japanese to english XP

[a.]

im tring to install an upgreade of (english)windows XP pro
over my japanese XP home edition. its not working.... can
anyone help?

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

im tring to install an upgreade of (english)windows XP pro
over my japanese XP home edition. its not working.... can
anyone help?

As far as I am aware you cannot "upgrade" from one regionalized version to
another.
You need to purchase a full retail Windows XP in English and do a clean
install.
Caution - this may result in the loss of data and applications - ensure you
have adequate backups and ability to reinstall al applications etc.

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[Guest]

would have been good for MSoft to put info like that on
the box with all the other compatability info.... thanks
hope i can get a refund on the upgrade....

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You cannot upgrade from one language version of the OS to another,
so you'll have to purchase and use the full version of English WinXP
to perform a clean installation.

Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282089


Bruce Chambers

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