Windows Xp home installation on old PC from work

[Randy]

I have purchased an old IBM company PC and tried to
install Windows XP home edition, but since the machine had
2000 professional, I can't do the install. The office put
in XP professional to see if that would work, but I can't
install XP home edition over that either.
I don't want to lose all the files I had at work, but
don't own the Windows professional software and don't want
to get into trouble. I bought the XP home edition since
it is half the price of the professional.
Is there any solution, or do I have to lose everything and
start over with XP home edition?
thanks

 

[Nicholas]

Windows XP Home Edition cannot be used to upgrade over
Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional. You'll need to
backup your data, then perform a "clean install" unless you
purchase a "retail upgrade version" of Windows XP Professional.

The Windows XP CD is bootable and contains all the tools necessary
to partition and format your drive. Follow this procedure and allow
Windows XP to partition and format your drive:

1. Open your BIOS and set your CD Drive as the first bootable device.
2. Insert your Windows XP CD in the CD Drive and reboot your computer.
3. You'll see a message to boot to the CD....follow the instructions.
4. The setup menu will appear and you should elect to delete the existing
Windows partitions, then create a new partition(s), then format the primary
partition (preferably NTFS) and proceed to install Windows XP.

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

[Courtesy of Michael Stevens, MS-MVP]

6. After installing Windows XP, be sure and visit the support website
of the manufacturer of the computer to download and install any
available Windows XP compatible drivers, such as video adapter
and audio drivers.

7. It would be best to physically disconnect all your peripheral hardware
devices, except for you mouse and keyboard, before installing XP.
After XP is installed, visit the support website of the manufacturer
of each hardware device to obtain the latest drivers or software
designed to work with Windows XP.


--
Nicholas

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| I have purchased an old IBM company PC and tried to
| install Windows XP home edition, but since the machine had
| 2000 professional, I can't do the install. The office put
| in XP professional to see if that would work, but I can't
| install XP home edition over that either.
| I don't want to lose all the files I had at work, but
| don't own the Windows professional software and don't want
| to get into trouble. I bought the XP home edition since
| it is half the price of the professional.
| Is there any solution, or do I have to lose everything and
| start over with XP home edition?
| thanks

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

Why not stay with W2K - it's perfectly adequate for home use......

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I have purchased an old IBM company PC and tried to
install Windows XP home edition, but since the machine had
2000 professional, I can't do the install. The office put
in XP professional to see if that would work, but I can't
install XP home edition over that either.
I don't want to lose all the files I had at work, but
don't own the Windows professional software and don't want
to get into trouble. I bought the XP home edition since
it is half the price of the professional.
Is there any solution, or do I have to lose everything and
start over with XP home edition?

XP Home can not be used to upgrade either Windows 2000 or XP
Professional. Sorry, you'll either have to start over with a
clean installation of XP Home or buy a copy of XP Professional.

 

[Unknown]

Why not keep a black and white TV instead of getting color? It's
perfectly adequate for home use.......

 

[Brian Bygland]

Why not w2k? At home I have these things called "kids." These kids have these
apps. called "games." Many games don't work on w2k.

 

[Brian Bygland]

In

XP Home can not be used to upgrade either Windows 2000 or XP
Professional. Sorry, you'll either have to start over with a
clean installation of XP Home or buy a copy of XP Professional.

To save your data you could try using Partition Magic to create another
partition. Move all of your data to this partition and then do a clean install
of Win XP Home to the original partition.

 

[Randy]

Thank you very kindly - I will try that.
Randy

 

[Frank]

Brian Bygland wrote:

| Why not w2k? At home I have these things called "kids." These kids
| have these apps. called "games." Many games don't work on w2k.

| Unknown wrote:
|
|| Why not keep a black and white TV instead of getting color? It's
|| perfectly adequate for home use.......


If games will not run on W2K than the probabilities are really
high that they won't run on XP.