installing xp pro over xp home

[big brotha d]

Ive been thinking of installing XP Professional over my
current XP Home Edition installation. However, XP Service
Pack 2 is also installed. Will this affect the Pro
installation?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Unless SP2 is integrated into XP Pro, then one cannot
upgrade an existing XP Home w/SP2 installation using
a non-SP2 version of XP Pro. What you need to do is
create a SP2 "slipstreamed" version of XP Pro, then use
the new CD to upgrade over XP Home w/SP2.

You have two options:

1. Uninstall SP2 from XP Home, then upgrade to XP Pro.

or

2. Create a SP2 slipstreamed version of XP Pro (preferred)
and use the new XP Pro w/SP2 to upgrade.

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

Information on AutoStreamer 1.0
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=188337&st=0&#entry245

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Ive been thinking of installing XP Professional over my
| current XP Home Edition installation. However, XP Service
| Pack 2 is also installed. Will this affect the Pro
| installation?

 

[Joe Morris]

Carey's information is correct. But I downloaded the already slipstreamed
version from MSFT. (I am a subscriber). But, and it may jsut have been my
problem, somehow something got messed up and I was unable to install any
drivers once the install was complete.

I was unable to figure the problem out and ended up refreshing my whole
system. Just an FYI