Re: Replacing OS with XP

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From: Jerry (NoSpamChiefZeke_at_MSN.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 14:34:14 -0700

First run the XP upgrade advisor to make sure your existing system is
compatible with XP. You will get a list of incompatibilities and fixes. Do
as it says.

Second, you can upgrade Win2K to XP but I'm not sure if there is enough hard
drive space. 4.3Gb is small nowadays.

"DBG" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8d1101c432c4$69badfd0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I have a Pentium II PC with two physical (separate) hard
> disks. The first disk (C) is primary and has 4.3GB
> capacity and the Win2K OS. The 2nd disk (F) has 60GB
> capacity of which 8GB is data I wish to keep. Note that D
> and E are ZIP and CD drives. I would like to replace the
> 2K OS on C with XP. I have Partition Magic 8, but that
> only shows how to add a 2nd OS. Any advice would be
> appreciated. .................Thanks ...DBG
>