From XP to WIN2000

Well first of all if this is a enw machine or one which your data is not too important or is backed up. I would recommend formatting the hard drive and just using a stadadr Win2K disk to reinstall a clean copy of Win2K.

This will also depend on what software you have available, whether upgrade or full version.

I would personally choose a full version of Win2K Professional and format the hard drive, wiping all software and data from the disk. Then run Win2K setup and a full install on a clean drive.

IN brief :
create a boot disk, run fdisk from the DOS prompt, format the entire partition (THIS WILL DESTROY ALL INFO YOU HAVE NOW) then pop in the 2000 disk and youre off.

NoteL Although you may find 2K to be a little quicker than XP, the core is oretty much the same. Have you tried using XP
s CLassic interface? It resembles and acts like 2K (unless you are talking about XP Home edition, in which case get 2K involved asap.)

Good luck.

I believe you must install each operating system on a seperate logical drive. To create a logical drive you can use the Disk Management snap-in from the MMC. For more information on this I found a great how to in Microsofts Knowledgebase. Under Windows 2000 or Windows XP just search the phrases "dual-boot" or "multi-boot". Good Luck...!