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Invoke Uficle: Experience with 2000 > XP upgrade	by Werehatrack	2009-04-10 20:53:27
It appears that my Win2K installation's config got trashed while I was getting the DVD burner unfubar; it now hangs on boot, and I can't find the option for stepwise driver loading to watch and see what the boot failure point is. I appear to have two options: Reinstall 2000 (usually safe IME, but takes a while because all of the SP updates and subsequent fixes have to be reinstalled as well.) Upgrade to XP. I have an unused XP upgrade disc sitting here, but I am uneasy about running it because I have no experience with the degree to which this upgrade will result in installed app loss or trashing. My question to those who have run the XP upgrade on Win2K systems is simple: Usually painless, sometimes trouble, potential horror story, or what?
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option C	by Freakazoid	2009-04-10 21:00:35
If you don't have the XP service pack slipstreamed	by themadkansan	2009-04-10 21:10:30
It may have SP3 native on the disc.	by Werehatrack	2009-04-10 21:33:58
So long as it's SP1 or better IIRC.	by themadkansan	2009-04-10 21:50:37
including a firewall helped on that front. (n/t)	by cyberspooked	2009-04-10 22:22:39
Will that trash the installed apps?	by Werehatrack	2009-04-10 21:29:53
"from scratch" means format drive	by Freakazoid	2009-04-10 22:23:23
He's right on that. I've tried it endlessly,	by Adiplomat	2009-04-10 22:28:01
Option D	by Menetlaus	2009-04-10 21:09:12
Mine have all been painless, but they	by Adiplomat	2009-04-10 21:38:13
(additional) All the apps worked after	by Adiplomat	2009-04-10 21:39:49
Further woe:	by werehatrack	2009-04-10 22:58:34
And the bloody w2000 fails to boot even Safe mode.	by werehatrack	2009-04-10 23:00:51
Make a Windows LiveCD maybe?	by themadkansan	2009-04-10 23:09:19

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