Re: Install XP over 2000?
From: Dave Patrick (mail_at_Nospam.DSPatrick.com)
Date: 11/18/04
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:23:48 -0700
"Corey" wrote:
|I have two PCs. And older desktop with 2000 (and two hard drives) and a
| newer laptop with XP home.
|
| My question is twofold.
|
| 1) Should I "upgrade" the 2000 machine to XP to be consistent among the
| machines? Or leave the 2000 machine alone as long as it's working for me?
* No, not for this reason alone.
| 2) If I install XP on the 2000 machine, will I lose all applications
| currently installed on that 2000 machine? What about data files (I think
the
| only data files I have on the O/S drive are the Outlook Express files that
I
| wuold want to keep)?
* An upgrade would preserve your applications and data. Always have on hand
a backup of anything you can't afford to lose.
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