After upgrading from Win2K to XP all shortcuts and software "gone"

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I have upgraded by notebook from Windows 2000 to XP. When I boot up under
XP, none of my Win2K user names are valid, the desktop shortcuts I could see
under Win2K are gone, and none of my software installed under Win2K can be
run.

There must be a slick way of importing the user account from my computer's
Win2K era to is new incarnation under XP. But I can't find it.

Note: My computer is now configured to let me choose booting up under Win2K
or XP. I did that because of the problem I am reporting. What's the way out
of this problem? Thanks
 
You probably should run the file transfer wizard in 2000,put the data on
a cd,then install in xp.If xp isnt letting you in,try tapping the F8
key,safe-mode,
enter as administrator,then run the wizard.
 
NickHDS said:
I have upgraded by notebook from Windows 2000 to XP. When I boot up under
XP, none of my Win2K user names are valid, the desktop shortcuts I could see
under Win2K are gone, and none of my software installed under Win2K can be
run.

There must be a slick way of importing the user account from my computer's
Win2K era to is new incarnation under XP. But I can't find it.

Note: My computer is now configured to let me choose booting up under Win2K
or XP. I did that because of the problem I am reporting. What's the way out
of this problem? Thanks
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If I read the situation correctly, the laptop is now in a
multi-boot configuration and can start independently with
Windows 2000 or Windows XP. This is not an upgrade scenario
but adding a second OS to an existing computer. It will be
necessary to rebuild the user profile(s) for Windows XP as
these (and Windows XP) will be independent of Windows 2000.
 
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