Win XP Home Upgrade to XP Pro

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I was in the process of upgrading my Home version to XP
when about 30 minutes into the install a window pops up
telling me the "CD Key is invalid". I entered the key
again and then called MS who gave me another key to try
and it too said the "CD Key is invalid". The only way out
is to power cycle the PC. When I reboot, it displays the
XP Pro splash and then states that setup is restarting.
Gets almost 3/4 of the way through installing devices and
the pop up box apears telling me that the "CD Key is
invalid".

I've just spent three hours on the phone with MS and I'm
still no closer to a resolution to my problem. has anyone
else seen this? I'm stuck between the two can't go forward
or backwards?

Help
 
Assuming the CD key *is* in fact valid, why not try a clean install of
the XP Pro product? Boot from the XP CD, use Recovery Console to delete the
primary partition (be sure to back up your data, address book(s), e-mail
archives and system settings to removable media such as tape of writable
CDs) and run Setup clean.
However, there is no reason to migrate from XP Hoem to XP Pro unless you
are either a high-end web developer who needs to test ASP script in a local
IIS environment (and if the acronyms are unfamiliar, you are not) or unless
you are connected to a large corporate network. You already have Windows XP
on your system. Why run an upgrade to the same thing? There is no
quantitative or qualitative advantage to XP Pro over XP Home. They are
byte-for-byte the same operating system. Neither is 'superior' or 'better'
than the other. They are the same thing.
 
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