Re: Need to install XP Home over XP Pro?

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From: Tiger (Tiger_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 08:12:41 -0700

Thanks for your quick reply. My husband is wanting to
just purchase XP Pro for this computer as he doesn't want
to have to uninstall and repartion, etc... as you
explained.

Thanks, Tiger
>-----Original Message-----
>Hello
>Yes Pro will need to be removed.
>Boot from the XP Home cd and proceed, when to the point
when it displays the
>partitions then you will need to format(this will delete
Pro) and install
>Home on the partition the has Pro on it.
>
>--
>Haus
>Live your life so that whenever you lose, you are ahead.
>(Will Rogers)
>
>
>
>"Tiger" <tiger@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:218b01c46ff5$06f42230$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> We just hooked up our 2nd computer, and installed our
>> current version of XP Pro just to see if hard drive and
>> motherboard were ok (it's been sitting for a few
months).
>> This computer now has XP Pro, but since it belongs to
our
>> new computer, we only have 1 registration key and will
be
>> purchasing Home Ed. today (need to save some money, so
>> will put Home Ed. on this computer as it's a 2nd
>> computer). Can someone tell me what is the best way to
do
>> this? Do I uninstall XP Pro completely as this is
>> considered a downgrade?
>>
>> Thanks, Tiger
>
>
>.
>

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