Re: No desktop after upgrade from 2000 Pro to XP Pro.

From: Jim Ratchford (JimRatchford_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/03/04 

Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 18:33:02 -0800

Hey Roadrunner. Thanks for the tip. I have all my nineteen years of
accumulated data, some of it extremely important, backed up on a second drive
with MS Backup in 2000 Pro.
Can I restore data from a 2000 Pro backup to an XP C:drive? I'm assuming
I'm going to loose all the data and programs on the C drive when I do a clean
install of XP.
I would give anything to just restore my 2000 Pro installation and start
over or not at all. I'm in pretty big trouble with this trashed computer. I'm
writing this on a new laptop I had to get just to learn how to restore my
desktop.
Thanks for the help. I sure appreciate it.
Jim

"Road Runner" wrote:

> Hey Jim .... Have a look at this site , its about performing an clean
> install of windows xp ... You might want to start over with a clean install
> .... Also you can perform this with your upgrade version of windows xp cd
> disc , have a look at this website in how its done and more
>
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
>
>
>
> "Jim Ratchford" <JimRatchford@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9EBB31BC-DDBB-4E2F-8780-2FCE89AF5645@microsoft.com...
> > Been on this site for 48 hours straight as it's the only place I know
> > where I
> > might be able to get my crashed system up after XP upgrade. I upgraded
> > from
> > 2000Pro to XP Pro INCLUDING SP2 !. I wonder if that has anything to do
> > with
> > it. It will boot thru the "WINDOWS xp" with blue dots, then black, then
> > light
> > blue screen with operating cursor, the way it does befor going to the
> > desktop, but the desktop never shows up. Some kind sole said to wait for
> > five
> > minutes. One time I waited for nine hours. If I insert the CD to autostart
> > I
> > can hear it run and a picture of a
> > CD shows up on the screen, but nothing happens. Sure would appreciate any
> > help anyone can give me. It's going to be a long third night.
> > Jim Ratchford
>
>
>

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