Upgrade To XP Pro - Error That Current Windows Version Is Newer?

[Guest]

I am having a problem upgrading to XP Pro and need help.

I have the XP Professional disc, and am attempting to upgrade from my
current platform, which is XP Home edition. However, I get the error message
"Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your computer is
newer than the version on the CD."

I know that I have the most recent version of XP. I can only think of a few
things that would cause this. One, I just got my PC, March of this year. I
also have all the current updates, including Service Pack 2.

What should I do? Is there a way to override this error message? Currently,
it only allows me to just cancel my installation.

Thanks!

 

[Ken Blake]

I am having a problem upgrading to XP Pro and need help.

I have the XP Professional disc, and am attempting to upgrade from my
current platform, which is XP Home edition. However, I get the error
message "Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your
computer is newer than the version on the CD."

I know that I have the most recent version of XP. I can only think of
a few things that would cause this. One, I just got my PC, March of
this year. I also have all the current updates, including Service
Pack 2.

You have SP2 installed, and your XP Professional Upgrade is without it, so
is an older version than what's installed.

You have two choices:

1. Uninstall SP2, do the upgrade, then reinstall SP2.

2. Create a slipstreamed version of XP Professional, including SP2, and use
it. See

http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7262