can I upgrade a dead windows 2000 to xp

[Dickson Law]

win2k on my machines is dead with an error ready
c:\winnt\system32\config\system and I have no back up of the registry
file. I wonder If I can fix this by upgrading to win XP? If so, then
how? If I boot the XP disk I do not get an upgrade option and I could
not boot up W2K at all. I want to avoid reinstalling all my apps if
possible.


thanks

dickson

 

[DL]

Theres v.little point in upgrading to cure a problem, especially with a dead
sys.
Have you tried a repair?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;268106

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Attempting to upgrade a problematic OS is almost guaranteed to
cause more problems than it cures; especially if the problem lies in
the registry.

How to Troubleshoot Registry Corruption Issues
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822705

Registry Repair Utility download for Windows 2000-based computers
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830570


Bruce Chambers
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[Walter Donavan]

Sounds like you are doomed to reformat your hard drives and start over,
installations and all.