Conflicts of operating system preventing upgrade to Windows XP pro

[Guest]

I bought a new desktop which comes with Windows XP Home Edition. I want to
upgrade with Windows XP professional which I bought a long time ago (year
2001 or 20002). The problem is that since the Windows XP I have is older than
the current operating system (Windows XP home edition with SP2), it won't let
me install Windows XP Professional unless I do a clean install. I'm trying
to avoid a clean install in order to avoid installing all applications again.
Is there a way to obtain Windows XP Professional with SP2 CD since I already
have Windows XP professional CD without SP2?

Thanks,
HY

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Search on "slipstreaming". You will need to download SP2, then use it and
your existing WinXP Pro CD to create a new disk with SP2 slipstreamed into
it. There are literally hundreds of pages that will walk you through this.
Then you can use the new disk to perform the upgrade.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org