(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:48 pm
Post subject: update from Windows 2000 to XP Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>newusers (more info?)
A friend of mine offered me a Windows XP disk with a full licence.
Will I be able to update my Windows 2000 or must I make a clean install
(giving me a lot of problems as I have a huge quantity of programs to be
reinstalled)?
Thanks
Horst
(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:48 pm
Post subject: Re: update from Windows 2000 to XP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
horst wrote:
> A friend of mine offered me a Windows XP disk with a full licence.
> Will I be able to update my Windows 2000 or must I make a clean install
> (giving me a lot of problems as I have a huge quantity of programs to be
> reinstalled)?
> Thanks
> Horst
It depends on what version the Windows XP is. If it is XP Home, then you
can't upgrade from Win2k. If it is XP Pro, you can.
(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:48 pm
Post subject: Re: update from Windows 2000 to XP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
horst wrote:
> A friend of mine offered me a Windows XP disk with a full licence.
> Will I be able to update my Windows 2000 or must I make a clean
> install (giving me a lot of problems as I have a huge quantity of
> programs to be reinstalled)?
Malke wrote:
> It depends on what version the Windows XP is. If it is XP Home,
> then you can't upgrade from Win2k. If it is XP Pro, you can.
To add to that...
If the license your friend gave you happens to be an OEM license - you
cannot upgrade your Windows 2000 install no matter if it is Windows XP
Professional (32 bit) or not. OEMs do not perform upgrade installations.
(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:30 am
Post subject: Re: update from Windows 2000 to XP [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
On 11.09.2008 18:33, Shenan Stanley wrote:
> horst wrote:
>> A friend of mine offered me a Windows XP disk with a full licence.
>> Will I be able to update my Windows 2000 or must I make a clean
>> install (giving me a lot of problems as I have a huge quantity of
>> programs to be reinstalled)?
>
> Malke wrote:
>> It depends on what version the Windows XP is. If it is XP Home,
>> then you can't upgrade from Win2k. If it is XP Pro, you can.
>
> To add to that...
>
> If the license your friend gave you happens to be an OEM license - you
> cannot upgrade your Windows 2000 install no matter if it is Windows XP
> Professional (32 bit) or not. OEMs do not perform upgrade installations.
>
Thank you very much: it is an OEM!
You saved me a lot of troubles!
Horst
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