Re: Installing XP over ME

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Thanks very much. Your answer was concise and to the point. Thanks again.
Looks like my best bet is to reinstall.
--
Chuck


"Jon_Hildrum" wrote:

> No, you cannot. If you want the dual boot configuration which it appears you
> ended up with, you will have to reinstall all the applications in winXP.
>
> If you wanted to upgrade from ME to XP, then you should have booted ME,
> inserted the XP CD and selected upgrade.
>
> You could remove the new XP installation and upgrade your ME installation.
>
> Remember to backup all your important data prior to performing an upgrade.
>
> --
> Jon Hildrum
> DTS MVP
> Jon_Hildrum@xxxxxxx
> www.hildrum.com
> "Chuck" <chuck@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:03A149F7-86E4-445A-B12F-57E5811B02FA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I attempted to install XP over ME, but rec'd a system message that both
> > Operating Systems could not be resident in the same sector of the hard
> > drive.
> > So, I installed XP in a separate sector. Now I cannot access any of the
> > programs that were already loaded into ME, such as Word, Access,
> > Printshop,
> > etc.
> >
> > Any help would be very much appreciated.
> > --
> > Chuck
>
>
>
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