Need to reformat as w2000

[Guest]

I bought a cheap pc with XP installed. I want to upgrade
(down?) to W2000. I have an upgrade license and disk,
but XP disables the setup functionality. How do I get
around this?

 

[Steve C. Ray]

I guess you mean you have a 2000 upgrade disk. If so you need to boot from
the 2000 disk, do a format and install 2000. If you have a 2000 upgrade disk
you will need a qualifying disk also.

 

[Bill Crocker]

I bought a cheap pc with XP installed. I want to upgrade
(down?) to W2000. I have an upgrade license and disk,
but XP disables the setup functionality. How do I get
around this?

Just boot from the Win2k CD, delete the partitions, and go from
there. Be advised, you will loose everything on the hard
drive.

Bill Crocker

 

[Ken Blake]

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I bought a cheap pc with XP installed. I want to upgrade
(down?) to W2000.

Why? It's a step backward.


I have an upgrade license and disk,

but XP disables the setup functionality. How do I get
around this?

You don't. You can't do a downgrade with an upgrade CD. You will
have to do a clean installation to accomplish this.

 

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Why? It's a step backward.

Not if you like to have a stable OS that doen't have the kitchen sink
bundled with it.

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