Upgrading to XP

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Arlene

I have WIN2000 Prof SP2 and I'm considering upgrading to
XP.

If I upgrade, will it remove my files and settings? I
will backup my files etc. to CD, but wanted to know how
much I need to worry about it messing up my other programs
or files.

Thanks!
 
Arlene said:
I have WIN2000 Prof SP2 and I'm considering upgrading to
XP.

If I upgrade, will it remove my files and settings? I
will backup my files etc. to CD, but wanted to know how
much I need to worry about it messing up my other programs
or files.
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You should backup in any case, but under normal circumstances you will
not lose any data and most of your settings.
 
Arlene said:
I have WIN2000 Prof SP2 and I'm considering upgrading to
XP.

If I upgrade, will it remove my files and settings? I
will backup my files etc. to CD, but wanted to know how
much I need to worry about it messing up my other programs
or files.
Click to expand...

An upgrade, done by running a retail XP CD (not OEM which will not
upgrade) from the Win2000 will retain installed programs and data,
though you should have that backup against something like a power
failure at a critical moment
 
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