help - xp prof upgrade problem

[Guest]

hi,

i faced a problem when try to upgrade my xp home edition to xp prof. the
error "problem detected & need to shut down to prevent PC damage" during
installation progress. i failed to log out the application and system
continuously reboot & retain at same screen "system detected pro...."

Anybody can advise
1) how can i exit the installation?
2) can i restore my xp home edition?
3) what the cause for this problem?

thanks
Regards
chris

 

[Michael Stevens]

hi,

i faced a problem when try to upgrade my xp home edition to xp prof. the
error "problem detected & need to shut down to prevent PC damage" during
installation progress. i failed to log out the application and system
continuously reboot & retain at same screen "system detected pro...."

Anybody can advise
1) how can i exit the installation?
2) can i restore my xp home edition?
3) what the cause for this problem?

thanks
Regards
chris

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For upgrading to XP Home or Pro, see the links below.
http://aumha.org/a/xpupgrad.htm
XP Upgrade
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_2kupgrade.asp
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sg_9xupgrade.asp
See the link below for steps on performing a Clean Install.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
Known problems with XP upgrades.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/xpupgdissues.html
Known Problems with Clean installs.
http://www.labmice.net/WindowsXP/Install/installbugs.htm
Top 10 Reasons for Moving to Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/whyupgrade/top10.asp
Why Windows XP Professional?
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/whyupgrade/default.asp
Windows XP Professional Features
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/evaluation/features.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/matrix.mspx
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