Re: "downgrading" from Windows 2000 Professional before upgrading to Windows XP Home

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From: Patti MacLeod (pam120_at_nospamshaw.ca)
Date: 06/01/04 

Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 00:28:42 -0400

Hi bullbob,

Either way, downgrading from 2000 to 98SE or upgrading from 2000 to XP Home,
are going to involve deleting the 2000 Pro partition, then creating a new
partition, formatting and installing the operating system.

Regards, 

-- 
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User
"bullbob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:23973BFD-0058-4565-93F4-120D7B4D2786@microsoft.com...
> I have a Gateway 600 laptop. It is a dualboot machine running Windows 2000
Professional and Windows 2000 Professional Server on a partitioned 40Gb hd
with 768 Kb of RAM. (I bought it from my son who used it in his work!).
>
> I would like to install Windows XP Home. I have an upgrade CD.
>
> Since I can't go directly from Windows 2000 Professional to Windows XP
Home, can I "downgrade" to Windows 98 SE then upgrade to Windows XP Home?
>
> What else can you suggest to get to where I want to go? Thanks a lot.

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