Windows XP with Windows 2k Pro?

KingofLodis · 07-22-2009, 06:02 PM

I have a boat load of Windows XP required games/applications/etc. and I can't use any of them because I don't have XP installed.

I don't want to reformat my computer because I don't have a new HD to backup all my files with, and my CD burner has... Well.. Burnt out. (I can't burn cd's anymore.)

So I'm curious if there's a way to use these XP applications that I have.

~~zerofire~~ · 08-01-2009, 06:42 AM

The only thing I can think of is a network based upgrade install of XP. This bypasses the need for an optical drive and leaves your settings and programs intact without breaking them. It however is hard to perform, requiring another computer and hard to get software, but it is possible to do.

07-22-2009, 06:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
KingofLodis Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 211 OS: Windows 2000 Pro	Windows XP with Windows 2k Pro? I have a boat load of Windows XP required games/applications/etc. and I can't use any of them because I don't have XP installed. I don't want to reformat my computer because I don't have a new HD to backup all my files with, and my CD burner has... Well.. Burnt out. (I can't burn cd's anymore.) So I'm curious if there's a way to use these XP applications that I have.

08-01-2009, 06:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~zerofire~~ Troubled Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: United States Posts: 637 OS: Windows 95/98se/2000 Pro/XP Home, Pro, or MCE/2003 and 2008 Server Enterprise/7, Debian, Ubuntu My System	Re: Windows XP with Windows 2k Pro? The only thing I can think of is a network based upgrade install of XP. This bypasses the need for an optical drive and leaves your settings and programs intact without breaking them. It however is hard to perform, requiring another computer and hard to get software, but it is possible to do.