Re: XP home to Pro upgrade/install
From: Phil (comingsoon_at_philcosoft.com)
Date: 08/14/04
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 16:30:25 -0400
Try searching google.com for a way to make a bootable cd that will allow you
to fdisk and/or format the drive. Once you get it formatted, xp should
install, unless you have possible hardware problems.
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> we did not order a floppy with the dell. can you make a
> boot disk cd? i've looked on that site but cannot
> determine. it seems it has to be 1.44
>> -----Original Message-----
>> The upgrade from xp home to xp pro usually goes quite well. I've
>> never had a problem on clients machines. Not sure what the dell tech
>> or your support is saying. Possibly dell machines have probs
>> upgrading from home to pro, but not a properly built xp compatable
>> machine. And the info they have you about especially if it an older
>> version of xp pro is totally bogus. There is only one version and
>> there is sp1 and sp2 for that version. When you put in the xp pro
>> cd(while in windows) there is an upgrade advisor that you can run.
>> It will check your machine and tell you if anything will give you
>> troubles. Run it and see what it says.
>> If all else fails then try this:
>> *Warning - you will lose all data*
>>
>> Boot to a win9x floppy boot disk, run Fdisk, delete partitions,
>> create new partitions, reboot to boot disk again, run format, (or
>> reboot to xp cd, format, install xp). Get boot disk here:
>> www.bootdisk.com
>>
>>
>>
>> "JB" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:591301c4815f$29ba06b0$a301280a@phx.gbl
>>> I worked with Dell support for quite some time on this
>>> last nite.
>>>
>>> When I did it as an upgrade, it stalled in the
>>> installation and asked for a usbehic.sys driver. With
>>> help from the Univ support, I browsed and found it under
>>> windows/system32/i386. I selected it and that's when the
>>> blue screen happened.
>>>
>>> So, I tried to so a fresh install. When I rebooted, it
>>> was now Windows Pro (so, apparently some of the upgrade
>>> took). I acessed the boot menu and booted directly from
>>> disc.
>>>
>>> It cycled through setup (prompted me a couple times. Do
>>> you want to overwrite what is already on pc? (yes)
>>> etc.) then bonked when it said it did not recognize a hard
>>> drive.
>>>
>>> Dell support walked me through and we did a diagnostics on
>>> the SATA HD. Said ok.
>>>
>>> But still kept crashing. Even Dell mentioned (tech was
>>> IM'ing with a higher level tech while simultaneously
>>> helping me) that there are problems going from Home to
>>> Pro. Specifically if you are using an older version of Xp
>>> Pro. (the discs I have were university issue and say Ver
>>> 2002).
>>>
>>> Regarding your questions, I'm not sure about compatibility
>>> wizard, fdisk, etc.
>>>
>>> I just opened up the dell. Did not install anything. And
>>> popped in the Xp Pro disk.
>>>
>>> Does this help?
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> Totally 100% false. You're university support doesn't have a clue.
>>>> Did you run the complatability wizard?
>>>> What's the error message?
>>>> Have you tried a fdisk, format, and install?
>>>>
>>>> "JB" <jlbondra@katz.pitt.edu> wrote in message
>>>> news:5dbc01c48152$567c8900$a401280a@phx.gbl
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have found complications (blue screen of death and no
>>>>> recognition of a hard drive) upgrading or installing from
>>>>> XP Home (on a brand new dell 8400) to XP Pro.
>>>>>
>>>>> University support said that the past cases suggest once
>>>>> you have Home on your pc, you are stuck with it. is this
>>>>> true?
>>>>>
>>>>> How is it possible that you cannot upgrade or install XP
>>>>> Pro if you have Home on the pc already..??
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone else hear of this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Now what?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thx!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> .
>>
>>
>> .
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