Can't upgrade to XP from 2000 via Virtual PC 7

Troyman · Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 1

I have VPC 7 installed on my desktop. It came with Win 2000 Home Pro. I just
bought XP Pro as an upgrade. I am attempting to install it on my laptop under
Parallels:-) The system knows I am installing an upgrade, so it asked me to
put in the older version (2000 Home Pro) disk. I imagine it's proof that I
actually have the OS I claim. The only disk I have is the VPC disk that says
it has Win 2000 on it. When I put it in and press Enter, the setup still ask
me for the disk. Is the VPC version of Win a "real" version that I can use?

Thanks
Troy

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Colin Barnhorst · Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 758

The reason XP Setup is not accepting the cd you are trying to use is that it
is not a standard W2k cd. The installation of W2k in your VPC7 virtual
machine is a genuine, full copy of Windows but the cd is a cd designed to be
used with VPC7 only and will not install Windows 2000 any other way.

The XP Upgrade edition Setup program searches the legacy Windows cd for some
key files, one or more of which have been left off of the cd you are trying
to use. It is by design and was done to prevent your copy of W2k from being
installed on a PC. The license that came with it forbids usage other than
with VPC7.

"Troyman" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
>I have VPC 7 installed on my desktop. It came with Win 2000 Home Pro. I
>just
> bought XP Pro as an upgrade. I am attempting to install it on my laptop
> under
> Parallels:-) The system knows I am installing an upgrade, so it asked me
> to
> put in the older version (2000 Home Pro) disk. I imagine it's proof that I
> actually have the OS I claim. The only disk I have is the VPC disk that
> says
> it has Win 2000 on it. When I put it in and press Enter, the setup still
> ask
> me for the disk. Is the VPC version of Win a "real" version that I can
> use?
>
> Thanks
> Troy

Colin Barnhorst · Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 758

btw, there is no Windows 2000 Home Pro. It is just Windows 2000
Professional. There never was a home edition of Windows 2000. Only Pro and
Server.

"Troyman" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
>I have VPC 7 installed on my desktop. It came with Win 2000 Home Pro. I
>just
> bought XP Pro as an upgrade. I am attempting to install it on my laptop
> under
> Parallels:-) The system knows I am installing an upgrade, so it asked me
> to
> put in the older version (2000 Home Pro) disk. I imagine it's proof that I
> actually have the OS I claim. The only disk I have is the VPC disk that
> says
> it has Win 2000 on it. When I put it in and press Enter, the setup still
> ask
> me for the disk. Is the VPC version of Win a "real" version that I can
> use?
>
> Thanks
> Troy

Mac G · Joined: 22 Aug 2007 Posts: 60

In article ,
Troyman wrote:

> I have VPC 7 installed on my desktop. It came with Win 2000 Home Pro. I just
> bought XP Pro as an upgrade. I am attempting to install it on my laptop under
> Parallels:-) The system knows I am installing an upgrade, so it asked me to
> put in the older version (2000 Home Pro) disk. I imagine it's proof that I
> actually have the OS I claim. The only disk I have is the VPC disk that says
> it has Win 2000 on it. When I put it in and press Enter, the setup still ask
> me for the disk. Is the VPC version of Win a "real" version that I can use?
>
> Thanks
> Troy
Install the WinXP Pro upgrade on VPC7 Win2000 Home Pro.
Then see Parallels Transporter.