How to downgrade from Windows Pro to Windows Home??

[Amy]

Hi I need to downgrade from windows professional to
windows home, can you help me? This is very urgent,
because until i can do this, I am unable to access the
school's internet server. Thank you!!!

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

You have to reformat and then reinstall XP Home, as XP Home can't be
installed over the top of XP Pro.

 

[Jim Macklin]

There is no reason that you would have a problem with Pro or
Home connecting to a mail server. Pro can connect to
workgroups or domains, Home can not join a domain. There is
no reason to think that your problem has anything to do with
the version of XP you have.


| Hi
|
| You have to reformat and then reinstall XP Home, as XP
Home can't be
| installed over the top of XP Pro.
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| Will Denny
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| | > Hi I need to downgrade from windows professional to
| > windows home, can you help me? This is very urgent,
| > because until i can do this, I am unable to access the
| > school's internet server. Thank you!!!
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|

 

[Pivert]

You shouldn't have problems with Pro. It can connect to whatevr you need.
Have you checked adress ? Firewall on or off ?
There should be no reason to downgrade. Try to give more precision about
this connexion you are trying to establish, so we can perhaps help !

 

[Amy]

I am having no problems with windows pro itself. I just
really need to downgrade to home, the reason is really
really long but it's legit. I was wondering how you would
go about reformatting windows. Thank you again for all
your help!!

Amy

 

[DL]

I doubt very much whether there is a legit reason, probably more a
bureaucratic one!

 

[Jim Macklin]

Please explain the reason because it seems to be completely
phony and we can explain it better if we know. Long isn't a
problem.


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|I am having no problems with windows pro itself. I just
| really need to downgrade to home, the reason is really
| really long but it's legit. I was wondering how you would
| go about reformatting windows. Thank you again for all
| your help!!
|
| Amy
| >-----Original Message-----
| >There is no reason that you would have a problem with Pro
| or
| >Home connecting to a mail server. Pro can connect to
| >workgroups or domains, Home can not join a domain. There
| is
| >no reason to think that your problem has anything to do
| with
| >the version of XP you have.
| >
| >
| >| >| Hi
| >|
| >| You have to reformat and then reinstall XP Home, as XP
| >Home can't be
| >| installed over the top of XP Pro.
| >|
| >| --
| >|
| >| Will Denny
| >| MVP - Windows Shell/User
| >| Please reply to the News Groups
| >|
| >|
| >message
| >| | >| > Hi I need to downgrade from windows professional to
| >| > windows home, can you help me? This is very urgent,
| >| > because until i can do this, I am unable to access
the
| >| > school's internet server. Thank you!!!
| >|
| >|
| >
| >
| >.
| >

 

[NoNoBadDog!]

XP Pro offers more connectivity than Home (domain or workgroup on Pro versus
workgroup only on Home). Why would you want to downgrade to a version that
offers LESS connection options than what you have???

Have you done any research?


What you are proposing is ludicrous. Simply post the problem you are having
and I am sure you'll get help.

Bobby

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Your reason for downgrading really doesn't make much sense,
but....

The only way to change from WinXP Pro to WinXP Home is to
format the drive and start over. There is no supported downgrade path
or technique.

Simply boot from the WinXP Home installation CD. You'll be
offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as
part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the
order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


Bruce Chambers
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[Nathan McNulty]

Let me take a stab. XP Pro is pirated. User wants to put Home on to be
legal. Reader's Digest version

 

[Nathan McNulty]

At least give credit for switching from a pirated copy to a legit copy
if that is the case. My college implemented the same method using
HFNetChk to find unpatched computers and block them. If they found
pirated copies, they made the students buy the version they were
pirating!

 

[Nathan McNulty]

I'm not even going to ask how you found that.

All I have to say is that rocks