Cannot upgrade XP Home to XP Professional

[Jeff]

I have Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2 successfully
installed. I've subsequently purchased the Upgrade to
Windows XP Professional. When I check for compatibility
prior to installing the upgrade I get:

"Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on
your computer is newer than the version on the CD.

Warning: If you decide to delete the newer version of
Windows that is currently installed on your computer, the
files and settings cannot be recovered."

Do I need a newer version of XP Professional with Service
Pack 2 in order to install over XP Home or is there a
workaround.

If not can I get a refund for XP Pro?: I have no
intention of jeopardizing my functional system or losing
my settings to install an older version of XP Pro.

What are the alternatives?

 

[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

How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875350&Product=windowsxpsp2

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

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:

| I have Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2 successfully
| installed. I've subsequently purchased the Upgrade to
| Windows XP Professional. When I check for compatibility
| prior to installing the upgrade I get:
|
| "Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on
| your computer is newer than the version on the CD.
|
| Warning: If you decide to delete the newer version of
| Windows that is currently installed on your computer, the
| files and settings cannot be recovered."
|
| Do I need a newer version of XP Professional with Service
| Pack 2 in order to install over XP Home or is there a
| workaround.
|
| If not can I get a refund for XP Pro?: I have no
| intention of jeopardizing my functional system or losing
| my settings to install an older version of XP Pro.
|
| What are the alternatives?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I have Windows XP Home with Service Pack 2 successfully
installed. I've subsequently purchased the Upgrade to
Windows XP Professional. When I check for compatibility
prior to installing the upgrade I get:

"Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on
your computer is newer than the version on the CD.

Warning: If you decide to delete the newer version of
Windows that is currently installed on your computer, the
files and settings cannot be recovered."

Do I need a newer version of XP Professional with Service
Pack 2 in order to install over XP Home or is there a
workaround.

If not can I get a refund for XP Pro?: I have no
intention of jeopardizing my functional system or losing
my settings to install an older version of XP Pro.

What are the alternatives?

You'll either need to uninstall SP2 before attempting the upgrade,
or try slipstreaming SP2 into the upgrade.

--

Bruce Chambers

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