upgrade from 2000 pro to xp pro

[robbingarcia]

i am trying to upgrade from 2000 pro to xp pro i get an error message that says signature for windows 2000 prof setup is invalid error code 8006003

[patio]

Do you have the Win2K CD handy ? ?
You can just insert it into the drive when it prompts you for it...

Otherwise you might have to contact the Mothership...

patio.  8-)

[2k_dummy]

upgrade from 2000 pro to xp pro

You'll be s-or-r-y!

[patio]

upgrade from 2000 pro to xp pro

You'll be s-or-r-y!

 

[GX1_Man]

That's a definite downgrade in my book!

[Raptor]

Don't be daft, Windows XP Home is a much better choice for any illiterate computer user than Windows 2000 is. And even for literate computer users if you ask me, I never felt the need to use Windows 2000 instead of Windows XP...

[Fed]

Don't be daft, XP uses more resources and forces you into the registration/validation merry-go-round.
As a trade off XP gives you a crappy firewall and 'system restore' which is excellent to screw your computer with.

[Raptor]

Don't be daft, XP uses more resources and forces you into the registration/validation merry-go-round.
As a trade off XP gives you a crappy firewall and 'system restore' which is excellent to screw your computer with.

I've got to agree with you on the firewall. I think the fire got extinguished a long time ago and the wall must have become porous.

But still, if Windows 2000 is so good for home users, why did Microsoft bother bringing out Windows XP Home? They could as well have brought out Windows 2000 Home.

[Fed]

Microsoft brought out XP to stop people using pirated copies of their OSs.
They put a few bells & whistles into W2K, called it XP and conned the world.

[Raptor]

Microsoft brought out XP to stop people using pirated copies of their OSs.
They put a few bells & whistles into W2K, called it XP and conned the world.

You're probably right. Good thing I got it for real cheap, though.