Uppgrade problem win ME to win 2000

[Guest]

HI!

I have problem uppgrading my win ME to win 2000 by using the win 2000 CD. A
dialog box says a upg.DLL file cant be found. I tryed starting the
installation from winnt32.exe as microsoft troubleshooting says but the same
problem remains. How can I uppgrade when i have the win 2000 CD. I had this
CD for several years though without using it.

Thanks for help.

 

[Dan Seur]

You cannot "upgrade" an existing WinME OS to Win2000. You must do a
"clean install" of Win2000.

(WinME was released AFTER Win2000; hence Win2000 does not know HOW to
convert the ME system structures to Win2k structures...you will wind up
with gibberish if you wind up with anything...)

 

[Dan Seur]

I should also have said that ME is not a valid upgrade path to Win2k; if
your Win2k CD is an "upgrade" CD, you would need to insert a valid
candidate system CD when asked to do so by the Win2k CD. The valid
upgradeable systems include NT, Win98, and maybe Win95; check the
microsoft site for info.

 

[John John]

Scrap the whole Windows ME installation and install Windows 2000 from
Scratch. You need not abandon the ME installation, you can keep it for
dual boot or just keep your data files intact on the disk. You can or
may be able to install Windows 2000 without having to format or convert
your ME drive.

Although many report to upgrade ME to Windows 2000 (and many do!) the
outcome may be less than impressionable and may lead to unforeseen or
irreparable problems later on down the road.

John