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_clean.asp


Bruce Chambers

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