Upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro

[Guest]

I want to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro. I am new to database development
and had I known that Home doesn't support IIS, I would have gone with Pro
when I bought this machine. Anyway, I was on the Microsoft upgrade pages,
and there was a message from someone trying to do the same thing saying that
he could not upgrade (It couldn't find the path) because he had installed
SP2. Has anyone else had problems upgrading? Should I uninstall SP2 prior
to attempting the upgrade? Any tips for how to make this a smooth transition?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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

How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875350&Product=windowsxpsp2

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| I want to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro. I am new to database development
| and had I known that Home doesn't support IIS, I would have gone with Pro
| when I bought this machine. Anyway, I was on the Microsoft upgrade pages,
| and there was a message from someone trying to do the same thing saying that
| he could not upgrade (It couldn't find the path) because he had installed
| SP2. Has anyone else had problems upgrading? Should I uninstall SP2 prior
| to attempting the upgrade? Any tips for how to make this a smooth transition?