A friend of mine has a older HP PAVILION with ME on it.

He is worried to death about Microsoft stopping support for it.

What kind of trouble is it to install a newer OS (Y2K probably) on a brand name computer?

I told him I would check here, because I figured someone here has tried it or accomplished it.Win2K will probably run just dandy on a PC built for ME...

I would suggest however he do a full format after backing up his data needed and do a clean install of Win2K...no sense in INHERITING any crappola.

patio.   8-)So it would work to just stick the disk in re-boot and start from scratch?

As if you were installing on a home built computer?

Have to fight it out with some of the drivers I would assume?I would go to the HP site and check the drivers for that model. Wn2000 will have some things built in, but probably not all. It's best to have the needed drivers handy on a CD to install right after the installation.

What model is it and we can help further?This is where I got mine straight from HP. I found the model # (a705w) right INSIDE the flap you take off.A sticker on the outside housing that holds the hardrives...

http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html

it gave me only the drivers I needed for the original hardware....What ram and CPU does this older HP beast have?

BIOS Rompaq or such could be involved in your adventure.
Posting exact name and model helps us.

You can use Everest to ID your hardware..


http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html







I really don't follow fat_basterd21.

I chase him.LOL

But,SSSon! lolW2k Pro should be fine.

To get the drivers I use a dandy little program called WindriverGhost.  Check it out:

http://www.soft14.com/Utilities_and_Hardware/System_Utilities/WinDriver_Ghost_1015_Review.html

Creates a folder, copies all the drivers for everything (you can be selective on what you backup) and like patio suggest, do a clean install, copy the folder that you burned to cd or flash drive with the copied drivers, and put them back in.

Very cool 8-)

Alan <><  thats kool im going to use it lol

thanks for sharingI actually do have the model number, because I helped him upgrade the memory in it.

HP Pavilion XT953.

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W2k Pro should be fine.

To get the drivers I use a dandy little program called WindriverGhost.  Check it out:

http://www.soft14.com/Utilities_and_Hardware/System_Utilities/WinDriver_Ghost_1015_Review.html

Creates a folder, copies all the drivers for everything (you can be selective on what you backup) and like patio suggest, do a clean install, copy the folder that you burned to cd or flash drive with the copied drivers, and put them back in.

I actually do have the model number, because I helped him upgrade the memory in it.

HP Pavilion XT953.