Set-up of XP defaulting to Home

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Tim Brown

Funny problem - when setting up XP on a machine with
inbuild LAN card, the install is defaulting to Home
edition, rather than Professional. Once there it is
impossible to connect the damn thing to our corporate
network.

Anyone know of a way to stop this happening?
 
Tim said:
Funny problem - when setting up XP on a machine with
inbuild LAN card, the install is defaulting to Home
edition, rather than Professional. Once there it is
impossible to connect the damn thing to our corporate
network.

Anyone know of a way to stop this happening?
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Uhm...
Okay - I guess someone doesn't know there are different versions of Windows
XP.. COMPLETELY different.

The "funny problem" you are having can be solved by you purchasing Windows
XP Professional and installing it on your laptop instead of Windows XP Home.
They are not the same CD nor does Windows XP see some Network Card and go
"Oh, they want Professional!" -> you must install the version of Windows XP
you need. heh
 
No - the disk I'm using is part of a select pack.

The disk says on it (printed): Microsoft Windows XP
Professional with Service Pack 1.

The disk was created by Microsoft, has all the holograms,
etc. I work for a business, the business has a Select
Agreement with Microsoft. Genuine product, says
professional.

And yes, I do know there are different versions of Windows
XP.

The disk has been used previously to build XP Pro boxes.
For some reason it no longer does that - it only creates
XP Home (or what appears to be Home) boxes that we can't
connect to our LAN.


Next guess please.
 
Tim said:
No - the disk I'm using is part of a select pack.

The disk says on it (printed): Microsoft Windows XP
Professional with Service Pack 1.

The disk was created by Microsoft, has all the holograms,
etc. I work for a business, the business has a Select
Agreement with Microsoft. Genuine product, says
professional.

And yes, I do know there are different versions of Windows
XP.

The disk has been used previously to build XP Pro boxes.
For some reason it no longer does that - it only creates
XP Home (or what appears to be Home) boxes that we can't
connect to our LAN.


Next guess please.
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I'm sorry.

A XP Professional CD does NOT dynamically change into XP home. There are
distinct coding differences. I suggest you get a different copy of this CD
and try again, because no matter what is scribbled on the front, if you
actually did a clean installation with it and ended up with Windows XP Home,
then that is what is on the CD.

Perform a clean installation...
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/cleanxp.htm
 
Yes, I know it can't dynamically change into Home
edition. Yet, that is what it's doing. Or something very
similar to Home edition.

Either way, we end up with an install that refuses to
connect to a corporate LAN...
 
Tim said:
No - the disk I'm using is part of a select pack.

The disk says on it (printed): Microsoft Windows XP
Professional with Service Pack 1.

The disk was created by Microsoft, has all the holograms,
etc. I work for a business, the business has a Select
Agreement with Microsoft. Genuine product, says
professional.

And yes, I do know there are different versions of Windows
XP.

The disk has been used previously to build XP Pro boxes.
For some reason it no longer does that - it only creates
XP Home (or what appears to be Home) boxes that we can't
connect to our LAN.
Click to expand...
I'm sorry.

A XP Professional CD does NOT dynamically change into XP home.
There are distinct coding differences. I suggest you get a
different copy of this CD and try again, because no matter what is
scribbled on the front, if you actually did a clean installation
with it and ended up with Windows XP Home, then that is what is on
the CD.

Perform a clean installation...
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/cleanxp.htm
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Yes, I know it can't dynamically change into Home
edition. Yet, that is what it's doing. Or something very
similar to Home edition.

Either way, we end up with an install that refuses to
connect to a corporate LAN...
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Okay - when the machine boots, does it say Windows XP Professional or Home?
How about when you open the Control Panel, go into the "System" control
panel - what does it say there?
When you are trying to join the domain (I assume you mean you cannot join a
domain?) - what error does it give you?
Do you have the corporate DNS entries in there?
The corporate DNS Suffix search order?
Can you ping the servers you are trying to hook into?
 
Just so you know - I am trying to help you here, but you have to give more
information. You have left out a lot of details and assumed a lot more.

Saying it is XP Home instead of XP Professional leaves a lot of unanswered
questions. If, however, you say that it is XP Professional but is unable to
contact the corporate network to join the domain and gives these errors or
you say that you don't have the option to join the domain at all or you say
you are outside the corporate firewall and cannot see the machines or...

Well, you get the idea.

It's sort of like calling your auto mechanic and telling him your car is
making a mechanical noise, what's wrong. He's going to laugh and say "can
you be a bit more descriptive, please?"
 
Does the disk have both versions on it and require you to select which one
to install?

Regards
Mark Dormer
 
Mark said:
Does the disk have both versions on it and require you to select
which one to install?

Regards
Mark Dormer
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As Shenan says, no such disc exists! The OP is obviously a moron.
 
You would be surprised to find out that one does exist then.

The MSDN version of XP has both Home and Pro on the same disc.
If you boot from it you have to choose which one to install.

Want a picture, I'd be happy to send it to you.

The OP says he is using a Select disc. Select doesn't include WinXP Home as
it is not a product MS chooses to try and sell to large organisations.

So either the disc is the wrong one, an MSDN one or we enter the twilight
zone <g>

Regards
Mark Dormer
 
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