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hi, was wondering if i had a computer with windows 2000 and wanted to upgrade to xp, how i would go about doing it. a friend asked me to wipe there hard drive and upgrade it for them

would i goto dos and type in format c

and follow the instructions or would it be more complex?

any help apprecited.thankyou
 
The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.

1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".

===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

5. Clean Install Windows XP
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
==> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".

8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.

9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:

How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;310064

Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| hi, was wondering if i had a computer with windows 2000 and wanted to upgrade to xp, how i would go about
doing it. a friend asked me to wipe there hard drive and upgrade it for them.
|
| would i goto dos and type in format c:
|
| and follow the instructions or would it be more complex??
|
| any help apprecited.thankyou
 
If you have Pro, you just insert the CD and do a upgrade. Home won't upgrade
2000. To do a clean install of XP, first go into BIOS and set the CD drive
as the first boot device. Then boot from the XP CD. It has all the tools
needed to partition, format and install XP. After installing, go back and
set the hard drive as the first boot device.

--
Steve C. Ray

beatlestevie said:
hi, was wondering if i had a computer with windows 2000 and wanted to
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upgrade to xp, how i would go about doing it. a friend asked me to wipe
there hard drive and upgrade it for them.
 
Jack, in reading all your comments, I have come to the conclusion that you
are not trying to be helpful at all. Why do you even bother replying?
 
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