Problem with Installing Win XP Home Ed over Win 2000

[alex]

I am trying to install Win XP Home (which came with my
Dell laptop) to my desktop over Win 2000. There is a
message after autorun: "Winnt32.exe - Entry Point Not
Found. The procedure entry point NtUnloadKeyEx could not
be located in the dynamic link library ntdll.dll."
Anybody knows how to get around it?

 

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Alex;
All consumer Microsoft operating systems are licensed for only one
computer.
If you want Windows XP on the second computer, you need to buy another
copy.
It is not relevant if the computer is networked or not, used in home,
business or school.

Windows XP Home is OEM if it came with the Dell laptop.
OEM is normally permanently tied to the first computer installed and
can not be transferred regardless of the condition of the first
computer.
It is also probably locked to the BIOS of the original computer.
This is probably the cause of the error.
Another of the many reasons you paid less for your OEM than I paid for
my retail Windows XP.

 

[Nicholas]

You cannot use a Dell OEM XP Home installation CD and
license on any other computer than a Dell. You'll need to
go out and purchase the "retail, upgrade version" of XP Pro
in order to successfully upgrade over Windows 2000.

--
Nicholas

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| I am trying to install Win XP Home (which came with my
| Dell laptop) to my desktop over Win 2000. There is a
| message after autorun: "Winnt32.exe - Entry Point Not
| Found. The procedure entry point NtUnloadKeyEx could not
| be located in the dynamic link library ntdll.dll."
| Anybody knows how to get around it?