Migrating from newer to older vers of XP?

[Guest]

I recently got a PC with a newer version of XP Home. I am "retiring" my old
PC, on which I had installed XP Pro. However, when I attempted to install the
XP Pro on my new PC (on top of XP Home) I got the warning: "You are about to
install an older version of the operating system. Continue?" (or words to
that effect). I have a few questions please.

1) Can I do this successfully?

2) SHOULD I do this?

3) What are the ramifications vis-a-vis my old PC? Since I don't intend to
use it anymore, does it matter that I installed XP Pro onto the other machine?

4) What things do I need to know in order to do this properly.

Thanks in advance for any insight.

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi Dennis,

Yes, you can probably do this successfully. You will, however, need to
create an XP Pro install CD that has been slipstreamed with SP2. Here are a
couple of sites that contain instructions for creating a bootable
slipstreamed XP CD:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp2_cd.htm
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

If and when you install XP Pro onto the new computer, you will need to
completely remove it from the old computer, as per the EULA:

"You may move the Product to a different Workstation Computer. After the
transfer, you must completely remove the Product from the former Workstation
Computer."



Regards,