Upgrading Windows XP Home to Pro

[George]

I have a Compaq Presario Satallite Laptop with Windows XP
Home installed from the factory. When I try to upgrade to
XP Pro the installation goes into a loop. It starts to
install Windows XP Pro says it has 39 min to complete.
Processes almost to the end, never finalizes then starts
installing Windows XP Pro again saying it will complete
in 39 minutes. I could just about spit a nail.

 

[CaptainCrazy]

Hi George,

Had the same problem - if you only have the Upgrade disc to WinXP Pro then I
advise installing Win2000 or 98 on the machine and upgrading from there.
Otherwise, just do a fresh installation of WinXP Pro if you have the full
version disc.

I never did get round this problem any other way - there just didnt seem to
be anything you could do about it.

Regards,
Capt.Crazy

 

[K. Graham Clarke [MSFT]]

There's no reason to install an earlier client OS and then upgrade.
Performing a clean installation using only an upgrade disk is certainly
possibly, providing your have supported media when prompted (Win 95 on up.)
However, it's likely that you're experiencing this loop because of some
software that you have installed on your machine. For instance, this
article points out a symantec product which requires uninstallation first:
The Computer Is Stuck in a Restart Loop After You Upgrade from Windows 98 or
Windows Me--

While the OS listed is Win 9x, the principle is the same, though the actual
application may be different. For more informatin, check out your
SETUP.LOG, SETUPERR.LOG (hidden by default). These may clue you into what's
tripping your upgrade.

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Have a great day!

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[Guest]

George, I just upgraded xp home to xp pro and had the same problem. Decided to end the setup, swtich it off and on again and setup continued where it had left off and works ok. My problem is licence, the xp home come pre-installed and is a oem. I went to another shop to get the xp pro upgrade but instead was given the xp pro cd in a booklet with prints "For distribution with new PC only". Is my xp pro properly licensed? If not how do I make it legal

Thks/rgds.