# Bone head ?.....Installing Advanced server over XP

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**Created:** [January 31, 2006, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bone-head-installing-advanced-server-over-xp/177219 "2006-01-31T03:57:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![DDD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DDD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DDD)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bone-head-installing-advanced-server-over-xp/177219/1 "2006-01-31T03:57:51Z")

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When I put in the cd it tells me that Advanced Server is a older version OS so the install feature was disabled. Basically wont let me install. How can I go about doing this install? Do I have to format? I just want to make sure I dont screw up something. But I no longer want this machine to be a XP machine and data loss is not a big issue. Advice??