Windows XP is easier to install than 2000, isn't it? After all, XP is 95-based whereas 2000 is NT-based, so 2000 installation throws a bunch of networking crap at you that most people don't need, because they're not setting up secured office networks and such.
XP installation's pretty damn automatic, if I remember properly...
yeah but i've already got 2000 on my computer, its just breaking down a lot and i feel like reinstalling it might fix it. so i don't see the point of switching to XP (and isn't XP NT-based anyways?), which i actually did try doing once but the install didn't work for some reason - possibly because 2000 is so fucked up to begin with... i can see myself having to wipe out my C drive and start from scratch again, but where do i keep 20 G of files and stuff in the meantime?
It is possible to install XP and 2000 on the same computer, but it's tricky and may require you to install them on seperate drives/partitions. My cousin has the setup on his computer, though recently his 2000 went to hell as well.
Anyways, just find somebody else with 20GB on their hard drive and push things over with a network. Or buy yourself a bigass USB card and move things that way. Or use DVD-RWs. Or, you know... just don't carry about 20GB of stuff.
anyways, i did consider putting XP on my E drive which has a fair amount of space on it but i feel like i might fuck that up, also the point is that windows 2000 is highly fucked up so what's the point of keeping it around all broken-like?
when the little brother died... that was beautiful.
just install windows xp. it does emulate a windows 95/98/2000 environment if you programs need it, and there's broader support for dos programs if you have the professional version... if you're going to be backing up stuff, just remember to back up your settings, favourites, and e-mails, since those tend to get lost because they're not files in the "my documents" folder. (fonts and music files too, since they're usually tucked away elsewhere)
i mean, re-installing 2000 won't solve your problems, since you're just replacing the system files with their old versions, but it's not removing any of the junk you've accumulated which is making your system crash also, your system might be crashing due to heat.
its not the crashing that's a problem (i mean it does that too but i don't really mind). its the fact that IE / outlook express / add/remove programs / etc have magically started to not work. i just get lots of error messages and lots of nothing happening.
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XP installation's pretty damn automatic, if I remember properly...
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Anyways, just find somebody else with 20GB on their hard drive and push things over with a network. Or buy yourself a bigass USB card and move things that way. Or use DVD-RWs. Or, you know... just don't carry about 20GB of stuff.
And no, XP is 95-based and intended for home use.
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anyways, i did consider putting XP on my E drive which has a fair amount of space on it but i feel like i might fuck that up, also the point is that windows 2000 is highly fucked up so what's the point of keeping it around all broken-like?
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just install windows xp.
it does emulate a windows 95/98/2000 environment if you programs need it, and there's broader support for dos programs if you have the professional version...
if you're going to be backing up stuff, just remember to back up your settings, favourites, and e-mails, since those tend to get lost because they're not files in the "my documents" folder.
(fonts and music files too, since they're usually tucked away elsewhere)
i mean, re-installing 2000 won't solve your problems, since you're just replacing the system files with their old versions, but it's not removing any of the junk you've accumulated which is making your system crash
also, your system might be crashing due to heat.
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