If your computer was running XP Home w/SP1, then you cannot upgrade
to XP Pro without using XP Pro w/SP1 integrated. You can do one of two
things:
1. Create a slipstreamed version of XP Pro and perform the upgrade.
2. Perform a "clean install" of XP Pro.
Create A Bootable Windows XP Installation CD Slipstreamed with SP1
http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstreamed_xpsp1_cd.htm
Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens]
Remember to visit the support website of the manufacturer of your laptop
to obtain the necessary drivers required for your laptop after upgrading.
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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|I have a laptop that came with XP Home, but I needed XP Pro in order to logon to a domain at work. Well I
purchased a copy of XP and decided that the quick and easy thing to do was to just "upgrade" my OS. Well I
use automatic updates and along the way installed SP1 without even really knowing it. My XP pro did not have
SP1, so now I have XP Pro Set Up hung up on my pc. I can still boot into XP Home so my pc is fully
functional, but I still need to upgrade to XP Pro. Is my only option a clean install?
| Thanks,
| Mike
