XP Home Edition-Later Version

[Guest]

I have PCs purchased with Home Edition Service Pack 2 and need to upgrade to
XP Professional for networking. The problem is we bought licenses (not profit
organization) and the XP Pro is Service Pack 1. Is there a resolution? Can I
reinstall Home Edition XP with Service Pack 1 as a fix?

Thank you for your assistance!

 

[Jerry]

The XP Pro w/SP1 will not install over Home w/SP2 because the Home w/SP2
appears as a 'newer' version and you are not allowed to go 'backwards'.

If you have a CD burner the thing to do is to download the full SP2 update
and slipstream it with the XP Pro SP1 CD to make a new CD that is now XP Pro
w/SP2.

Do a Google search on slipsteaming and you'll find a complete set of
instructions in many places.

 

[Guest]

No matter with that,xp home shouldnt be upgraded to pro,microsoft
specifically
says that a clean installation of pro is the best way to install.Simply
install xp pro
cd,exit the info page,restart computer,boot to xp cd,then at info
page,select,
install xp,new copy.XP will then format the hd and install auto.

 

[Jerry]

That's baloney. It is totally acceptable to upgrade to Home to Pro as long
as there is no version conflict - as I mentioned earlier.

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Please cite the source for this statement:
"xp home shouldnt be upgraded to pro"
The upgrade works very well.

 

[Michael Stevens]

No matter with that,xp home shouldnt be upgraded to pro,microsoft
specifically
says that a clean installation of pro is the best way to
install.Simply install xp pro
cd,exit the info page,restart computer,boot to xp cd,then at info
page,select,
install xp,new copy.XP will then format the hd and install auto.

Absolutely untrue, the upgrade works great and please tell us all where to
find this specific Microsoft recommendation.
Prep for a clean install and take the upgrade as the first option.
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[Guest]

Michael:

How do I prep for a "clean install"? Do I follow Andrew's earlier
instructions or are you referring to another process.

Thanks to all!

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Sandra;
Slipstream SP-2 with your Windows XP Pro CD:
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49
The slipstreamed CD will now be SP-2 and able to upgrade your Windows XP
Home to Windows XP Pro.

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How do I prep for a "clean install"? Do I
follow Andrew's earlier

 

[Michael Stevens]

Michael:

How do I prep for a "clean install"? Do I follow Andrew's earlier
instructions or are you referring to another process.

Thanks to all!

:

You backup all your data and anything that can not be restored from other
media. Make sure you have all the software and serial numbers, product keys.

Click on the link below, or copy and paste the link into the address box
if using the web based newsgroup.
For upgrading to XP Home or Pro, see the links below.
http://aumha.org/a/xpupgrad.htm
XP Upgrade
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_2kupgrade.asp
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_9xupgrade.asp
See the link below for steps on performing a Clean Install.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Known problems with XP upgrades.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpupgdissues.html
Known Problems with Clean installs.
http://www.labmice.net/WindowsXP/Install/installbugs.htm
Top 10 Reasons for Moving to Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/whyupgrade/top10.asp
Why Windows XP Professional?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/whyupgrade/default.asp
Windows XP Professional Features
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/features.asp

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