velryba

as the XP is a newer version it wont let me to install the Win2000 just by executing the setup.
The command prompt is with the XP still running in the background so no help either
is there any way over this so that I don't need to uninstall WinXP -> install Win2000 -> install WinXP (with the option on the start up)

thanks

super_si

I dont think its possible to install an earlier version, youd need to dual boot if you wanted xp/2k combination.

If you wanted that you would have to install 2k 1st on a separate partition

Si

velryba

thanks Si for comfirming what I was afraid of

I just tought that there might be some hidden loop I could use

well in this case microsoft did a good job

going to uninstall XP

cheers

super_si

took me a while to get it off the system. i was still new to that stuff then, it was horrendus(sp)

Barnaby

Isn't it possible to boot from the win2000 cd and install that way?

Markus

Barnaby, that's a good point. I'm sure I've done this to a machine at work, ie; booted from the W2K server CD and then blitzed the hard drive to put W2K on it. I would guess Robert is trying to avoid losing data, though I've known to be wrong in the past!

super_si

If he loaded 2k disc in windows itd just say new version found.

might be possible from dos, wouldnt know how it'd effect boot file + hed need to setup another partition!

Si

[Edited by super_si - 11/23/2002 10:03:45 PM]

velryba

to make a new partition I would have to reformat the HD, am I correct?

I'll try to boot from the CD but I have a bad feeling that it still will tell me that a newer version is already installed.

cheers

velryba

this is giving me a headache

is there a way to start in dos/command promt only?
I've found only command promt running under winXP

isn't there any way of editing files like autoexec or command to stop loading the XP and giving me the way to run a set up from a CD?

there must be someone to tell me how to, b4 I'll have to go and triing to find a hard way.........

couldn't even find how to just uninstall the XP.......

will have to try to plug the floppy drive in and make a boot disk

well thank for all replys so far any for any comming up

btw booting from the installation CD does nothing...

[Edited by velryba - 11/24/2002 5:08:36 AM]

Markus

I guess you could keep the config.sys file and rename autoexec.bat so that it does not load, I *think* this would drop you into DOS, not sure as it's been a while since I did this. You could try hitting Ctrl + C and that should break into the autoexec sequence and drop you into dos.

Don't suppose you have a Win98 Startup Floppy do you? if so then you could boot from that, into DOS and then do whatever you want.

Barnaby

You could boot from a simple DOS floppy. If it had a CD-ROM driver on then you might well be able to run the win2k setup from it.

But I suspect this would be the same as booting from the win2k CD.

A quick web search has shown lots of people who have simply re-formatted their disks to do the downgrade. Couldn't find anybody who had managed an install over the top I'm afraid

shunty

1st way - use partition magic 7 or 8, create a spare partition, install xp to that, then move all you data across, you will have to reinstall apps though.

2nd way - there is a way to install 2000 over XP, but I can't remember how I did it, there are docs out on the web, but you need to be pretty competetant. There was some reg hacks/fixes IIRC.

**first of all delete the unistall key from your current reg hive, that's what the new os uses for it's detection**

shunty

Ken E

Set bios to boot from CD

Insert XP disk and follow setup until you get to partitioning.

Delete all partitions

Exit from XP setup, change disk to W2K disk and shutdown PC.

Restart PC, should boot from W2K disk and run setup.

I think that should work.

velryba

thanks for the help.

now it's a bit late to start so I'll leave it till tommorrow and let you know what I've managed or demaged