Trying to recover a botched "upgrade"

[Newbie1]

I have afreind that had a win2k system. Another of his friends tried
upgrading his OS using a WinXP Prof CD (bootleg)
During install, somehing happened and now it will no boot.

I am having my freind get a WinXP Pro (or HOME) full version

I am not sure how to do this in WinXP, but I want to do a "parallel install"
Will WinXP give me the same option WinNT and Win2K did? Will I have any
issues here?
Data was attempted to be backed up, but my friend is not sure it was done
right...

Please advise.
TIA

 

[Plato]

I have afreind that had a win2k system. Another of his friends tried
upgrading his OS using a WinXP Prof CD (bootleg)
During install, somehing happened and now it will no boot.

Time to start from scratch with the correct CD.

 

[marty]

wow...have you band of pirates got yourselves in a mess....

 

[Newbie1]

Is the FULL version the CD I want to have him buy?
And DOES WinXP support the parallel install methods? I don't remember seeing
the "what subdirectory" option...
I just want to make sure I am having him buy the right CD.
He is getting a 7b error on boot (usually this means that the partition is
not available from my experiance)

Thanks

 

[Newbie1]

I support full compliance!!!! This is NOT my system! no <wink> <wink>
Just trying to help a freind!

 

[Melissa]

I have afreind that had a win2k system. Another of his friends tried
upgrading his OS using a WinXP Prof CD (bootleg)
During install, somehing happened and now it will no boot.

I am having my freind get a WinXP Pro (or HOME) full version

I am not sure how to do this in WinXP, but I want to do a "parallel install"
Will WinXP give me the same option WinNT and Win2K did? Will I have any
issues here?
Data was attempted to be backed up, but my friend is not sure it was done
right...

Please advise.
TIA

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

[Melissa]

I have afreind that had a win2k system. Another of his friends tried
upgrading his OS using a WinXP Prof CD (bootleg)
During install, somehing happened and now it will no boot.

I am having my freind get a WinXP Pro (or HOME) full version

I am not sure how to do this in WinXP, but I want to do a "parallel install"
Will WinXP give me the same option WinNT and Win2K did? Will I have any
issues here?
Data was attempted to be backed up, but my friend is not sure it was done
right...

Please advise.
TIA

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

 

[Plato]

Is the FULL version the CD I want to have him buy?

The "upgrade" cd will work just as if you have a qualifying MS product.

 

[sgopus]

Since the system will not boot, think a FULL version is
suggested, Yes the upgrade version will format and all that
I think the full version is always better, personal
opinion here.

 

[-xiray-]

Since the system will not boot, think a FULL version is
suggested, Yes the upgrade version will format and all that
I think the full version is always better, personal
opinion here.

I would think the upgrade version was better... since it is the same
program, but at a cheaper price than the full.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I have afreind that had a win2k system. Another of his friends tried
upgrading his OS using a WinXP Prof CD (bootleg)
During install, somehing happened and now it will no boot.

I am having my freind get a WinXP Pro (or HOME) full version

I am not sure how to do this in WinXP, but I want to do a "parallel install"
Will WinXP give me the same option WinNT and Win2K did? Will I have any
issues here?
Data was attempted to be backed up, but my friend is not sure it was done
right...

Should be possible If you boot the XP CD direct. Enter Setup, and after
the license agreement take New Install. When it asks you to confirm
where, select the same partition the Win2000 was on. It ought then to
make a new XP installation, using the Windows folder rather than the
Win2000 WinNT folder, that will be usable enough to make sure data is
saved. It *might* detect the Win2000 and setup a dual boot, but that
would be very much a matter of luck.

There might though be a problem in using a Home CD which is not an
acceptable upgrade of Win2000. The way out if that happened would I
think be to boot the CD and use the Repair option instead of setup, to
delete the Winnt folder (and the windows one started by that aborted
install).

This *ought* to get you to a point where you can rescue the data. Then
for safety start over and do a fresh clean installation, following the
same start, but when it asks you to confirm where, hit ESC; select and
delete the current partition and make a new RAW one to be formatted at
the next stage

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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Since the system will not boot, think a FULL version is
suggested, Yes the upgrade version will format and all that
I think the full version is always better, personal
opinion here.

I hate to argue with personal opinions, but in this case, your
opinion is not justified. The Full and Upgrade versions are
completely identical, except for the rules for qualifying to use
them.

Both the Full and Upgrade version can do either a clean
installation or an upgrade. However if you use the Upgrade
version to do a clean installation, you have to insert a previous
qualifying version's CD as proof of ownership when prompted to do
so. That is the *only* difference between the two versions.

Buying a Full version if you qualify for an Upgrade version is
simply a waste of money.