win 2000 Prof. to XP home

[dot]

My daughter was told that because she has Windows 2000 "Professional" she
can only upgrade to Windows XP Professional and not the "Home" version. She
doesn't really need the professional version. Is there a work around for
this or is she stuck?
TIA
dot

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

That's correct. Win2K can be upgraded to WinXP Pro, but not to
WinXP Home. That would be why Win2K wasn't listed as a qualifying
product on the box. If she really needs only WinXp Home, her only
option is to format the hard drive and perform a clean installation.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered
the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions 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.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


Bruce Chambers

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[dot]

Hmmmmmmm thanks for the reply although I don't think she is up for
completely re-formatting her computer and all that is evolved in that. I
was hoping for an easier work around for her.
dot



Greetings --

That's correct. Win2K can be upgraded to WinXP Pro, but not to
WinXP Home. That would be why Win2K wasn't listed as a qualifying
product on the box. If she really needs only WinXp Home, her only
option is to format the hard drive and perform a clean installation.

Simply boot from the WinXP installation CD. You'll be offered
the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions 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.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[JM]

Well if you don't like that solution you might try setting up a separate
partition and configuring the machine as a dual boot. OR

You can go out and buy XP/Pro which will allow you to upgrade your Win2k
machine.

 

[Colon Terminus]

Hi Dot,

I'd question why she needs XP at all. When installed on the same existing
hardware, it's more of a sidegrade than an upgrade. I can think of no
tangible, real world, benefit in upgrading.