Windows XP upgrade vs installation

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Please Help?
Existing operating system: Win2000 Professional installed on drive "C", 30GB, Zip drive, and CD_RW drive.
Existing BIOS Award. Setup allows only a five digit number for the cylinders number which is not enough for the cylinder count with 16 heads, and 63 sectors / track for the new 80GB Maxtor hard drive.
Installing a new 80GB Maxtor hard drive.
Installing WinXP Professional Upgrade (label on box states "Upgrade").
Booted from the CD but the installation screen did not offer any option to upgrade from Win2000 Professional. The options were to install WinXP as a second operating system or format "C" and install WinXP as the only operating system. I chose to install as a second operating system. I chose to install on the new 80GB hard drive. The installation configured and formatted the 80GB hard drive and proceeded to install WinXP on it. The drive letter assigned to the new 80GB is "F". Upon reboot, a screen appears asking which operating system to boot from.

1.) How do I remove Win2000 Professional and make WinXP the only operating system. If I disconnect the 30GB hard drive the system will not boot.
2.) WinXP will not permit me to change drive letters on the "F" and "C" drives. How then can this be done such that the WinXP 80GB boot drive will be "C: and the original 30GB drive will be the "F" drive. WinXP states that "C" is a system drive and "F" is a boot drive.
3.) There are some programs on the original 30GB hard drive that will run from selecting from WinXP, others state that they must be reinstalled including all the MS OFFICE Professional Programs. What has happened here? What was purchased is a WinXP that stated "UPGRADE" on the box as well as install.

Respectfully,
Paul M. Mrozinsky
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

One cannot change the boot partition letter without
performing a "clean install" of Windows XP.

Drive Letters Change Unexpectedly When You Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326683&Product=winxp

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.

NOTE: If you have an internal Zip Drive installed, physically disconnect the
EIDE and power cable to it before proceeding, otherwise your main
hard drive may not be assigned the customary C: drive letter.
After installing Windows XP, you may then reconnect it.

1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".

===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
==> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".

8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.

9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:

How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064

Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Please Help?
| Existing operating system: Win2000 Professional installed on drive "C", 30GB, Zip drive, and CD_RW drive.
| Existing BIOS Award. Setup allows only a five digit number for the cylinders number which is not enough for
the cylinder count with 16 heads, and 63 sectors / track for the new 80GB Maxtor hard drive.
| Installing a new 80GB Maxtor hard drive.
| Installing WinXP Professional Upgrade (label on box states "Upgrade").
| Booted from the CD but the installation screen did not offer any option to upgrade from Win2000
Professional. The options were to install WinXP as a second operating system or format "C" and install WinXP
as the only operating system. I chose to install as a second operating system. I chose to install on the new
80GB hard drive. The installation configured and formatted the 80GB hard drive and proceeded to install WinXP
on it. The drive letter assigned to the new 80GB is "F". Upon reboot, a screen appears asking which
operating system to boot from.
|
| 1.) How do I remove Win2000 Professional and make WinXP the only operating system. If I disconnect the 30GB
hard drive the system will not boot.
| 2.) WinXP will not permit me to change drive letters on the "F" and "C" drives. How then can this be done
such that the WinXP 80GB boot drive will be "C: and the original 30GB drive will be the "F" drive. WinXP
states that "C" is a system drive and "F" is a boot drive.
| 3.) There are some programs on the original 30GB hard drive that will run from selecting from WinXP, others
state that they must be reinstalled including all the MS OFFICE Professional Programs. What has happened
here? What was purchased is a WinXP that stated "UPGRADE" on the box as well as install.
|
| Respectfully,
| Paul M. Mrozinsky