XP Home upgrade to XP Pro - Problems...

[Colin A]

Wonder if any other forum users have come across this one...

I have just upgraded a couple of my customers networks...

In the process of doing the installs, I have had to upgrade 3-4 differnet
machines that had XP Home on to XP Pro...

All the machines with XP Home on were working without problems and fully
upgraded to the very latest Windows service packs and Updates...

I managed to get a good price on the XP Pro so I brought FULL (with XP2,
latest version) copies to do the upgrade with... I ran the wizzard at
startup which checked and downloaded any bits that were needed prior to the
upgrade and all checked out and worked fine...

Following the upgrades, the PC's have numerous problems, such as Windows
Update has packed up...., and one of the oddest ones is that when you double
click on the desktop icon for Internet Explorer, it automatically creates a
shortcut on the desktop!!???. The only way to run Internet Explorer is to
click START, ALL PROGRAMS then IE....

The upgrade has left the PC's in rather a mess... All the PC's are different
makes and they are spread across three different companies...., but all have
very similar problems..

It looks to me that there is some kind of problem with the Windows upgrade
process...

Has any one come across this before and does any one have any ideas how to
fix it, other than a full rebuild...?

 

[Maincat]

Wonder if any other forum users have come across this one...

I have just upgraded a couple of my customers networks...

In the process of doing the installs, I have had to upgrade 3-4 differnet
machines that had XP Home on to XP Pro...

All the machines with XP Home on were working without problems and fully
upgraded to the very latest Windows service packs and Updates...

I managed to get a good price on the XP Pro so I brought FULL (with XP2,
latest version) copies to do the upgrade with... I ran the wizzard at
startup which checked and downloaded any bits that were needed prior to
the upgrade and all checked out and worked fine...

Following the upgrades, the PC's have numerous problems, such as Windows
Update has packed up...., and one of the oddest ones is that when you
double click on the desktop icon for Internet Explorer, it automatically
creates a shortcut on the desktop!!???. The only way to run Internet
Explorer is to click START, ALL PROGRAMS then IE....

The upgrade has left the PC's in rather a mess... All the PC's are
different makes and they are spread across three different companies....,
but all have very similar problems..

It looks to me that there is some kind of problem with the Windows upgrade
process...

Has any one come across this before and does any one have any ideas how to
fix it, other than a full rebuild...?

I take it that you took a full system backup before you upgraded? Why not
start from restoring from the backups you took? That at least will get you
a working system.
Then you go to the MSKB and look for issues that you have.

 

[Homer Jay]

The Windows update thing not working is to do with .Net........... I had the
same problem after upgrading a PC from Home to Pro............ I can't
remember the fix but search Google for "unable to install XP updates .net"
and you should find enough information.

One of the machines I upgraded is still not working, working fine before
upgrade, now does not even boot!!! Not happy as I have removed / reinstalled
completely and still can't get it to boot........ still working on that one.