Dana said:
I have an HP pavilion dv1000 laptop with XP home, and a full
version CD of CP Pro w/SP2. It seemed natural to put them together.
When I booted from CD, "Setup couldn't find necessary files, push
F3 to quit". When it rebooted, it offerd XP Home and XP Pro Setup
as O/S choices. If I pick XP Pro Setup, it says "missing
...hal.dll" and hangs up. When I picked XP Home, it went to GUI of
installation and acted like it installed for 40 minutes or so. In
My Computer it says I have XP Pro SP 2 installed, but I am very
leery, especially whenever it boots up, it still offers the 2 O/S
choices: XP Home or XP Pro Setup. What's going on?
It may have seemed "natural" to put them together,but thats
exactly what one should not do.....As microsoft states,to upgrade
from xp home to pro,one must boot to xp pro cd,select install
xp,new copy,delete the partition (home),
create one,then xp formats & install auto...If you now have multiple
partitions
(or somewhat),maybe boot to pro cd,tap the r key for
recovery,press enter for password,one usually selects 1 for C: then
type
iskPart In DiskPart,delete
all partitions,create one,press ESC key,type:EXIT reboot to xp
cd,run as above
In order to do an upgrade like you were trying - you needed to do a few
things...
- Backup all your important data (files, folders, documents, email,
contacts, favorites, etc.)
- Uninstall unnecessary programs from the Add or Remove Programs control
panel
- Scan your system for viruses/trojans
- Scan your system for spyware/adware
- CHKDSK
- Defragment
- Then while *in Windows XP Home Edition* put in your Windows XP
Professional full Retail or Upgrade Edition CD. You cannot upgrade with
what is known as an OEM version of Windows XP. OEMs can only do clean
installs. What you have seemingly done is started a parallel installation
and/or somehow your boot.ini got really messed up.
Do a Google Search for 'edit Windows XP BOOT.INI'...
Andrew E.,
You cannot be this thick, stubborn or that incapable of learning. You have
tried to prove, time and time again with this answer about there not being a
valid path to upgrade from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP
Professional Edition, that you just may actually be that thick, stubborn and
incapable of learning. I am asking you - again - to support your claim or
at least give your actual reason for posting this obviously incorrect
answer. I have to give you credit - maybe I missed a post or two - but at
least you have changed your wording.
There are only two possibilities as I see it, Andrew E.
One possibility is that you are truly this dense. You have no idea that
what you are posting is incorrect and when people do call you on it - as
many have and will continue to do as long as you post drivel - you only
acknowledge it in so far as to be a little more caustic in your next reply
(with 'others might say' or something similar...) Therefore actually
believing - despite the fact that the other responders provide proof for
their answers and some (like myself) have asked you for proof or reasoning
behind your answer(s) - in the answer you have given, but being unwilling
(or in this theories case - unable due to lack of ability) to support the
information you have given.
Second possibility is that you are a cruel individual. You are giving out
false information *just* to do so in hopes that you can make someone take
their situation a step too far and lose data and time. I actually (and
sadly) see this as the most likely possibility.
In any case - I will give you the same answer I have given you time and time
again on this subject (upgrading from Windows XP Home Edition to Windows XP
Professional Edition) and hope that perhaps this time - you will have the
self-dignity to actually respond to the request for reasoning (I actually
want you to RESPOND to me) for your incorrect answer...
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
It would be nice - if just once - you responded to a rebuttal of your
incorrect answer and told us why you believe what you believe.
