WinXP Upgrade

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I have an older Windows 2000 machine. I am attempting to upgrade to XP.



I do not have the password to log onto the machine and can not get it.



I have the XP disk and when I attept to boot from there it stalls at "Boot

from ATAPI CD-ROM :".



And and all suggestions on how to get past this would be appreciated.



Thank you,
 
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> I have an older Windows 2000 machine. I am attempting to upgrade to XP.

>

> I do not have the password to log onto the machine and can not get it.

>

> I have the XP disk and when I attept to boot from there it stalls at "Boot

> from ATAPI CD-ROM :".

>

> And and all suggestions on how to get past this would be appreciated.

>

> Thank you,



An upgrade will not resolve your password problems. Best to deal with this

issue right now. Type the words



forgot Windows password



into a Google search box, then take your pick. About your CD-boot: If the

boot process stalls then you have a marginal or damaged CD or CD drive. You

need to test both by process of elimination: Try your CD on some other

machine, then try a different boot CD on your machine.
 
pjhjones wrote:



> I have an older Windows 2000 machine. I am attempting to upgrade to XP.

>

> I do not have the password to log onto the machine and can not get it.



You don't need the password to upgrade. The old OS won't even be loaded

when you upgrade. Insert the WinXP upgrade CD and let it find your

existing prior install of Win2000. However, I would recommend to always

to do a fresh install of any version of Windows instead of dragging

along a polluted OS into your new OS. Just have the install CD for

Win2000 ready when the WinXP upgrade install wants to find a qualifying

install or CD for the prior version.



> I have the XP disk and when I attept to boot from there it stalls at "Boot

> from ATAPI CD-ROM :".



A wholly different problem than the first one. Ask one question per

thread to ensure that you get responses to both. Many respondents will

only address one issue, and other potential respondents might ignore

your thread because they see there are already some other respondents

participating and helping out.



So is your BIOS configured for its boot drive order to look for the CD

drive before it finds the hard disks?
 
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