Hi, I have a bit of a problem. I need to upgrade my computer from Windows 2000 Professional 
to Windows XP Home. I own a Home upgrade license but apparently the only way you 
can get to XP from 2000 Pro is to buy the full version of XP Home or buy an upgrade 
license to XP Pro. I'd really just like to use the XP Home upgrade license that I 
already have.

I also own a full license of Windows 98. So I was wondering if it is possible to 
downgrade from Windows 2000 Pro to Windows 98 and then upgrade to XP Home from there? 
If it is, how would I go about it?

Thanks for your response and your help.

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blebar 
No big deal
You can do both but you don't need to if you just want to run XP home...
The easy way to upgrade to XP from win2k is
Boot with the XP cd have it format the drive and then install XP..
XP will ask for you what ver. you now have, use the win98se boot disk and tell XP 
to look at the A: drive for it...
OR
You can download a win98se OEM ver.boot disk from bootdisk.com...and use it to show 
XP you have it.
NOTE*** if you have a lar.HD download ME ver. boot disk it will see the the HD over 
32 gig...and format it right..
With the boot disk you will need to FDISK the HD and remove ALL the partitions ( 
ALL OF THEM ) and then make a new one, when it reboots format the HD with this command 
format C: /s
The /s will put the systems files on the HD..
Now you can reboot with the XP cd or the win98se boot disk and install win98se or 
XP...
( If you want to put win98se on boot with the win98se boot disk and when you see 
use CD ROM support select it then when you see the A: type your rom drive letter 
X:
and then cd win98 you should see X:\win98 folder (x: is your cd rom lettter) and 
type setup and win98 will install..
If you want to have a dual boot system ..
win98se or win2k and XP set the HD up when you run the FDISK command and setup 2 
or more partitions..
One for ea. OS files..
Install win98se 1st (C: drive) then win2k(D: drive) and then XP..(E: drive) your 
rom drive will have a drive letter also....Note***will will need to format ea.drive 
letter b/4 you can use it...i.e. with format D: and format E: but you should use 
format C: /s on the 1st drive letter...
The will have 3 OS systems on you machine the best of all worlds..
NOTE***if you think you may want to install Linux down the road make a partition 
now so you can...with FDISK
I hope this is not to much info at one time for you..
Just take you time and it will take some ,just read ALL the popups b/4 you move on 
...
Good Luck...
Happy New Year   :>)
!!!
ô¿ô  DEX








On Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at 3:31 pm, blebar wrote:

>Hi, I have a bit of a problem. I need to upgrade my computer from Windows 2000 Professional 

>to Windows XP Home. I own a Home upgrade license but apparently the only way you 

>can get to XP from 2000 Pro is to buy the full version of XP Home or buy an upgrade 

>license to XP Pro. I'd really just like to use the XP Home upgrade license that 
I 

>already have.

>

>I also own a full license of Windows 98. So I was wondering if it is possible to 

>downgrade from Windows 2000 Pro to Windows 98 and then upgrade to XP Home from there? 

>If it is, how would I go about it?

>

>Thanks for your response and your help. 

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Great. Sounds like it will work, except for one problem. I don't have a floppy drive 
on the laptop I'm trying to install XP on. Is there any workaround for this? Thanks.

Ben







On Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at 4:03 pm, DEX wrote:

>blebar 

>No big deal

>You can do both but you don't need to if you just want to run XP home...

>The easy way to upgrade to XP from win2k is

>Boot with the XP cd have it format the drive and then install XP..

>XP will ask for you what ver. you now have, use the win98se boot disk and tell XP 

>to look at the A: drive for it...

>OR

>You can download a win98se OEM ver.boot disk from bootdisk.com...and use it to show 

>XP you have it.

>NOTE*** if you have a lar.HD download ME ver. boot disk it will see the the HD over 

>32 gig...and format it right..

>With the boot disk you will need to FDISK the HD and remove ALL the partitions ( 

>ALL OF THEM ) and then make a new one, when it reboots format the HD with this command 

>format C: /s

>The /s will put the systems files on the HD..

>Now you can reboot with the XP cd or the win98se boot disk and install win98se or 

>XP...

>( If you want to put win98se on boot with the win98se boot disk and when you see 

>use CD ROM support select it then when you see the A: type your rom drive letter 

>X:

>and then cd win98 you should see X:\win98 folder (x: is your cd rom lettter) and 

>type setup and win98 will install..

>If you want to have a dual boot system ..

>win98se or win2k and XP set the HD up when you run the FDISK command and setup 2 

>or more partitions..

>One for ea. OS files..

>Install win98se 1st (C: drive) then win2k(D: drive) and then XP..(E: drive) your 

>rom drive will have a drive letter also....Note***will will need to format ea.drive 

>letter b/4 you can use it...i.e. with format D: and format E: but you should use 

>format C: /s on the 1st drive letter...

>The will have 3 OS systems on you machine the best of all worlds..

>NOTE***if you think you may want to install Linux down the road make a partition 

>now so you can...with FDISK

>I hope this is not to much info at one time for you..

>Just take you time and it will take some ,just read ALL the popups b/4 you move 
on 

>...

>Good Luck...

>Happy New Year   :>)

>!!!

>ô¿ô  DEX

>

>

>

> 

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Ben
Because it's a laptop you will need a driver disk also.
here's a link that I have used many times and Bob's software works every time...

sweeney0
SoftWare for Laptops


http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZsweeney0QQsorecordsperpageZ50QQsosortorderZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=sweeney0







On Tuesday, December 28, 2004 at 10:16 pm, blebar wrote:

>Great. Sounds like it will work, except for one problem. I don't have a floppy drive 

>on the laptop I'm trying to install XP on. Is there any workaround for this? Thanks.

>

>Ben

>

>

> 

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Hmm, well it looks good, but is there any way I can do it without paying $20? There 
must be a free bootable cd somewhere?







On Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at 6:28 am, DEX wrote:

>Ben

>Because it's a laptop you will need a driver disk also.

>here's a link that I have used many times and Bob's software works every time...

>

>sweeney0

>SoftWare for Laptops

>

>

>http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZsweeney0QQsorecordsperpageZ50QQsosortorderZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1

>

>http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=sweeney0

>

>

> 

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So I did a little searching on my own and came up with this:

http://www.allbootdisks.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=selectfolder&filecatid=88

Theres a Windows 98 SE Boot Disk ISO Image on there. Then I could just burn it to 
cd instead of worrying about a floppy or buying discs off eBay. Shouldn't that work 
just like a floppy version would?

Let me know.







On Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at 6:28 am, DEX wrote:

>Ben

>Because it's a laptop you will need a driver disk also.

>here's a link that I have used many times and Bob's software works every time...

>

>sweeney0

>SoftWare for Laptops

>

>

>http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZsweeney0QQsorecordsperpageZ50QQsosortorderZ1QQsosortpropertyZ1

>

>http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=sweeney0

>

>

> 

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Ben
Yes ,That should work but you spend days looking for the right drivers for your video,and 
other hardware for your laptop.....
But do you want it's your machine and time..







On Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at 11:43 am, blebar wrote:

>So I did a little searching on my own and came up with this:

>

>http://www.allbootdisks.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=selectfolder&filecatid=88

>

>Theres a Windows 98 SE Boot Disk ISO Image on there. Then I could just burn it to 

>cd instead of worrying about a floppy or buying discs off eBay. Shouldn't that work 

>just like a floppy version would?

>

>Let me know.

>

>

> 

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