Cant 'upgrade' XP Home to XP Pro

[Guest]

when I try to upgrade XP HOme to XP Pro it says that it cant upgrade because
the version on the pc is newer than the cd version. As the XP Pro disc is the
latest SP2 version, genuine, retail, and on the box it includes XP Home as a
version that can be upgraded I am at a loss. Even the disc has 'upgrade' on
it. I have tried booting from the disc, and from within windows and am not
offered a upgrade but a fresh install.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

The error message would suggest that you XP Home SP2 installed and that the
XP CD you are trying to upgrade from is an earlier version - perhaps SP1a.
Does the XP Pro box state "SP2" on it?

 

[Phil]

Sounds like you got an OEM xp cd. OEM upgrade cd's can only do clean
installs and then you use your old windows cd during install to prove you
qualify for using the upgrade version. If you want to do an upgrade install
you need a retail version of xp.(don't be confused as oem versions can be
bought at a retail store)

 

[Guest]

It would seem that you are right

Hi

The error message would suggest that you XP Home SP2 installed and that the
XP CD you are trying to upgrade from is an earlier version - perhaps SP1a.
Does the XP Pro box state "SP2" on it?

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[Guest]

I'll try again. It would seem that you were right I have also an OEM version
of the sp2 release and it workes straight away. So much for an upgrade if it
won't upgrade. I doubt that I will be the only one in this situation, but
others won't have my luck of another copy.

THANKS

 

[Ken Blake]

In

when I try to upgrade XP HOme to XP Pro it says that it cant
upgrade
because the version on the pc is newer than the cd version. As
the XP
Pro disc is the latest SP2 version, genuine, retail, and on the
box
it includes XP Home as a version that can be upgraded I am at a
loss.
Even the disc has 'upgrade' on it. I have tried booting from
the
disc, and from within windows and am not offered a upgrade but
a
fresh install.

Are you sure the XP Professional CD is SP2? I would assume that
most stores still have pre-SP2 versions in stock. And it
certainly sounds like you have SP2 installed, and your XP
Professional Upgrade is without it, so is an older version that
what's installed.

If I'm right that your XP Professional upgrade is pre-SP2, you
have two choices:

1. Uninstall SP2, do the upgrade, then reinstall SP2.

2. Create a slipstreamed version of XP Professional, including
SP2 and use it. See
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7262

 

[Michael Stevens]

I'll try again. It would seem that you were right I have also an OEM
version of the sp2 release and it workes straight away. So much for
an upgrade if it won't upgrade. I doubt that I will be the only one
in this situation, but others won't have my luck of another copy.

THANKS

Uninstall SP2 from the Home install and then use the retail Pro upgrade. You
can apply SP2 after you upgrade to Pro.

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