Windows 2000 to XP???

I thought i would be "cool" and reformat my brother's hard drive without a
startup disk. I installed windows 2000 again but need to upgrade it to XP.
I have the upgrade disk but it gives me the following error:

"Setup cannot ugrade your current installation to Windows XP.
Your current installation of Window is not a supported upgrade path."

Please help!!...my brother will kill me if i cant get it back to XP. Where
can I get this path?

Note: The computer has been updated with all window's 2000 updates.

THANKS!!

Only a "Retail Version" of "Windows XP Professional" can
upgrade over Windows 2000. Which version of Windows XP
did you acquire?

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Amy12345" wrote:

| I thought i would be "cool" and reformat my brother's hard drive without a
| startup disk. I installed windows 2000 again but need to upgrade it to XP.
| I have the upgrade disk but it gives me the following error:
|
| "Setup cannot ugrade your current installation to Windows XP.
| Your current installation of Window is not a supported upgrade path."
|
| Please help!!...my brother will kill me if i cant get it back to XP. Where
| can I get this path?
|
| Note: The computer has been updated with all window's 2000 updates.
|
| THANKS!!

Amy;
Retail or OEM Windows XP?
OEM will not upgrade.

Windows XP Home or Pro?
Windows 2000 will not upgrade to Windows XP Home.

Since this is a Windows Update newsgroup and not an upgrade newsgroup, you
should direct further questions to a Windows XP newsgroup:
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Amy12345" <> wrote in message
news:285723C9-51C1-400F-ADE4-...
>I thought i would be "cool" and reformat my brother's hard drive without a
> startup disk. I installed windows 2000 again but need to upgrade it to
> XP.
> I have the upgrade disk but it gives me the following error:
>
> "Setup cannot ugrade your current installation to Windows XP.
> Your current installation of Window is not a supported upgrade path."
>
> Please help!!...my brother will kill me if i cant get it back to XP.
> Where
> can I get this path?
>
> Note: The computer has been updated with all window's 2000 updates.
>
> THANKS!!

Leave 2000 on there - its a lot better anyways

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:

> Amy;
> Retail or OEM Windows XP?
> OEM will not upgrade.
>
> Windows XP Home or Pro?
> Windows 2000 will not upgrade to Windows XP Home.
>
> Since this is a Windows Update newsgroup and not an upgrade newsgroup, you
> should direct further questions to a Windows XP newsgroup:
> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
> http://www.dts-l.org
>
>
> "Amy12345" <> wrote in message
> news:285723C9-51C1-400F-ADE4-...
> >I thought i would be "cool" and reformat my brother's hard drive without a
> > startup disk. I installed windows 2000 again but need to upgrade it to
> > XP.
> > I have the upgrade disk but it gives me the following error:
> >
> > "Setup cannot ugrade your current installation to Windows XP.
> > Your current installation of Window is not a supported upgrade path."
> >
> > Please help!!...my brother will kill me if i cant get it back to XP.
> > Where
> > can I get this path?
> >
> > Note: The computer has been updated with all window's 2000 updates.
> >
> > THANKS!!
>
>
>

That is your opinion and some agree with it, I am not one of them.
But I did not ask the question either.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
http://www.dts-l.org


"Tbenson81" <> wrote in message
news:FB7358E1-E015-4338-B835-...
> Leave 2000 on there - its a lot better anyways
>
> "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Amy;
>> Retail or OEM Windows XP?
>> OEM will not upgrade.
>>
>> Windows XP Home or Pro?
>> Windows 2000 will not upgrade to Windows XP Home.
>>
>> Since this is a Windows Update newsgroup and not an upgrade newsgroup,
>> you
>> should direct further questions to a Windows XP newsgroup:
>> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm
>>
>> --
>> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar
>> http://www.dts-l.org