Upgrading W2K Pro to XP Pro

[W. eWatson]

I think it's time to break away W2K. I see upgrades available on Amazon and
elsewhere to SP2. Is SP2 really the latest? I'm sure this machine has the
latest, but don't see a way to determine that.
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W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

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[Xandros]

Windows XP with SP3 is the latest version of XP. You will need Windows XP
Pro to upgrade from Windows 2000.

 

[Jeff Johnson]

I think it's time to break away W2K. I see upgrades available on Amazon and
elsewhere to SP2. Is SP2 really the latest? I'm sure this machine has the
latest, but don't see a way to determine that.

SP3 is the latest. I've heard (or at least thought I did) that SP3 will
install Windows Media Player 11, and I don't want that version, so I'm still
on SP2.

 

[Lem]

SP3 is the latest. I've heard (or at least thought I did) that SP3 will
install Windows Media Player 11, and I don't want that version, so I'm still
on SP2.

WMP 11 is *not* part of XP sp3.

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Lem -- MS-MVP

To the moon and back with 2K words of RAM and 36K words of ROM.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
http://history.nasa.gov/afj/compessay.htm

 

[Jeff Johnson]

WMP 11 is *not* part of XP sp3.

Good to know, thanks.

 

[W. eWatson]

Well, here's one with SP3
<http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Win...CAD4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1228447878&sr=8-1>
Why the "System Builders". Is this an upgrade?

From wikipedia:
It is succeeded by Windows Vista, which was released to volume license
customers on 8 November 2006, and worldwide to the general public on 30
January 2007. Direct OEM and retail sales of Windows XP ceased on 30 June
2008, although it is still possible to obtain Windows XP from System
Builders[4] (smaller OEMs who sell assembled computers) until 31 July 2009
or by purchasing Windows Vista Ultimate or Business and then downgrading to
Windows XP.

I'm guessing there's no support from MS for the System Builder version. If
MS has "let go" of XP, is it possible to upgrade from an already owned
package, thereby having two machines with the same license?

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W. eWatson

(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Web Page: <www.speckledwithstars.net/>