Revert Back to Windows 2000 from XP

[Dan]

Hi, I'm trying to install windows 2000 on my laptop
because windows xp is so slow. I currently have windows
xp running and when i put in the windows 2000 disc, an
error message says, "This cd-rom is from an older version
of windows than the one you are presently using. Setup
functionality from this disc will be disabled." And i am
unable to install windows 2000. Can anyone please tell
me how to install windows 2000 on an xp machine? Thanks,
dan

 

[Chris Lanier]

You need to boot the setup using floppies.

Windows 2000 And NT4 Bootdisk Sets (Get all 4 for Win2K)
http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

 

[dan]

Thanks I've never done this before, do i save each of the
4 files from that website to an individual disk and then
what do i do?
dan

 

[Chris Lanier]

yes, each file will make you one floppy disk. you need all 4 to start the
Windows 2000 setup.

 

[Kandice Eckhoff]

If you have a bootable CD you can put it in and restart
your laptop. You might have to reconfigure the startup
settings so that the laptop knows to boot from the Cd.
You will have to do a clean install though, so make sure
to back up you data.