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Originally Posted by vernong1992  like said my Makaveli and Peter... you can't do a direct upgrade... just do a clean install or format 2000 (but backup first) or use Norton Ghost to save settings and programs (i don't know if that works or not) |
You can forget programs since any that will still run on the two versions of Windows leap would need to see a fresh install there. That might work with some games that run on 2000. But for desktop apps just upgrading to XP the next inline will see some that need newer versions in order to run.
Norton Ghost or Acronis Suite would be one method for creating an image of other types of files like photos and more personal data. But with an extra drive onhand generally a copy+paste to it if you don't have a software will preserve things there.