Re: Upgrade Windows 2000 to XP home?

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Paul Kraemer wrote:
Hi,

Is it possible to buy an upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows XP Home edition?



No. Win2K can be upgraded to WinXp Pro, but not to WinXP Home.


So far, the only upgrade I have been able to find requires you to have Windows 98 or Windows Millenium.


That would be correct.

Upgrading to WinXP from Previous Versions of Windows
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading/matrix.asp


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