That Is What Hp Tech Came Up With. I Just Wonder If It Is Possible.

Not really sure what you mean there Turkey1111. Did HP Technical Support say that, by running Windows Update and installing Microsoft updates on your Windows ME computer, that was damaging your Windows ME Recovery CD?

I would be surprised if that's what they said because that would be complete rubbish but I'm not sure what else you could mean by those 4 words!

We Figured Out That The Recovery Cd Is Bad. Is It Possible To Get Rid Of Windows Me And Just Put Windows 2000 Pro On There. I Have Never Attempted This Before. I Have Always Heard That It Was More Stable Anyway.

If your PC is good enough to run Windows 2000 and there are drivers available for the hardware inside the PC and your software is Windows 2000 compatible, then you could buy Windows 2000 Pro and upgrade your PC to that. I would agree that, if your PC can handle it, it is definitely MUCH better than Windows ME.

You can do all of the above checks from the following Microsoft page:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000...at/default.asp


It is generally agreed amongst those that have tried Windows 2000 on different PCs, that Microsoft's minimum system requirements are a bit on the low side. In reality, a minimum spec for running Windows 2000 is a Pentium II (i.e. 266MHz or faster) with 128Mb RAM. That's the minimum. For Windows 2000 to run as fast (or faster) than Windows ME, you need a Pentium III (450MHz or faster) and 256Mb RAM or more.


Let us know if that info helps or if you'd like some more advice

I Have Visited Pcpitstop And It Says That I Am Windowsxp Ready So Surely Windows 2000pro Would Work.

Not necessarily but it's pretty likely:

Any software that can support Windows XP should also support Windows 2000;

Any hardware drivers that have been updated to Windows XP ought to have been updated to Windows 2000 as well, unless the hardware will only work because it takes advantage of Windows XP's better bulit-in support for devices;

Don't know whether their prediction included a reliable indication of system performance.

Just visited the PC Pitstop site myself. It appears at first glance that their test does check minimum and recommended system requirements as well as software compatibility. Doesn't say anything about drivers in their explanation of the test though.