XP home to XP-Pro & SP@

[BBroyles]

I just bought a new laptop with XP-Home, put my software
on, took the SP2 upgrade and now want to upgrade to XP-
PRO.

Can i just install XP-Pro? Will I have to reinstall my
software?

I used the New Computer transfer wizard,and it worked
great! Should I resave?

TIA

BILL

 

[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.

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

--
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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| I just bought a new laptop with XP-Home, put my software
| on, took the SP2 upgrade and now want to upgrade to XP-
| PRO.
|
| Can i just install XP-Pro? Will I have to reinstall my
| software?
|
| I used the New Computer transfer wizard,and it worked
| great! Should I resave?
|
| TIA
|
| BILL