Changing XP Home Activation Keyed Computer with XP PRO Key

[Scott C.]

My XP Professional system recently died. I want to move that key to a newer
working XP Home system. I do not want to reload my XP Home system. Both
copies I purchased over the counter from a computer store.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My XP Professional system recently died. I want to move that key to
a newer working XP Home system. I do not want to reload my XP Home
system. Both copies I purchased over the counter from a computer
store.

In order to utilize the Windows XP Professional CD-Key/License - it has to
be installed. You can install (upgrade) your Windows XP Home Edition
install with the Windows XP Professional CD/CD-Key/License. Just attempting
to enter the key does nothing but fail.

 

[Anteaus]

You cannot use a key with a different version of Windows than the one it was
intended for. That includes Home/Pro, OEM/Retail, and SP1/SP2. The keys
differ.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

My XP Professional system recently died. I want to move that key to
a newer working XP Home system. I do not want to reload my XP Home
system. Both copies I purchased over the counter from a computer
store.

In order to utilize the Windows XP Professional CD-Key/License - it
has to be installed. You can install (upgrade) your Windows XP
Home Edition install with the Windows XP Professional
CD/CD-Key/License. Just attempting to enter the key does nothing
but fail.

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You cannot use a key with a different version of Windows than the
one it was intended for. That includes Home/Pro, OEM/Retail, and
SP1/SP2. The keys differ.

So - why would you respond to me *and* snip out everything relevant?

 

[Anteaus]

Reply was to OP, and I didn't snip anything.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Links to the entire conversation can be found *in the message*

Scott C. wrote:
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Shenan Stanley wrote:
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You cannot use a key with a different version of Windows than the
one it was intended for. That includes Home/Pro, OEM/Retail, and
SP1/SP2. The keys differ.

So - why would you respond to me *and* snip out everything relevant?

Reply was to OP, and I didn't snip anything.

Reply was to me. You may have intended to reply to the Original Poster (OP)
(meaning the answer *was* for them), but you pressed *reply* on my message.

See the archive:
http://groups.google.com/group/micr...e/4260fcda6e6ead32?lnk=st&q=#4260fcda6e6ead32

Using the same interface you are:
(Seem to be according to the headers: X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for
Windows 2000)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...&p=1&tid=bbcc9882-2f62-4cb9-8875-d951bb41879f

Notice (even in the archived messages on post web page links) how your
message is indented to the right a little in reference to the rest.. then
mine is indented a bit more after that and when this one shows up, it will
be indented more after that... That shows the progression of the
conversation and whom responded to whom. Your message being indented to the
right a little more (than mine) and directly under mine show that the
response *was* to me.

You snipped everything.
(Again.)
I added it back in my response.
(Again)

When you snip from a message - you leave no frame of reference for anyone (I
recommend you setup and actual newsreader to utilize instead of the horrid
web page interface you are using - or at least setup Outlook Express or
something) whose news server or newsreader has left them with only some of
the responses to the riginal posting and not the entire thing because of
timing or synchronization issues. That's why it is good practice to leave
some of the relevant conversation in the reply. See above and how I
included (in this example) the entire relevant (to this reply) part of the
thread with appropriate indicators that show where things have been snipped.

I don't believe the Web Page interface - as horrible as it is - does that.

Microsoft Newsgroups: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/guide/newsgroupfaq.mspx

How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171164

How to Subscribe to Newsgroups in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171190

A little more detail...
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

If you want to search for older posts than you may choose to keep on your
computer...
http://groups.google.com/