is there a way to install windows 2000 over xp without loosing all your data you have on xp?

Q. my pc is slow and my brother installed xp on it, but it slows it down quite hugely, but windows 2k will take less power so is there any way to remeve xp and install 2000 without loosing all my documents? as there is too much for me to put over to my memmory stick.
is there a way?

A. see my XP tweak on youtube before you make the switch...

http://www.youtube.com/MEGASPARKs

Best way to transfer files from an old win2k pc to a vista pc without running a newtwork?

Q. I have an old win 2k computer with about 3gb of files that I would like to transfer to my new vista pc.

The windows 2k pc hasnt been connected to the internet for a few years so it is missing the latest service pack and probably 100 windows updates. It also has viruses. Also does not have a cd burner.

How can I transfer those files to my vista computer without having to connect the computer to my network or connecting it to the internet? Also without allowing any files but the ones I select to be transfered to my computer.

I do not want to take the time to install the windows updates nor do I want to clean up the comp because after I transfer the files Im never going to use the computer again.

Any help would be much appreciated!

A. Probably the best thing to do is get some kind of external storage. If it's just a few files, a 1GB flash drive for about $20 will do the trick. Plug it in, Win2K will detect it as a removable storage device, copy the files you want to it, then take it to the new PC. If you have a lot of files, then you may want to invest in a larger capacity external USB hard drive. For about $70 you can get 160-200GB of removable storage, which you can then use later with your new PC as well (perfect for media in particular...music, pictures, video, etc.). Just use it as you would the thumb drive. Just make sure that whatever you do, you don't copy over infected files. As soon as you plug in the external drive to your new PC, do a thorough scan of the external drive, just to make sure. Hope this helps.

In Windows Vista Business and Ultimate, there is a classic logon, can someone take a screenshot of it?

Q. Does it look like the old windows 2k logon, or the xp pro logon? Thanks!

A. Right- Click on the Start button and select Properties for your choice.

Cheers

How do I find out the password to my laptop when connection via networf from another PC?

Q. I recently installed Windows XP on my laptop. (I used to have Windows 2K) Now, when I attempt to access the laptop from my PC it asks for a username & password. I don't remember creating that at all. What can I do to find out or reset that password?

A. It should be the local users of your XP loptop.
Go start-->control panel-->Administrative Tools-->Computer Management, you can find the "local users and groups", click it and local users and groups will show on the right pane.
You can create different users for different permission for visiting your laptop whatever locally or via network. If you forget the password, you also can reset it there.

Also, if your laptop is a part of a domain, any domain user with the permission to your laptop local resources can access the related resources.

Alan Yang @ Iron Oak IT inc., Calgary, AB
http//www.ironoakit.com

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