winxp home over win xp pro

i have windows xp on my pc and would like to go back to home, which i have a copy of, although im having problems in doing so, anyone who can give me help in doing this would be grately appriciated. I get to the stage of selecting the partition, and i can not delete, or do it on this one. I would like to delete everything and start over, please please help

An upgrade to XP Pro is a one-way ticket with no uninstall option.
Backup your important files and documents to a CD, then perform a
"clean install" of XP Home:

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

NOTE: It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except the monitor, mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.

1. Open your BIOS and set your "CD Drive as the first bootable device".

===> Accessing Motherboard BIOS
===> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete all the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition, then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

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

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. ==> Immediately after installing Windows XP, turn on XP's Firewall.
==> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

7. After Windows XP is installed, visit the Windows Update website
and download the available "Critical Updates".

8. After installing the critical updates, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.

9. If you happen to run into any installation difficulties, use the following resources:

How to Troubleshoot Windows XP Problems During Installation
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...kb;EN-US;310064

Troubleshooting Windows XP Setup
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_setup.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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"Ronnie Jenkings" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
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|i have windows xp on my pc and would like to go back to home, which i have a copy of, although im having
problems in doing so, anyone who can give me help in doing this would be grately appriciated. I get to the
stage of selecting the partition, and i can not delete, or do it on this one. I would like to delete
everything and start over, please please help

Greetings --

The only way to change from WinXP Pro to WinXP Home is to format
the drive and start over. There is no supported downgrade path or
technique. In order to do this, you must have the WinXP Home
installation CD.

Simply boot from the WinXP Home installation CD. You'll be
offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as
part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the
order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


Bruce Chambers

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"Ronnie Jenkings" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:76F394B8-7E31-478A-A408-D40FC84A7FA6@microsoft.com...
>i have windows xp on my pc and would like to go back to home, which i
>have a copy of, although im having problems in doing so, anyone who
>can give me help in doing this would be grately appriciated. I get to
>the stage of selecting the partition, and i can not delete, or do it
>on this one. I would like to delete everything and start over, please
>please help