XP to Windows 2000

[Dolan]

I need to know the procedure for changing my OS from
Windows XP Home Edition to Windows 2000. I want to do a
clean install, removing Windows XP entirely. Thanks,
Dolan.

[Nicholas]

To install Windows 2000:

The Windows 2000 CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows 2000 to partition and format your drive:

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows 2000 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 the =
existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the =
primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows 2000.

5. After installing Windows 2000, be sure and visit the support =
website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows 2000 compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.

7. It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral =
hardware
devices, except for you mouse and keyboard, before installing =
W2K.
After W2K is installed, visit the support website of the =
manufacturer
of each hardware device to obtain the latest drivers or software
designed to work with Windows W2K.


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Nicholas

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"Dolan" > wrote in message:
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| I need to know the procedure for changing my OS from=20
| Windows XP Home Edition to Windows 2000. I want to do a=20
| clean install, removing Windows XP entirely. Thanks,=20
| Dolan.

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

If you want to replace WinXP with an earlier OS, you're certainly
entitled to do so, as long as you've purchased a legitimate copy of
that earlier OS.

Before proceeding, though, you'd better take a few minutes to see
if there are any device drivers for the older OS available for the new
machine. There may not be, if the PC was specifically designed by its
manufacturer for WinXP. Also, check with the PC vendor to determine
whether or not replacing the pre-installed OS will void your warranty
and/or any service agreement(s), as normally the case.

To replace WinXP with an earlier OS, you'll have to boot from the
appropriate boot disk, format the hard drive, and install. There is
no supported downgrade path or technique.

Simply boot from the Win2K installation CD. You'll be offered the
opportunity to delete, create, and/or format the system partition 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.)


Bruce Chambers

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"Dolan" > wrote in message
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> I need to know the procedure for changing my OS from
> Windows XP Home Edition to Windows 2000. I want to do a
> clean install, removing Windows XP entirely. Thanks,
> Dolan.