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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows NT/2000 => Topic started by: alaabelbeisi on November 11, 2009, 02:52:56 AM

Title: upgrade wndows 2000 pro
Post by: alaabelbeisi on November 11, 2009, 02:52:56 AM
Hi,
can i upgrade windows 2000 pro (SP4) to windows XP pro (SP2)!??
i tried to upgraded but it didn't work! message appears that you cannot upgrade from windows 2000 to windows xp pro.
is there something i need to do before upgrading or what!?

thanks
Title: Re: upgrade wndows 2000 pro
Post by: patio on November 11, 2009, 05:54:21 AM
What exactly does it say on this XP CD ? ?
Title: Re: upgrade wndows 2000 pro
Post by: alaabelbeisi on November 11, 2009, 10:24:34 PM
it says: For distribustion with a new pc Only, for product support contact the manufacturer of your pc,


icludes service pack2, v2002
Title: Re: upgrade wndows 2000 pro
Post by: iamtonsoffun247 on November 12, 2009, 10:55:49 PM
Is it a ful version? Defenitely sounds like an OEM. Does it say anywere a certain brand computer it was for? Or if its JUST the service pack?(Not sure if this exists, I just know I have a disk that says windows 2000 on it, but its just the service pack).
Title: Re: upgrade wndows 2000 pro
Post by: patio on November 13, 2009, 06:26:02 AM
That CD will only install to the brand of machine it shipped with...sorry.
Title: Re: upgrade wndows 2000 pro
Post by: alaabelbeisi on November 14, 2009, 09:42:23 AM
Quote from: patio on November 13, 2009, 06:26:02 AM
That CD will only install to the brand of machine it shipped with...sorry.

i've bought the CD from the market not with PC, i already tried several windows xp original cds but all didn't work

thanks :)
Title: Re: upgrade wndows 2000 pro
Post by: iamtonsoffun247 on November 15, 2009, 11:44:44 PM
What are the specs of your computer?  Maybe they dont meet the system requirements for windows xp.
Title: Re: upgrade wndows 2000 pro
Post by: alaabelbeisi on November 16, 2009, 01:40:21 AM
Quote from: iamtonsoffun247 on November 15, 2009, 11:44:44 PM
What are the specs of your computer?  Maybe they dont meet the system requirements for windows xp.

i belive it does meet the system requirements, it is p4. 2.4 GHz, 1 GB ram DDR1 and 40 gb HDD.
Title: Re: upgrade wndows 2000 pro
Post by: iamtonsoffun247 on November 16, 2009, 04:33:20 PM
Quote from: alaabelbeisi on November 14, 2009, 09:42:23 AM
i've bought the CD from the market not with PC, i already tried several windows xp original cds but all didn't work

thanks :)

What "market" did you purchase it from?  Like a retailer like best buy or on the internet from ebay or something of that nature?  Do you have certain files/programs that you need to keep? I usually like to do a clean install, but if you cannot, hopefully we can figure out how to get this to work :)
Title: Re: upgrade wndows 2000 pro
Post by: patio on November 16, 2009, 06:06:23 PM
Sorry to say but all these CD's sound "dodgy" to me...
There is a direct upgrade path from Win2K to XP according to Microsoft and i've done it dozens of times myself with zero issues...