Dual boot with 2000 server

[banjo]

My main PC has 2000 Server installed on C: formatted NTFS.
On F: I have 200 Server installed as a domain controller (also NTFS).

C was installed first and then F: was added as a dual-boot.

I no longer need the domain controller version on F: and I would like
to replace it with XP Pro installed on F:, still dual booting with
2000 Server on C:.

Is this possible?

Is there a version of Upgrade Advisor that will run on 2000 Server?

thanks
banjo

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

It's not an upgrade path, you would have to format or at least delete the
existing system folder, then do a clean installation.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

My main PC has 2000 Server installed on C: formatted NTFS.
On F: I have 200 Server installed as a domain controller (also NTFS).

C was installed first and then F: was added as a dual-boot.

I no longer need the domain controller version on F: and I would like
to replace it with XP Pro installed on F:, still dual booting with
2000 Server on C:.

Is this possible?

Is there a version of Upgrade Advisor that will run on 2000 Server?

thanks
banjo

I suggest you do this:

1. Boot into Win2000 Server on C:.
2. Delete the Windows directory on drive F:.
3. Boot the machine with your WinXP CD.
4. Install WinXP on drive F:.

This will retain your dual-boot capability.

 

[banjo]

I suggest you do this:

1. Boot into Win2000 Server on C:.
2. Delete the Windows directory on drive F:.
3. Boot the machine with your WinXP CD.
4. Install WinXP on drive F:.

This will retain your dual-boot capability.

That worked, thanks very much. However ...

I now have XP Pro on F: and 2000 Server on C: as I wanted but when I'm
running XP and try to access C: with explorer I get...

C:\ not accessible
Access is denied

This would not be much of a problem except when I try install SP2 from
the Windows Update site I get an error telling me that I need 1 MB
more on C: for the install to succeed. As far as XP is concerned
there is zero free space on C: because it has no access to C:.

EXCEPT that I can change the default boot partition which presumably
means access to boot.ini is possible.

Can I tell XP not to use C: or can I give XP access to C: at all
times?

thanks
banjo

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

That worked, thanks very much. However ...

I now have XP Pro on F: and 2000 Server on C: as I wanted but when I'm
running XP and try to access C: with explorer I get...

C:\ not accessible
Access is denied

This would not be much of a problem except when I try install SP2 from
the Windows Update site I get an error telling me that I need 1 MB
more on C: for the install to succeed. As far as XP is concerned
there is zero free space on C: because it has no access to C:.

EXCEPT that I can change the default boot partition which presumably
means access to boot.ini is possible.

Can I tell XP not to use C: or can I give XP access to C: at all
times?

thanks
banjo

You can probably solve your problem by creating and using
identical accounts/passwords for the two OSs.

 

[banjo]

You can probably solve your problem by creating and using
identical accounts/passwords for the two OSs.

I was already using the same username/password combo in both systems.
What fixed the problem was going into Win2k and giving Everyone access
to C:. When I went into WinXP I had full access to C: and the SP2
installation worked fine.

thanks
banjo