Installing Home Edition with a Professional Disc

[jay]

I got a used computer that had XP installed. It needed a harddrive
wipe. Only after I formatted, did I realize that the version on the
computer was XP Home. No big deal. I can live with Home. However, the
PC didn't come with a disc. I have a non-OEM XP Professional CD. Is it
possible to install Home Edition using a Professional Disc?

 

[Danny Sanders]

AFAIK that is not possible.


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[jay]

Okay. No worries. Just thought I might save myself a step.

Thanks for the reply!

-Jay

 

[Ken Blake]

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I got a used computer that had XP installed. It needed a
harddrive
wipe. Only after I formatted, did I realize that the version on
the
computer was XP Home. No big deal. I can live with Home.
However, the
PC didn't come with a disc. I have a non-OEM XP Professional
CD. Is it
possible to install Home Edition using a Professional Disc?

No. But if yours it a legitimate, unused retail copy of XP
Professional, just install Professional. There's no reason to
prefer Home over Professional. Home is just a subset of
Professional; there are features in Professional not in Home, but
the reverse isn't true. If you don't need the extra Professional
features, just don't use them.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I got a used computer that had XP installed. It needed a harddrive
wipe. Only after I formatted, did I realize that the version on the
computer was XP Home. No big deal. I can live with Home. However, the
PC didn't come with a disc. I have a non-OEM XP Professional CD. Is it
possible to install Home Edition using a Professional Disc?

No, of course not. They're completely different products.


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[jay]

I have an OEM disc that is already used on one computer. I have a
second computer (the used one I bought) which came with a product key
(XP Home) but no disc. I was just wondering if I could save myself the
extra step of aquiring a non-OEM XP Home disc from my friend, thats all.

 

[jay]

No. But if yours it a legitimate, unused retail copy of XP

Professional, just install Professional. There's no reason to
prefer Home over Professional. Home is just a subset of
Professional; there are features in Professional not in Home, but
the reverse isn't true. If you don't need the extra Professional
features, just don't use them.

It is a legitiamte copy, it's just that I've already legitamately
installed it on my other computer. I want Home because that's what the
new used computer is licensed for. I'm not trying to get something for
free, just want to get what I paid for.

To close this topic out: my friend had a non-oem XP Home disc, I
installed that with my key and everything is working fine.

 

[Steve N.]

It is a legitiamte copy, it's just that I've already legitamately
installed it on my other computer. I want Home because that's what the
new used computer is licensed for. I'm not trying to get something for
free, just want to get what I paid for.

To close this topic out: my friend had a non-oem XP Home disc, I
installed that with my key and everything is working fine.

Good. Thanks for the followup.

Steve