upgrading xp media center edition to xp pro sp2

[chad]

I am trying to upgrade a laptop installed with xp media center edition sp2
to xp pro sp2. I am using a clean key with cd, everytime I enter the key i
get an error stating that the key is invalid. I tried installing this same
cd and using the same key on a different machine and it worked. I also
tried rebooting the machine. I know the key and software is good. I have
never had to upgrade the media center edition. Is there something I am not
doing? Thanks

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Sorry, there is no upgrade path from Windows XP Media Edition
to Windows XP Professional. A "clean install" is required.

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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| I am trying to upgrade a laptop installed with xp media center edition sp2
| to xp pro sp2. I am using a clean key with cd, everytime I enter the key i
| get an error stating that the key is invalid. I tried installing this same
| cd and using the same key on a different machine and it worked. I also
| tried rebooting the machine. I know the key and software is good. I have
| never had to upgrade the media center edition. Is there something I am not
| doing? Thanks

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I am trying to upgrade a laptop installed with xp media center edition sp2
to xp pro sp2. I am using a clean key with cd, everytime I enter the key i
get an error stating that the key is invalid. I tried installing this same
cd and using the same key on a different machine and it worked. I also
tried rebooting the machine. I know the key and software is good. I have
never had to upgrade the media center edition. Is there something I am not
doing? Thanks

Transitioning from WinXP MCE to WinXP Pro is a _downgrade_.

WinXP Media Center Edition is a _superset_ (iow, it does
_everything_ WinXP Pro can do (except join a domain), plus contains
additional multi-media features) of WinXP Pro.

Windows XP Media Center Edition Home
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ehome/default.asp


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Bruce Chambers

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