Installing xp over 2000

Replies 3. SloMoShun 3 Zinc. A "clean install" of Windows is required. The Windows CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary to partition and format your drive. Prior to the "clean install", it would be a good idea to have you new computers hardware drivers and motherboard chipset drivers downloaded to a cd to speed up the installation without connecting to the Internet. The best answer that I can offer is "maybe yes; maybe no".

In many cases it has been "tweaked" to work with the specific computer and operating system in mind. Basically, I wouldn't count on it and I would purchase the new computer with the smallest software bundle available to avoid disappointment and extra expense. Shobs 2 Bronze. Despite the above posting, it is possible to install Win 2k over XP on the same partition, though not easy for a novice. I happened to successfully install 2k over XP on a Latitude D The reason why it is not easy is because the older 2k operating system won't recognize the newer XP OS.

As a result, when 2k is running its bootstrap loader files, it won't include the XP install as an option to boot to. Thus, the XP install is still on your hard drive and would work just fine if your computer just knew that it could boot to it. I forgot to do this and didn't have my CD since the XP is owned by my work and was fortunately able to find a valid file on the internet.

Then install 2k as you normally would, just don't delete or reformat the partition. You cannot 'upgrade' to XP-home since 2K rightly sees that as a downgrade and it won't run.

Newt ,. Log in or Sign up to hide this advert. Thanks for the info. I run adaware and spybot regularly but I am not familar with cleanmgr. Just a quick way to get to. Show Ignored Content. Share This Page Tweet. If possible; save yourself potential unnecessary problems by doing a clean install. If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and any other specifics related to the problem.

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