Win 2000 and Win XP

[Sandra]

Can you downgrade from Win XP to Win 2000. Due to inhouse
applications, I have to work with Win 2000, But I don't
want to reinstall everything again.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you.

 

[molsonexpert]

Can you downgrade from Win XP to Win 2000. Due to inhouse
applications, I have to work with Win 2000, But I don't
want to reinstall everything again.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you.

No. A re-install is the only option. Interestingly, you can revert back to
Win98 from an upgrade to XP.

steve.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

It cannot be done. There is no "rollback" to Win2K. To replace
WinXP with an earlier OS, you'll have to boot from the appropriate
boot disk, format the hard drive, and install. There is no supported
downgrade path or technique.

Simply boot from the Win2K installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and/or format the system partition as
part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the
order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)


Bruce Chambers
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