Assistance please - Upgrading OS

[Kerplunk]

Hi

I have a stand alone PC with Windows 2000 on, I have purchased a copy of XP Home Upgrade but when ever I upgrade it I get an error message say, "Setup cannot upgrade you current version of Windows to XP, Invalid upgrade path, Setup cannot continue"

Can anyone help ?

 

[marc2003]

no can do i'm afraid. you can only upgrade windows 2000 pro to xp pro.

 

[Kerplunk]

It is Pro.

edit: Sorry should have said.

 

[chex]

There's a lot of bugs with the 2000-XP upgrade.

If I was you I would do a fresh install on another partition.

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[Kerplunk]

XP upgrade cant do fresh install.

Thanks for replies, looks like £60+ wasted

 

[tmileson]

You can check the upgrade routes supported here

Clicky

 

[Kerplunk]

Thank you mate, useful little table that - if only I seen it before...

 

[Kerplunk]

is that legal?

 

[chex]

i think the valid cd key makes it legal.

If not I think Microsoft sometimes let you download iso's from them if you have a valid cd key.

If it makes you uncomfortable you can buy key-less xp cds from ebay for around £10.

 

[Jonny69]

I don't think the iso route will work because the COA will not be the right type, but you can do a fresh install, you just need to insert your 2K CD when it asks

 

[LostCorpse]

although It maybe a windows XP upgrade CD you should still be able to do a fresh install with the disk, its been a lond time since i've used an upgrade CD so it may have changed.

 

[Kerplunk]

No it says 'wrong type of cd' inserted or something along those lines.

So to use my upgrade cd im going tohave to, by the goings of that table on MS website, either 98/98se or ME installed to upgrade?

 

[Clark Nova]

Could you return it to the shop and say that you don't want to accept the terms of the license that it presented to you? You should be able to get a refund I think perhaps?

 

[SidewinderINC]

the iso route is still illegal in this case, because the upgrade that he has purchased is not from his current OS.

if he had a legal copy of Win98 or something then the iso route would be fine.

 

[LostCorpse]

But if he has a windows 2000 licence then he's legally allowed to run windows 98, so it should still be legal if he obtains a windows 98 CD?

 

[Baz]

XP upgrade cant do fresh install.

Thanks for replies, looks like £60+ wasted

Yes it can!!

I have the upgrade XP disk and it has done fresh installs many times on my home PC, it asks you for a disk of a previous suitable version, then carries on installing.

 

[SidewinderINC]

But if he has a windows 2000 licence then he's legally allowed to run windows 98, so it should still be legal if he obtains a windows 98 CD?

if it came down to the wire, then no, its not.

for example, if i owned "Red Alert 2" and then bought "Red Alert : Aftermath" i wouldnt have the right to install the original "Red Alert" to be able to "upgrade" to aftermath if i didnt own it.

i know thats a flakey example, but its right nonetheless.

 

[Kerplunk]

Yes it can!!

I have the upgrade XP disk and it has done fresh installs many times on my home PC, it asks you for a disk of a previous suitable version, then carries on installing.

Really? Is that what the message says? Perhaps I just interrupted it wrongly.

 

[LostCorpse]

if it came down to the wire, then no, its not.

for example, if i owned "Red Alert 2" and then bought "Red Alert : Aftermath" i wouldnt have the right to install the original "Red Alert" to be able to "upgrade" to aftermath if i didnt own it.

i know thats a flakey example, but its right nonetheless.

ah fair enough i probably dont understand the licenceing mechanisime MS use

 

[SidewinderINC]

ah fair enough i probably dont understand the licenceing mechanisime MS use

in all fairness its not a very strict one, but as they are now enforcing the OEM licence (see thread below this one) it might get a bit tighter