Upgrade Home to Professional after SP2?

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When I try to upgrade a Home Edition computer with SP2 on
it, it says it cannot upgrade because the version of
Windows is "greater" than the one I'm trying to install.

I'm pretty sure this is not what Microsoft Intended. Is
there a way around this?
 
Unless SP2 is integrated into XP Pro, then one cannot
upgrade an existing XP Home w/SP2 installation using
a non-SP2 version of XP Pro. What you need to do is
create a SP2 "slipstreamed" version of XP Pro, then use
the new CD to upgrade over XP Home w/SP2.

You have two options:

1. Uninstall SP2 from XP Home, then upgrade to XP Pro.

or

2. Create a SP2 slipstreamed version of XP Pro (preferred)
and use the new XP Pro w/SP2 to 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

Information on AutoStreamer 1.0
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=188337&st=0&#entry245

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

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| When I try to upgrade a Home Edition computer with SP2 on
| it, it says it cannot upgrade because the version of
| Windows is "greater" than the one I'm trying to install.
|
| I'm pretty sure this is not what Microsoft Intended. Is
| there a way around this?
 
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