changing operating systems

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i cant stand windows xp home thus i want to install
windows 2000 pro. when i try i get a message that i
cannot install because 2000 pro is an older operating
system than the xp thus cannot install. how do i solve
this problem?
 
There is no downgrade path to Windows 2000.
You will need to perform a Clean Installation of Windows 2000
destroying all data or install Windows 2000 on another partition.
Make sure there are Windows 2000 drivers, more and more new hardware
does not support the older operating systems.

Also you should take this to a Windows 2000 newsgroup:
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm
 
Greetings --

If you want to replace WinXP with an earlier OS, you're certainly
entitled to do so, as long as you've purchased a legitimate copy of
that earlier OS. (Although I can't imagine why you'd want to.)

To replace WinXP with an earlier OS, you'll have to boot from the
appropriate boot disk, format the hard drive, and install. There is
no supported downgrade path or technique.

Simply boot from the Win2K installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and/or format the system partition 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.)


Bruce Chambers

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