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Cannot upgrade your current installation to xp

 
 
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      30th Nov 2005
when i try to deploy windows xp home edition it says: your currnent
installation of windows is not a supported upgrade path.
 
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      30th Nov 2005
If you have an OEM version of Windows XP Home Edition,
or are attempting to upgrade over Windows 2000, you cannot do so.
Only a "Retail Version" of Windows XP Professional can upgrade
over Windows 2000. OEM versions can only be installed on a
reformatted drive or partition.

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Windows XP supported upgrade paths
http://support.microsoft.com/default...23120121120120

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