Can only assume that the XP version has been reinstalled to many times and that you 
purchased it "used"..  Either way it's a suspicious scenerio.  Nothing you can do 
unless you want to purchase new CD Key's from MS,.  That will not be cheap, and they 
may not be willing to help you out..  If you purchased it, you need to take up the 
issue with the seller.

As for going back to W2K, you are best to wipe the disk and reinstall it from a W2K 
install disk that has SP4 slipstreamed into it, unless your install disk already 
has SP4.  You could try a repair install but unlucky to work since you already tried 
to install XP.  Best to start over..  :-(







On Thursday, February 14, 2008 at 12:50 pm, rick wrote:

>I had 2000 on my computer when I got it and tried to install  XPpro with server 
pack 

>but it won't let me use it because a message said that the ID#'s were used too many 

>times. These #'s came with the disk, now I'm XP'D(xtremely p-o'd My questions are: 

>1-can I use XP and how? and 2- If not how can I safely uninstall it and get back 

>to my original 2000??? right now 2000 is not working right but I can use the net. 

> thanks 

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