older xp vs current xp

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Alvis

Hi i just brought a laptop computer it came with xp home.
i want to install xp pro with service pack 1. when i try to i get a message
that say the virsion of windows that you are trying to install is older than
the current version and i cant continue. the xp pro is on a dvd from my msdn
universal subscription and i select the instalation from the default web
page that autoloads. please help me install xp pro
thanks
 
You can easily make a current version of Windows XP
by slipstreaming SP2 and then burn a new CD, then upgrade.

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (preferred)
http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| Hi i just brought a laptop computer it came with xp home.
| i want to install xp pro with service pack 1. when i try to i get a message
| that say the virsion of windows that you are trying to install is older than
| the current version and i cant continue. the xp pro is on a dvd from my msdn
| universal subscription and i select the instalation from the default web
| page that autoloads. please help me install xp pro
| thanks
 
Hi i just brought a laptop computer it came with xp home.
i want to install xp pro with service pack 1. when i try to i get a message
that say the virsion of windows that you are trying to install is older than
the current version and i cant continue. the xp pro is on a dvd from my msdn
universal subscription and i select the instalation from the default web
page that autoloads. please help me install xp pro
thanks
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You can't "upgrade" XP/home to to pro. It requires a from-scratch
setup.
 
Al;
Incorrect, Windows XP Home upgrades very nicely to Windows XP Pro.

In the OPs case, Windows XP Home is Service Pack 2 and Pro is Service Pack
1.
Because of the Service Pack discrepancy going to pro is like a downgrade and
not possible.
 
You are probably thinking of Office. You cannot upgrade Standard to Pro
within the same version. Microsoft had a program for a time in which they
gave a $75 rebate for "going Pro" provided that the customer had a retail
copy of Home and wanted to upgrade to Pro in the first 30 days.
 
Or you may be thinking of Windows 2000 Pro. W2k cannot be upgraded to Home,
only to Pro.
 
The word Upgrade begs clarification.

To move from XP Home to Pro is an Upgrade - additional functionality is
provided however no change to the build number of the Windows Operating
System.

To move from SP1 to SP2 is an Upgrade - by virtue of the release level of
the software being 'upgraded' to a higher build number [SP2 is now Build
2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158: Service Pack 2].

To move from XP Home SP2 to XP Pro SP1 or prior is a downgrade - by means pf
attempting to move backwards to an earlier [lower] build number: which is not
permitted.

So as suggested by Carey, you need to slipstream SP2 into your Xp Pro with
SP1 and then all will go just dandy.
 
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