Upgrading from Win2K Server

From: Steve (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 13:31:05 -0800

Sorry, I need to get to basics (I'm an English major). I bought a desktop over MicroNews, the guy said it had WinXP Pro loaded in, an eval copy. I told him I wanted something permanent, he said he could put in Win 2000. Turns out it's Win 2000 Server, and I'm just not advanced enough to be a server admin yet. So my first question, could I just slap WinXP on top of Win2K Server, and if so, would Home work, or just Pro?

If I can't do that, then I have another problem: the machine won't let me even launch the WinXP eval copy (which the seller said he didn't activate, but he doesn't have the product key) -- it gives me an error message at the first boot-up screen about missing files. So I can't even upgrade that to a permanent state. Do you think I could get at it if I uninstall Win2000? Or do you have better suggestions?

I guess my questions boil down to how can I put a stable OS on here that an English major can easily manage?