upgrade from Windows ME to Widnows 2000

error showing up

[elena]

I am new at this so please forgive me. I pressed in goggle Windows\UpgDlls
and I found somehting from 10/11/03. Apparently I am not the only one who is
getting this error message when trying to upgrade from ME to 2000.
My computer knowledge is very basic. Can someone please help me in basic English
as to how can I do my upgrade? thanks so much.
This is what I found from 10/11/03, which is the same that appear on my screen:

When I put it say I want to upgrade ME it says it can't find
C:WINDOWS\UpgDlls\w95upg.dll\WIN9XUPG\W95UPG.dll .

[pendanticist]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld elena. :)

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q272627&ID=KB;EN-US;Q272627 says it is not supported because the systems came out at different times.

Beyond that, if there is a hack available, maybe someone else can help there.

[pele]

WinME came out after W2k so it wouldn't be an upgrade.

[elena]

thank you both for your information. I will take the software back to the store who sold it to me as a needed upgrade! thanks again!

[Leosghost]

In spite of the fact that for convenience I use windoze for some things ..the only "upgrade" is from M$ to linux...

[Leosghost]

pendanticist ....I'm "shocked"..surely you meant to sy "tweak" or "workaround" or "bypass".....the "h" word here ...!

I'll have to go and lie down .......:o)

[Strange]

Another option is to simply slick the drive and put 2000 on as a clean install.

[coopster]

I'm with Strange. I'm not a Windows pro by any means, and have only done around a dozen or so upgrades, but each one failed or missed something. I resorted to fdisk, format and clean install. If the upgrade states that it needs to see an existing license, just slip in your old ME disk when it asks for it. I've used this approach 400 or so times and it works flawlessly.

Disadvantage: you need to restore all your files and settings. Even so, this is faster than troubleshooting an incomplete or quirky upgrade.

[elena]

thank you all for your input. The software package I was sold is a Windows 2000 professional upgrade edition. And the only reason they sold it to me is because initially I bought for my kids homework Microsoft Office edition 2003, so they could have powerpoint and word. My Windows ME computer stated it cannot upgrade to this package, thus the store sold me the Windows 2000, so that then, I could install my Microsfot office 2003. Was it all a waste of money?

[coopster]

Depends on how you look at it...

It's true that MS Office 2003 editions require W2K or Windows XP...
h**p://www.microsoft.com/office/editions/prodinfo/sysreq.mspx
...however, if you are going to upgrade, why use an OS that is already 3 years old? If you are going to stick with Windows, you might as well get the Windows XP operating system. Not that W2K won't work, it will, and the W2K upgrade may be less expensive (I haven't compared pricing, so just guessing here), but you do have another option and some consideration.

If it were me, I'd go with XP and be a bit more current. It also depends on what your pc configuration looks like. Do you have enought RAM, etc.

[elena]

Coopster, thanks so much for your information. I am going to go to the store right now and see what they can do for me! And I'll check the price of the XP, again thanks.

[Leosghost]

You mean XP PRO dont you ..not that heap o ****XP family....
like driving your car with the hood welded shut and the "you cant touch this" stickers all over the dash!

Seriously whatever you do dont buy the family version .
The pro version is ok but even the people at M$ dont give the family version to their kids ...and thats not a rant ...they told me so during the "mydoom" episode..