“Upgrading” From Windows XP to Windows Neptune – Is It Possible?

Today we're going to explore if its possible to "upgrade" from XP to Neptune. Even though Neptune predates XP, its NT version number is higher. This makes Windows think that XP can be upgraded to Neptune. So is it actually possible? Let's find out!

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[winelectronic]

There could be 2 reasons why this didn't work:
1. It is possible that you would need to upgrade from Windows 2000 to XP before upgrading to Neptune, as it was looking for a winnt folder instead of a Windows folder.
2. The upgrade probably doesn't work on Windows XP Home Edition to Microsoft Neptune, because Microsoft Neptune is based on Windows 2000 Professional, and for it to be upgraded you might need Windows XP Professional as opposed to XP Home.

[Jake]

Me: Sees title of video
Also me: Sees video length

Well I guess that answers that question

[mjdxp]

The thought of "upgrading" to a beta version of an OS is kinda hilarious to me. A very interesting experiment!

[bayzed]

Really enjoy tech experiments! Keep 'em coming Michael!

[smdxx]

My brain right now:




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[ckingpro]

At 4:21 Neptune installer said it will do a clean install, so I am predicting that all the theme customization will be naught and all the icons will be gone because it will do a fresh install. Edit: Yup.

[meligarcia]

Fun fact: if you already have Neptune installed, you can also upgrade to... Neptune.

Yeah I don't get it either

[twity]

*What you forgot about:* The windows folder does not contain any personal data or settings nor registry hives. Since it was *just* removing the Windows folder (other than formatting the hard drive) it may keep all your data.

[BurnedPinguin]

after this upgrade to windows vista because technically vista can upgrade from xp which is 5.1, so it should upgrade from Neptune which is 5.5

[ThatLinuxDude]

It makes me wonder: What'd happen if you try to 'upgrade' Windows XP with a WINNT Windows folder instead of a WINDOWS Windows folder to Neptune?

[tboneanimatetwoaccount]

You should try multi-booting as many versions of Windows as you can on one PC. (If you like this suggestion, you can pick any PC you want do do this on!)

[ahmadzaarour]

Your videos are the only videos longer than 10 minutes that are actually enjoyable.

[asaelpolanco]

I swear, if Windows Neptune WAS released, I think it will have King Neptune as the user guide.

[devicemodder]

try running tweakNT after installing neptune to remove the timebomb.

[kadette]

I actually have upgraded it before. Don’t remember how I did it. But I remember it worked properly expect for the XP programs not running on Neptune

[fgaudreaultcomp]

Watching this while installing Windows XP!

[StevenSmyth]

You really need a compact flash or SD2IDE solution in the $5 Windows PC®️. That would allow you to easily swap between OSes and load files from your modem PC on them.

[FireballTalksNASCAR]

Nice! If you do this with Vista, I happen to have some post-reset builds (not sure which, my father got them years ago), so if you are to do that, I can give you the ISOs! Great videos as always!

[kzed]

This is a really interesting video, good job! keep ‘em comin!

[everyonesloopy]

fun fact: when you insert the cd into Neptune, it'll ask you if you want to upgrade Neptune to Neptune, the only thing I can tell is, it's some sort of setup bug, or, while the cd is 5.5.5111, once installed the files are 5.0.xxxx (or 5.5.xxxx less than 5111, I don't know), so the disc recognizes that, and wants to "upgrade" to Neptune, even though winver states 5.5.5111, that maybe only a text change on the window, and the internal files are like windows 2000 5.0.5111 or something