Re: XP SP2 upgrade can't find a previous version...

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Entil_Za_1 wrote:
Hi all,

I have a system running W2K SP4 that I want to upgrade to XP (well, I don't want to but I guess I'm stuck with it). However I boot the XP Pro SP2 upgrade CD, agree to the license, and it tells me it "cannot find a previous version of Windows" on my system. Lovely.



What happens if you boot into Win2K, insert the WinXP installation CD, and then choose the Upgrade option from the resulting AutoStarted screen?



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