installing xp pro over home oem

[Guest]

well im trying to install xp pro over my home installation on my new laptop.
i couldnt get xp pro to install because home had sp2 pre-installed on it so
now i have to uninstall it. problem is, my home installation does not show
that it has sp2 installed in the ad-remove program section. so how am i
supposed to upgrade if i cant uninstall sp2? a flat out format and install
is out of the question due to the fact that theres too many files on there
that i need. please someone help me figure this out. thanks in advance.

 

[Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)]

Tom

You can only remove SP2 if it was applied after the initial OS load.. if
your computer was supplied with XP Home SP2.. all is not lost though..

What you can do is slipstream SP2 into your version of XP Pro..

Here's how you do it..

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

Having completed the above task, you can easily upgrade your computer..
however, you may want to back up (save) all of your important documents and
mail folders as a precaution..

For all about installing, go to

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/

 

[Guest]

so i tried to do that and burn it to disk, but its TOO big to burn to a cd-r.
its like 850mb. and for some reason when i try to use nero or alcohol to
burn it to a bootable dvd, it doesnt work. any suggestions?

 

[Guest]

ok i got it to work. thanks for the help, i really appreciate it.