XP Pro to XP Home

[Art Lane]

Is it possible to downgrade an existing install of XP Pro
to XP Home? I cannot imagine anyone wanting to, but all
the same - can it be done?

 

[SunSpot]

Not without a clean install.

 

[Nicholas]

No, one cannot "downgrade" XP Pro to XP Home. A reformat
of the drive and "clean install" of XP Home is required.

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Nicholas

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| Is it possible to downgrade an existing install of XP Pro
| to XP Home? I cannot imagine anyone wanting to, but all
| the same - can it be done?

 

[Brooke]

You will need a valid XP Home disk in order to this.

 

[SunSpot]

That is not correct,you can't do this no matter what kind of XP home disk
you have.

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

That is not correct,you can't do this no matter what kind of XP home
disk you have.

certainly can, insert CD, remove partition, create partition, format and
install.

 

[Brooke]

Would you be able to explain why?
I would like to know the answer.

Thanks, SunSpot

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

Would you be able to explain why?
I would like to know the answer.

Thanks, SunSpot

Effectively, XP home IS XP pro, but without a few of the more exotic bells
and whistles. The core program is the same, so it's not a "downgrade" in the
accepted sense of the word.

 

[SunSpot]

The OP wants to DOWNGRADE Pro to Home.
This cannot be done.
What you are describing is a clean install, which is NOT what he wanted to
do.

 

[SunSpot]

Easy, you cannot downgrade any version of Windows.
The only way to go from a newer version or pro version of windows to an
older or Home version is a clean install. This means formatting the drive or
deleting the partition and starting from scratch, re-installing all
applications as needed.

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

The OP wants to DOWNGRADE Pro to Home.
This cannot be done.
What you are describing is a clean install, which is NOT what he
wanted to do.

Depends on the usage of "downgrade" - can mean just changing to a lower spec
OS. Doesn't HAVE to mean "changing to a lower grade OS without reformating"

 

[Plato]

Is it possible to downgrade an existing install of XP Pro
to XP Home? I cannot imagine anyone wanting to, but all
the same - can it be done?

Yes. But I'd zero the drive first.

 

[Alex Nichol]

Is it possible to downgrade an existing install of XP Pro
to XP Home? I cannot imagine anyone wanting to, but all
the same - can it be done?

Only by formatting and installing clean