old version xp

[Guest]

my pc has a version of xp professional on it. i want to load xp home edition.
how do i get rid of the xp professional. do i do it first or after xp home
loads. if i create a new partition do i loose all the data currewntly on my
pc.

 

[Jack]

why?

 

[Guest]

because xp prof was not a valid version but the xp home is a properly
purchased valid xp edition

 

[Jack]

that depends if you have NTSF format or FAT.
if FAT then:
MOVE your data from My Documents into some another folder.
boot computer with Win98 startup disk
delete the current WindowsXP folder (use deltree command)
install Home edition
your data will be preserved (just move it back to My Documents folder).

if NTSF:
you need to store your data on another disk or just burn CD
reformat hrddrive
install Home edition
Jack

 

[Shenan Stanley]

my pc has a version of xp professional on it. i want to load xp
home edition. how do i get rid of the xp professional. do i do it
first or after xp home loads. if i create a new partition do i
loose all the data currewntly on my pc.

In order to properly install Windows XP Home Edition on your computer - you
should

- back up all your data (email, contacts, pictures, documents, spreadsheets,
favorites, installation files, CD/Product install/serial keys..., etc) to
external media.
- download all the latest hardware drivers for each individual piece of
hardware from the hardware manufacturer's web page and save it to external
media.
- Download the full install of SP2 and save it to external media.
- Make sure you have installation media for all the software you wish to run
and all the updates for said software downloaded and written to external
media.

Disconnect from the internet...
- boot with the Windows XP Home CD,
- select to obliterate the C drive you had professional installed upon
- install Windows XP Home edition on the new partition
- update with SP2 and all the hardware drivers you downloaded
- install your antivirus software
- connect to the internet and visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ and
download all critical updates (visit after each reboot until there are no
more critical updates.)
- Install your other applications, restore your backed up files, continue
on...