XP Home to XP Professional Upgrade Question?

[Gene K]

Hi,
I have a Dell Dimension 8200 Computer with Windows XP Home Edition
pre-installed by Dell which makes it an OEM version obviously. Do the
Windows XP Professional upgrade versions sold at retail upgrade OEM XP
Home versions??
Thanks,
Gene K

 

[Jim Macklin]

Certainly. The issue is that an OEM version will not do an
upgrade. An upgrade CD can do an upgrade or a clean install
[if you have a previous Windows CD, any version, even W95].

Dell CDs are real OS install CDs, you should have no
trouble. Do the SP2 after the upgrade.

Clean up the disk and consider uninstalling printers and
scanner, etc, before the upgrade and reinstall after it is
up and running well and properly.

Unless Dell approves the upgrade they will likely refuse
support for OS issues.


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| Hi,
| I have a Dell Dimension 8200 Computer with Windows XP Home
Edition
| pre-installed by Dell which makes it an OEM version
obviously. Do the
| Windows XP Professional upgrade versions sold at retail
upgrade OEM XP
| Home versions??
| Thanks,
| Gene K

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi,
I have a Dell Dimension 8200 Computer with Windows XP
Home Edition pre-installed by Dell which makes it an OEM
version obviously. Do the Windows XP Professional upgrade
versions sold at retail upgrade OEM XP Home versions??
Thanks,
Gene K

The specific type license (OEM, retail, etc.) of the qualifying
product doesn't matter.

WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing operating
system while simultaneously preserving your applications and data, and
translating as many personalized settings as possible. The process is
designed to be, and normally is, quite painless. That said, things
can go wrong, in a small number of cases. If your data is at all
important to you, back it up before proceeding.

The upgrade from WinXP Home to WinXP Pro, in particular, almost
always goes smoothly, as both operating systems use the same kernel.

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[Guest]

Should work. I have a machine, upgraded to XP Home from an OEM 98.

 

[Gene K]

Jim,
Thank you and all the others for the answers. Some more questions:
a. OEM Windows versions are limited to one Computer. If you buy another
Computer you cannot transfer the OS to it.
b. Full retail versions purchased can be transferred to another Computer
so long as they are fully removed from the other [one Computer at a time
is the rule, I believe]. What would be the rule if I upgraded an OEM
version of XP Home to XP Pro with the retail Upgrade Version CD?
Obviously, I (and most others) would prefer to be without any such
limitation since Computers are going to eventually need replacing. The
release of Longhorn keeps sliding so I figure we may have XP for a few
more years.
I agree Dell would not support an upgrade unless I get their prior
permission. Frankly I would rather spend the extra $90-$100, if I have
too, to avoid restraints.
Thanks,
Gene K

 

[Alex Nichol]

I have a Dell Dimension 8200 Computer with Windows XP Home Edition
pre-installed by Dell which makes it an OEM version obviously. Do the
Windows XP Professional upgrade versions sold at retail upgrade OEM XP
Home versions?

Yes in the case of Dell, which uses very standard hardware, it will. I
would be very cautious on a Compaq though

 

[Kill]

Jim, maybe you can answer this question: I installed SP2 on Windows Home and
now need to upgrade to XP Professional. When I try to do the upgrade I get
the error message that the the operating system on the computer is newer
than what I'm trying to install (no-brainer with that). However, I
uninstalled SP2 and tried to do the XP Prof upgrade and still no go.

IS it possible to install XP Profe with SP2 already installed? If not, how
do I get around Professional not wanting to install even after removing SP2?

Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions.

 

[Jim Macklin]

a. and b. true. b. since the upgrade is based on the prior
OEM on machine zero, in order to move the upgrade to a new
machine you'd need to remove the upgrade and restore the OEM
on machine zero. You can then install the upgrade on
machine 1 if that machine has a qualifying OS installed.
Unless you bought a full retail Windows at some point, you
will always be in need of either buying a new computer
which probably will come with OEM installed or if you build
a custom computer, buying a retail OS to install.

You could probably find an old retail copy of Windows 98 at
a flea market (eBay) and use it as your "qualifier."


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| Jim,
| Thank you and all the others for the answers. Some more
questions:
| a. OEM Windows versions are limited to one Computer. If
you buy another
| Computer you cannot transfer the OS to it.
| b. Full retail versions purchased can be transferred to
another Computer
| so long as they are fully removed from the other [one
Computer at a time
| is the rule, I believe]. What would be the rule if I
upgraded an OEM
| version of XP Home to XP Pro with the retail Upgrade
Version CD?
| Obviously, I (and most others) would prefer to be without
any such
| limitation since Computers are going to eventually need
replacing. The
| release of Longhorn keeps sliding so I figure we may have
XP for a few
| more years.
| I agree Dell would not support an upgrade unless I get
their prior
| permission. Frankly I would rather spend the extra
$90-$100, if I have
| too, to avoid restraints.
| Thanks,
| Gene K
|
|
| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > Certainly. The issue is that an OEM version will not do
an
| > upgrade. An upgrade CD can do an upgrade or a clean
install
| > [if you have a previous Windows CD, any version, even
W95].
| >
| > Dell CDs are real OS install CDs, you should have no
| > trouble. Do the SP2 after the upgrade.
| >
| > Clean up the disk and consider uninstalling printers and
| > scanner, etc, before the upgrade and reinstall after it
is
| > up and running well and properly.
| >
| > Unless Dell approves the upgrade they will likely refuse
| > support for OS issues.
| >
| >

 

[Jim Macklin]

Try a system restore to before you installed SP2.
Otherwise, somebody with more experience may have a
suggestion.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| Jim, maybe you can answer this question: I installed SP2
on Windows Home and
| now need to upgrade to XP Professional. When I try to do
the upgrade I get
| the error message that the the operating system on the
computer is newer
| than what I'm trying to install (no-brainer with that).
However, I
| uninstalled SP2 and tried to do the XP Prof upgrade and
still no go.
|
| IS it possible to install XP Profe with SP2 already
installed? If not, how
| do I get around Professional not wanting to install even
after removing SP2?
|
| Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions.
in message
| | > Certainly. The issue is that an OEM version will not do
an
| > upgrade. An upgrade CD can do an upgrade or a clean
install
| > [if you have a previous Windows CD, any version, even
W95].
| >
| > Dell CDs are real OS install CDs, you should have no
| > trouble. Do the SP2 after the upgrade.
| >
| > Clean up the disk and consider uninstalling printers and
| > scanner, etc, before the upgrade and reinstall after it
is
| > up and running well and properly.
| >
| > Unless Dell approves the upgrade they will likely refuse
| > support for OS issues.
| >
| >
| > --
| > The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
| > But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
| >
| >
| > | > | Hi,
| > | I have a Dell Dimension 8200 Computer with Windows XP
Home
| > Edition
| > | pre-installed by Dell which makes it an OEM version
| > obviously. Do the
| > | Windows XP Professional upgrade versions sold at
retail
| > upgrade OEM XP
| > | Home versions??
| > | Thanks,
| > | Gene K
| >
| >
|
|

 

[CS]

You need to do the upgrade with a slipstreamed copy of Pro that
includes SP2. Do a Google search for "autostreamer".

Jim, maybe you can answer this question: I installed SP2 on Windows Home and
now need to upgrade to XP Professional. When I try to do the upgrade I get
the error message that the the operating system on the computer is newer
than what I'm trying to install (no-brainer with that). However, I
uninstalled SP2 and tried to do the XP Prof upgrade and still no go.

IS it possible to install XP Profe with SP2 already installed? If not, how
do I get around Professional not wanting to install even after removing SP2?

Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions.

Certainly. The issue is that an OEM version will not do an
upgrade. An upgrade CD can do an upgrade or a clean install
[if you have a previous Windows CD, any version, even W95].

Dell CDs are real OS install CDs, you should have no
trouble. Do the SP2 after the upgrade.

Clean up the disk and consider uninstalling printers and
scanner, etc, before the upgrade and reinstall after it is
up and running well and properly.

Unless Dell approves the upgrade they will likely refuse
support for OS issues.


--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.


| Hi,
| I have a Dell Dimension 8200 Computer with Windows XP Home
Edition
| pre-installed by Dell which makes it an OEM version
obviously. Do the
| Windows XP Professional upgrade versions sold at retail
upgrade OEM XP
| Home versions??
| Thanks,
| Gene K

 

[CS]

Try a system restore to before you installed SP2.
Otherwise, somebody with more experience may have a
suggestion.

Common problem. He needs to do the upgrade with a slipstreamed copy
of Pro that includes SP2. Then it'll work.