-----Original Message-----
Have you set the BIOS to boot from the CD and booted with
the XP CD in the drive, it should ask if you want to boot
from the CD, press any key. Then you select to install,
then the choice upgrade or clean.
message | I'm running 2000 Prof and have XP Professional to install
| or upgrade but the Install incon will not activate when
| the screen pops up. Could it be the Laptop? I know the
| CD is and i have tested on another PC Desktop. Please
| help?
| >-----Original Message-----
| >And I hope you plan to uninstall it from your desktop or
| use a different CD
| >Key to install it on your laptop since you can't use the
| same Key on both
| >according to MS EULA.
| >
| >| >> And XP must be retail, not OEM, for a upgrade.
| >>
| >> --
| >> Steve C. Ray
| >> (Replace "mail" with "36db"
| >> "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
| wrote in message
| >> | >>> Windows 2000 Professional requires Windows XP
| Professional
| >>> for an upgrade.
| >>>
| >>> see
| >>>
|
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading
| /matrix.asp
| >>>
| >>> more info
| >>>
| >>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? scid=fh;EN-
| US;winxpstart&product=winxp
| >>>
| >>>
| >>> | >>> | I'm currently running 2000 and my XP CD will not
| run on
| >>> | my IBM Thinkpad for the install. I know the CD is
| not
| >>> | damaged because it runs on my desktop and my ibm
| had xp
| >>> | on it before. I have a IBM I Series 1161 11U and
| the CD
| >>> | ROM is working properly as well. Please advise.
| Thanks.
| >>>
| >>>
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
| >.
| >
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