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How can i install win 2000 after installing XP
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Ron
Mar 9, 2002, 6:59:17 AM3/9/02
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Hi everybody,
How do i install windows 2000 when i have already installed XP?.
Seems that xp does'nt allow it.
Who nows the answer.
Thanks in advance
Ron
JJ
Mar 9, 2002, 7:21:57 AM3/9/02
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do u want to de-grade down or dual boot?
If I think u wanna do what I think u wanna do by de-grading...
only way i know is to back up your personal files and run the 2000 cd and do
a fresh install...
maybe someone else has a better suggestion
JJ
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Ron
Mar 9, 2002, 1:00:01 PM3/9/02
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I want to make a dual boot system :-))
Because some programs don't support XP :-((
Because some programs don't support XP :-((
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Gazwad
Mar 9, 2002, 1:11:58 PM3/9/02
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Make a separate partition for W2K
Boot fro the W2K CD (or 4 floppies)
Install to your new partition.
Edit the boot.ini from within XP and add a reference to W2K
Boot fro the W2K CD (or 4 floppies)
Install to your new partition.
Edit the boot.ini from within XP and add a reference to W2K
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Tom Bonini
Mar 9, 2002, 2:45:28 PM3/9/02
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You will need to create a new partition to install WIN2000 to. If you don't
have any unpartitioned space on the drive then you will need to do one of
the following:
1. Get something along the lines of Partition Magic to reduce the size of
the XP partition to allow you to create another partition for 2000.
2. Get a second HD (about the same cost as Partition Magic) and install
2000 on it.
3. Fdisk the drive, create two or more partitions and start over.
If you install 2000 after XP, XP will probably not be able to start. It
seems that 2000 will overwrite some of XP's boot files. This is what
happened to me anyway. To correct this, just reboot from the XP CD and let
it repair the existing XP installation.
have any unpartitioned space on the drive then you will need to do one of
the following:
1. Get something along the lines of Partition Magic to reduce the size of
the XP partition to allow you to create another partition for 2000.
2. Get a second HD (about the same cost as Partition Magic) and install
2000 on it.
3. Fdisk the drive, create two or more partitions and start over.
If you install 2000 after XP, XP will probably not be able to start. It
seems that 2000 will overwrite some of XP's boot files. This is what
happened to me anyway. To correct this, just reboot from the XP CD and let
it repair the existing XP installation.
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rs1011117
Mar 9, 2002, 3:39:41 PM3/9/02
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used it to install W/98 on my XP computer without uninstalling XP. At least
this is one way to do it and it works. Let me know if you need further
help.
Ron
Mar 9, 2002, 5:02:18 PM3/9/02
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Thank you all very much, i think i can do this :-)))
Greetz Ron
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