Re: Upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro

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Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 20:37:18 -0800

Thanks, I guess that is my only option. Last time I tried this move I lost
all my hard drives until I had to reload from the emergency disks.

Oh, well. Here goes. Chief Naka

"Not Me" wrote:

> Greetings,
> Go to the Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs/scroll down the list on
> the right side until you reach "Windows XP Service Pack 2". Click that
> entry to highlight it, and then click "Remove". This will uninstall SP2.
> Then stick your XP Prof CD back in the CD-ROM drive and proceed to
> accomplish your upgrade. If you have an SP2 CD, immediately install that
> service pack. Whether you do or do not have an SP2 CD, immediately go to
> the Windows Update Site.
> Gene K
>
> Chief Naka wrote:
> > I have purchased an upgrade package (XP Pro) to update my XP Home edition on
> > my laptop. Both packages, the one that came with the new laptop (XP Home)
> > and the upgrade package (XP Pro) are fully paid for and legal, according to
> > local laws and MS standards and policies.
> >
> > My XP Home edition is fully updated with SP2 and my MS Office Apps are all
> > up to date also. I am a stickler for updates, et. al.
> >
> > The problem: When I try to upgrade to XP Pro, the message I get is that
> > "there is a newer version of XP installed on your system than the one on the
> > disk, can not install...".
> >
> > Problem defined: Appears SP2 is newer than XP Pro Upgrade that also includes
> > SP1 on the disk.
> >
> > Resolution: ?? I would not post here if I had the answer. Trying to get to
> > MS Support is nearly impossible without a CC. My next move will be to get
> > very familiar with Linux and reaquanted with Unix. MS is really too hard to
> > deal with when you have simple problems like this one, and when it is not a
> > user problem that should be a chargeable event. The automated system sends
> > me to Sony, the maker of my laptop. Then they, in turn, send me back to a MS
> > Windows resolution center who sends me back to Sony. Hours lost over a
> > simple answer, I hope. What crap! Can anyone help me with this issue?
> >
> > If I could upgrade to XP Pro, then MS would be prime as I purchased the copy
> > from Fry's Electronics store and it would qualify as a MS issue and not a
> > Sony issue.
>

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