kim said:
I am trying to go from xp pro to xp home edition....setup gets so
far then says that files can not be copied correctly. then it
says that the files are coorupted and can't not install. what am
I doing wrong? I have did this before on another computor and it
copied and installed correctly. Please help!
Actually thier is no "pro to home" or "home to pro" upgrade,as
microsoft says,when switching from home to pro(most common),one
must boot to xp cd,install xp,delete the partition,create one,
then let xp format and do a clean installation...
Andrew E. is correct that there is no direct path from Windows XP
Professional to Windows XP Home Edition.
Andrew E. is incorrect that there is no direct path from Windows XP Home
Edition to Windows XP Professional.
Andrew E. has been incorrect about this many times - but refuses (or perhaps
cannot comprehend) the fact that upgrading from Windows XP Home to Windows
Professional is supported and one of the easiest paths to follow.
However - this was not your question. You are (for whatever reason)
attempting to replace Windows XP Professional with Windows XP Home Edition.
In order to do this, you must boot from the CD (Windows XP Home Edition) or
the boot floppies - delete the partition(s) and create new partitioons to
install upon and do so.
If this is what you are doing - then it is entirely possibly you have some
bad hardware.. CD, CD drive, cables, controller card, hard drive, memory,
motherboard, etc..
