"CAMPOS" <CAM***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>    Dear fellows,
>
>   I have installed Windows XP Home Edition in the same partition where
> Windows 2000 Professional was installed, in a different path/directory
> (WINDOWS 2>). I did it because my computer was given to me as a gift
> with the
> Windows 2000 already installed, and I did not have the administrator's
> password, nor the person who gave it to me remembered it (it was in my
> uncle's company, before he changed all the PCs for new ones). Thus, I
> was not
> allowed to install or upgrade important programmes such as Norton
> Antivirus,
> Internet Explorer and MSN. The problem now is that the Windows 2000
> Professional is not working anymore (everytime I try to load it, my
> computer
> is restarted).
>
> I would like to know any or all of these three things: 1 - if anyone
> knows a
> way of transferring a couple of programmes plus loads of important
> word text
> files from the Windows 2000 to my windows XP, when they share the same
> partition and computer (I already have tried to do it from the Windows
> Explorer of my Windows XP, but I cannot find my files and programmes
> such as
> WORD). 2 - If anyone knows a way of deleting the Windows 2000 totally
> after
> accessing it and copying my files. 3 - If none of these procedures are
> possible, if anyone knows a way of making my Windows 2000 Professional
> work
> again, when it is not working possibly due to it be sharing the same
> partition with the Windows XP Home Edition.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Rodrigo Campos

"CAMPOS" wrote:
|
|    Dear fellows,
|
|   I have installed Windows XP Home Edition in the same partition where
| Windows 2000 Professional was installed, in a different path/directory
| (WINDOWS 2>). I did it because my computer was given to me as a gift with
the
| Windows 2000 already installed, and I did not have the administrator's
| password, nor the person who gave it to me remembered it (it was in my
| uncle's company, before he changed all the PCs for new ones). Thus, I was
not
| allowed to install or upgrade important programmes such as Norton
Antivirus,
| Internet Explorer and MSN. The problem now is that the Windows 2000
| Professional is not working anymore (everytime I try to load it, my
computer
| is restarted).
|
| I would like to know any or all of these three things: 1 - if anyone knows
a
| way of transferring a couple of programmes plus loads of important word
text
| files from the Windows 2000 to my windows XP, when they share the same
| partition and computer (I already have tried to do it from the Windows
| Explorer of my Windows XP, but I cannot find my files and programmes such
as
| WORD). 2 - If anyone knows a way of deleting the Windows 2000 totally
after
| accessing it and copying my files. 3 - If none of these procedures are
| possible, if anyone knows a way of making my Windows 2000 Professional
work
| again, when it is not working possibly due to it be sharing the same
| partition with the Windows XP Home Edition.
|
| Kind regards,
|
| Rodrigo Campos

"Dave Patrick" wrote:

> 1.) Not possible.
>
> 2.) To do a clean install boot the Windows XP install CD-Rom. When you get
> to the point, delete the existing NTFS and or other partitions found. After
> you delete the partition(s) abort the install, then again restart the pc
> booting the CD-Rom to avoid unexpected drive letter assignments with your
> new install.
>
> Be sure to apply SP2 or at least these two below to your new install before
> connecting to any network.
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=049c9dbe-3b8e-4f30-8245-9e368d3cdb5a&displaylang=en
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-043.mspx
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-049.mspx
>
> 3.) Post the details of what happens when you try to start the OS. Be
> specific.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "CAMPOS" wrote:
> |
> |    Dear fellows,
> |
> |   I have installed Windows XP Home Edition in the same partition where
> | Windows 2000 Professional was installed, in a different path/directory
> | (WINDOWS 2>). I did it because my computer was given to me as a gift with
> the
> | Windows 2000 already installed, and I did not have the administrator's
> | password, nor the person who gave it to me remembered it (it was in my
> | uncle's company, before he changed all the PCs for new ones). Thus, I was
> not
> | allowed to install or upgrade important programmes such as Norton
> Antivirus,
> | Internet Explorer and MSN. The problem now is that the Windows 2000
> | Professional is not working anymore (everytime I try to load it, my
> computer
> | is restarted).
> |
> | I would like to know any or all of these three things: 1 - if anyone knows
> a
> | way of transferring a couple of programmes plus loads of important word
> text
> | files from the Windows 2000 to my windows XP, when they share the same
> | partition and computer (I already have tried to do it from the Windows
> | Explorer of my Windows XP, but I cannot find my files and programmes such
> as
> | WORD). 2 - If anyone knows a way of deleting the Windows 2000 totally
> after
> | accessing it and copying my files. 3 - If none of these procedures are
> | possible, if anyone knows a way of making my Windows 2000 Professional
> work
> | again, when it is not working possibly due to it be sharing the same
> | partition with the Windows XP Home Edition.
> |
> | Kind regards,
> |
> | Rodrigo Campos
>
>
>

"CAMPOS" wrote:
|
|   Dear fellows,
|
| Firstly, I would like to thank very much Saga and Dave Patrick for their
| interest in my problem and quick replies - I have really been going
through
| hell with these two OSs. To be honest, as a first-time user and no expert
in
| computers, I was a bit sceptical about getting any help online in the
| Microsoft users discussion groups. So, thanks!
|
| As I could get from the two replies, the best thing to do in my case is to
| back up my files, delete everything and start again from zero. I couldn't
| agree more. So, the point now is to find my files, since I have already
| looked for them everywhere in my HD C:, in WINDOWS> (where Windows 2K is)
and
| WINDOWS 2> (Where windows XP is) with no luck. Thus, it seems to me that
the
| best way to find them (I am being positive here, since I won't know what
to
| do if they were completely lost!) is to regain access to my WIndows 2000,
| where they were originally saved.
|
| Now, it comes to Dave's request for me to post the specific details of
what
| happens when I try to start the Windows 2000. So, there we go:
|
| 1 - The boot is normal until it gets to this (I guess DOS) screen: "Please
| select the operating system to start". As expected, I have two options:
| Windows XP Home edition & Windows 2000 Professional. If I either select it
| myself or do not do anything, since it appears highlighted, the Windows XP
is
| started normally, with no problem at all.
|
| 2 - When I select the Windows 2000, though, it initially starts ok.
However,
| immediately after the screen in which appears "Please wait, Windows is
| starting up...", the screen where I am asked to enter my username and
| password only flashes through and the computer is automatically restarted.
|
| 3 - When I then start the Windows XP, everything goes fine, but an error
| report appears on my desktop. The error signature is: BCCode: 50  BCP1:
| 80480000  BCP2: 00000000  BCP3: 8052C399  BCP4: 00000000  OSVer: 5_1_2600
| SP: 1_0  PRODUCT: 768_1. The Error Report Contents Screen says: "The
| following files will be included in this error report: C:\WINDOWS
| 2\Minidump\Mini040105-01.dmp  &
| C:\DOCUME~1\RODRIG~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\WER4.tmp.dir00\sysdata.xml. Yet,
everytime
| I send the report to Microsoft I get an answer: "The error was likely
caused
| by: Symantec (symevent.sys). An update is available for this component.
Run
| the live update utility from within your Symantec application."
|
| However, I cannot find any Symantec application in my Windows XP and, when
I
| look for it in the Windows Explorer, I find a Symantec folder in HD C: and
a
| Norton Antivirus in WINDOWS> (where the windows 2000 is), although I
cannot
| do anything with any of the two (when I double click on the Norton Icon,
it
| says: "This application has expired").
|
| 3 - I would like to add - since I am not able to evaluate what is really
| relavant for my problem and what is not - that I have a PC Bug Doctor
| installed in my Windows 2000, which I have copied through the Windows XP's
| Windows Explorer to my Windows XP's desktop. It is running ok (and
normally
| find some errors which it quickly fixes, but have returned a couple of
| times), since I still have a valid unlock key.
|
| 4 - Finally, Dave, could you please clarify to me what SP2 and NTFS are?
|
|   Thank you for your patience and help,
|
|   CAMPOS