Installation confusion

[Guest]

Hello,

My old HD fried so got a new one. A friend put the new HD in and installed
XP Home Edition when I really wanted him to install XP Professional.
However, if I go to Change/Remove, it tells me that XP Professional is
installed. I went to Control Panel thinking that he must have made this a
multiple boot, but only XP Home Edition is on the list.

So is XP Professional installed or not? If it is, how do I solve this
issue? If I uninstall XP Home, will XP Professional take over since it
appears it is already installed? Should I reformat and start from scratch?

Any input is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

From Start>Run type

winver

You'll see which version is installed then.

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[Guest]

Thanks. I just did that and the "About Windows" screen says, "Windows XP
Home Edition." Then the message below says, "Microsoft Windows, Version 5.1
(Build 2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519:Service Pack 2)."

So what is the best way to change this from Home to Professional without
creating any headaches for myself?

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

You'll need an XP Pro upgrade disk. Best to make a backup of your data
files for later use.

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