Slow performance

[Rick]

I recently installed Windows XP on an older laptop that
had ME on it. It is sooooo slow now and I was told to
install Windows 2000 that that would help. I tried
installing 2000 and got an error mesaage basically telling
me I couldn't install an older version over a newer
version. Can I install 2000 without re-formatting the hard
drive?
Thanks for any comments.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

No, you'll have to reformat the hard drive before installing
Windows 2000.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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|I recently installed Windows XP on an older laptop that
| had ME on it. It is sooooo slow now and I was told to
| install Windows 2000 that that would help. I tried
| installing 2000 and got an error mesaage basically telling
| me I couldn't install an older version over a newer
| version. Can I install 2000 without re-formatting the hard
| drive?
| Thanks for any comments.