Reverting back to XP Home edition

[Guest]

I want to swap the operating systems in two copmputers. One has Xp home the other XP Professional and want it the other way .

how do i do this?

 

[LVTravel]

Depends. If either of the versions you have is an OEM version you can't use
that copy in the other machine as an OEM version of XP is always tied to the
machine it is first installed on. You would be required to purchase a
license for that machine.

If both the Home CD and the Pro CD are either upgrade or original install
disks from Microsoft, you should do a new install on the Home to XP machine
even though you could upgrade it. The Pro to Home machine would have to
have the hard drive reformatted and Home installed new as there is no
"downgrade" from XP Pro.

This site will tell you more
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

Here is more information http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm

I recommend you get the MS Windows Security Update CD before doing this as
you will have a lot of security items to be downloaded and installed when
you switch OSs. This CD will save a lot of time and effort.

I want to swap the operating systems in two copmputers. One has Xp home

the other XP Professional and want it the other way .

 

[Haus]

If they are OEM versions then you can not does this.

If they are retail full versions then you can Upgrade or Full install the
computer with Home on it.
You will have to do a Full install on the computer with Pro on it for you
can not down grade without formatting and removing the Pro version.

If it is a retail upgrade you can do it the same as the full install. When
doing a full install with an upgrade version you will have to have a copy of
a qualifying version 95, 98, 98SE, ME.

 

[wayne]

if they are upgrades or full versions you could just try swapping the hard
drives

wayne

I want to swap the operating systems in two copmputers. One has Xp home

the other XP Professional and want it the other way .

 

[Guest]

what is the diference between the xp professional reinstallation cd & the xp
home edition service pack 2 reinstallation cd? i was given both & not sure
which one to use. please help. thx

 

[Bruce Chambers]

what is the diference between the xp professional reinstallation cd & the xp
home edition service pack 2 reinstallation cd? i was given both & not sure
which one to use. please help. thx

Certainly, there's a difference, and the names say it all. One CD
installs WinXP Pro, and the other installs WinXP Home.


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