Upgrade from Windows XP Home (SP2) to Windows XP Pro fails

[Guest]

The upgrade to XP Pro failed with the error:
Setup can not set the required Windows XP configuration information. This
indicates an internal setup error. Contact your system administrator.

It let's me retry, copies the install files again but gets stuck at the same
point again.
I would be happy just to rollback the upgrade to XP home.
I am able to go to the recovery console and tried
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875355/en-us
but the path to the uninstall does not seem to exist.
Any ideas would be appreciated

NB: I run the compatibility test prior the upgrade and it said all was OK

 

[Guest]

Thier is no "upgrade" from home to pro,the upgrade is for older windows
OS.To install pro from home,one must boot to xp pro cd,select at boot screen
menu,install xp,new copy,delete the partition (home),create one,then pro
reformats and installs auto.

 

[Michael Stevens]

Thier is no "upgrade" from home to pro,the upgrade is for older windows
OS.To install pro from home,one must boot to xp pro cd,select at boot
screen
menu,install xp,new copy,delete the partition (home),create one,then pro
reformats and installs auto.

To Ignorant Andrew E,
I will just paste Shenan's last reply.
And as a provoking thought, should you trust advice from someone that cannot
spell "their"? If you check the http://snipurl.com/s45j link, you will see
he repeatedly spells "their" as "thier".
Andrew,

When you get one wrong (like this one) the first time - and it is proven to
you that it was the incorrect assumption - repeating it over and over does
not make it true.

Examples of your incorrect statement - over and over:
http://snipurl.com/s45j

The same answer I continue to give to prove to you that your assumption is
completely and totally false:

Andrew E. has been incorrect about this many times - but refuses (or perhaps
cannot comprehend) the fact that upgrading from Windows XP Home to Windows
Professional is supported and one of the easiest paths to follow.

Windows XP supported upgrade paths
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292607

That article clearly shows a path from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP
Professional Edition..
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292607#XSLTH3140121123120121120120

Even external (non-Microsoft sponsored) confirm this:

What are the supported upgrade paths to Windows XP?
http://www.jsifaq.com/subI/tip4300/rh4349.htm

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP

Thanks Shenan,
--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
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[Kamal]

Take a look at this.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316425

 

[Guest]

It would seem the the source of the problem would be some incompatibility,
however, the compatibility test I run befor indicated that all was OK.
And now, I cannot even startup Windows since it loops in the install cycle
using F8 to select the old OS (WinXP home) gets me to the same spot -
redoing the install.
I would just like to get back to before the upgrade
--
Franz K
Windows Systems Support

Take a look at this.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=316425

 

[Shenan Stanley]

Thier is no "upgrade" from home to pro,the upgrade is for older
windows OS.To install pro from home,one must boot to xp pro
cd,select at boot screen
menu,install xp,new copy,delete the partition (home),create
one,then pro reformats and installs auto.

To Ignorant Andrew E,

I will just paste Shenan's last reply.

And as a provoking thought, should you trust advice from someone
that cannot spell "their"? If you check the http://snipurl.com/s45j
link, you will see he repeatedly spells "their" as "thier".

Andrew,

When you get one wrong (like this one) the first time - and it is
proven to you that it was the incorrect assumption - repeating it
over and over does not make it true.

Examples of your incorrect statement - over and over:
http://snipurl.com/s45j

The same answer I continue to give to prove to you that your
assumption is completely and totally false:

Andrew E. has been incorrect about this many times - but refuses
(or perhaps cannot comprehend) the fact that upgrading from Windows
XP Home to Windows Professional is supported and one of the easiest
paths to follow.
Windows XP supported upgrade paths
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292607

That article clearly shows a path from Windows XP Home Edition to
Windows XP Professional Edition..
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/292607#XSLTH3140121123120121120120

Even external (non-Microsoft sponsored) confirm this:

What are the supported upgrade paths to Windows XP?
http://www.jsifaq.com/subI/tip4300/rh4349.htm

Thanks Shenan,

NP Michael.

Wow. Again.
Andrew E. insists that there is no upgrade path from Windows XP Home Editon
to Windows XP Professional Edition.

Maybe this is like one of those things where if you believe hard enough, you
really want it, you click your heels together three times and...
Nope. That upgrade path just won't go away. *grin*

 

[davidpw1]

I get the same thing on my new HP Pavillion Laptop. I have home
installed and am trying to upgrade to professional with the same error
message. How could there be a hardware problem when Home runs fine?

 

[Jim]

You would think having XP Home installed previously would mean that
your Hardware is okay, but sometimes faulty RAM, faulty motherboard or
not really a faulty motherboard but the ide chipsets aren't compatible
with XP.
You could try re-seating the RAM chips. You can also go into your
BIOS and change the modes on the IDE Channel that has the CD-ROM, I
think PIO Mode it is, try PIO Mode 1 then go to the highest number, but
not all BIOSs give you the option these days to choose the PIO modes so
this might be out of the question, do you want maybe try another
CD-ROM.
Or you could just be out of luck and there is a major issue with
your current XP Home Operating System that is stopping the upgrade.

Or you could try doing this first, updating your BIOS to its latest
version.

Do you have a spare Hard Drive laying around or can borrow one. Maybe
disconnect your Hard Drive, put your spare one in, then try installing
XP from Fresh. See if this error still exists. If it does, then you
know for sure that it's hardware related. If this is the case I would
go for RAM re-seating, then BIOS upgrade and trying to install XP
freshly, if this then works, then you can put your hard drive back in,
try the upgrade again.
Let us know how you go.

Regards,
Jim
MCP