W2K to Vista

The B.A.

The B.A.

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All,

I have a box running Windows 2000 Prof and am considering buying Vista Home Premium Upgrade. I want to do a clean install on a new partition (and believe that with W2K you have to anyway) but when I do that what happens to my W2K installation?
Does it just sit there never to be accessed again or does vista create a dual boot option allowing you to access either? Can't believe it's the latter as once the upgrade has taken place I don't legally have a license to use my W2K installation.
Also what happens if I decide to get the 64bit DVD in a couple of months, do I delete the 32bit installation and then start the 64 bit from inside W2K (If it's still there) or will I need to reinstall W2K again...
Any advise would be appreciated.

Thanks,

The B.A.
 
With a Vista installation, iirc it creates a folder called "Windows.Old" so you can access old drivers etc.

If you had 2 disks or 2 partitions, you may be able to dual boot W2K and Vista not 100% sure, hopefully someone around here will.

With 32Bit to 64Bit; heres a good article on how to upgrade from 32 to 64bit in the future - http://www.start64.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=986&Itemid=104

Hope this helps.
 
Ok... Thanks for that Gigi.

Would still like to know if my W2K installation will be accessible / usable after Vista goes on so if anyone can help on that...
Also how much is the 64bit DVD from Microsoft?

Cheers,

The B.A.
 
You will be able to access the files, but you won't be able to run W2K anymore.

And the 64bit DVD is about £7.
 
If you're installing on a partition seperate to your 2K installation, you'll be able to use both 2K and Vista. That said, while it IS possible to do this with the Upgrade version of Vista, it's not technically legal because by using the Upgrade version, you're essentially waiving your 2K license.
 
TheVoice said:
If you're installing on a partition seperate to your 2K installation, you'll be able to use both 2K and Vista. That said, while it IS possible to do this with the Upgrade version of Vista, it's not technically legal because by using the Upgrade version, you're essentially waiving your 2K license.
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That's what I figured, I thought that if I leave the 2000 Prof Install there then when I upgrade to 64 bit later (when I'm more confident of driver availability) I can just bin 32bit Vista and the 2000 install will validate the new install. I assume Vista creates a dual boot screen at startup.

I guess £7 ain't too bad, pity MS don't make the DVD image available for download.

Cheers...

The B.A.
 
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