XP Professional and XP Home

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I am presently living in China and bought a new PC with XP Pro on it.
Unfortunately when I went to install the service packs from the internet I
have found that it is not registered. I do not have the disks for XP Pro and
cannot get them from the retailer. I have since purchased a laptop in Hong
Kong which DOES have disks - for XP Home. Can I change from XP Pro to XP Home
on my PC? Can anyone help? What do I need to do? Is it easy to do?
Thanks
 
JoyT said:
I am presently living in China and bought a new PC with XP Pro on it.
Unfortunately when I went to install the service packs from the internet I
have found that it is not registered. I do not have the disks for XP Pro
and
cannot get them from the retailer. I have since purchased a laptop in Hong
Kong which DOES have disks - for XP Home. Can I change from XP Pro to XP
Home
on my PC? Can anyone help? What do I need to do? Is it easy to do?
Thanks
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Joy, if by "not registered" you mean that you have a pirated copy of
Windows XP Professional on your PC that we block from updates etc, then you
bought a laptop with Home Edition. You then currently have a laptop with a
valid license and a PC that is not licensed to use Windows XP at all.
You may not just install your laptops copy of Windows XP Home on your PC,
and you should purchase a full retail copy of Windows XP Professional for
your PC and perform a repair install.


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Thanks, Mike. I didn't realise that it was a pirated copy and thought I had
bought from a reputable retailer. Will have to purchase a full retail copy
when I next go to Hong Kong.
Cheers
 
JoyT said:
I am presently living in China and bought a new PC with XP Pro on
it.
Unfortunately when I went to install the service packs from the
internet I have found that it is not registered. I do not have the
disks for XP Pro and cannot get them from the retailer. I have since
purchased a laptop in Hong Kong which DOES have disks - for XP Home.
Can I change from XP Pro to XP Home on my PC? Can anyone help? What
do I need to do? Is it easy to do?
Thanks
Click to expand...


If you are trying to install a WinXP Service Pack and getting the
following:

The Product Key Used to Install Windows Is Invalid
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q326904

You need to purchase and use a _legitimate_ full retail copy of
WinXP Pro to perform a repair (a.k.a. in-place upgrade) installation,
using the new CD and Product Key.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?ID=KB;EN-US;Q315341

You cannot replace the pirated WinXP Pro with your WinXP Home,
because you have an OEM license that cannot be legitimately
transferred to any other computer.


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Thanks, Mike. I didn't realise that it was a pirated copy and
thought I had bought from a reputable retailer. Will have to
purchase a full retail copy when I next go to Hong Kong.
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Betcha that will be a pirated copy also! The Chinese sell more copies
of Microsoft software than Microsoft does..... a friend of mine is over
there now stocking up on stuff.

Clue: When a full retail copy of Windows XP, new, in the box with the
COA, etc. sells for $2.00 US currency you might want to be a bit
suspicious..... oh, and that Rolex for $7.98 might not be that good a
deal either. ;-)

Note: this doesn't mean there aren't honest dealers and reputable
retailers but there are more of the other kind.
 
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