In an upgrade installation, the new OS installs into the same folders as the old
OS, or in tech speak, the new installs on top of the old. The new OS replaces the
old OS but retains all saved data and inherits all the previous settings (such as
font styles, desktop colors and background, and so on), hardware, and applications.
You don’t have to reinstall your favorite programs!
To begin the upgrade of Windows, you must run the appropriate program
fromthe CD-ROM.This usually means inserting aWindows 2000 orWindows XP
installation CD-ROM into your system while your old OS is running, which
will start the install program. Then, to do an upgrade, you indicate that
Windows 2000 or XP should install into a directory that already contains an
installation of Windows (it will do this by default). You will be asked whether it
is an upgrade or a new installation; if you select new installation, it will remove
the existing OS before installing.
If for some reason the install program doesn’t start automatically, go to My
Computer, open the CD-ROM,and locate WINNT32.EXE. This programstarts
an upgrade to Windows 2000 or XP.