Re: Upgrading from XP MEDIA CENTER EDITION TO XP PRO



gopal_angks wrote:
Hi Guys,
i am facing a problem when trying to upgrade my os from xp media
center edition to Xp pro.

when I Insert the Xp disc and reboot....! i am getting the following error:
Technical Information: Stop: 0*0000007E, pci.sys
check to be sure you have adequate disk space. if a dirver is
identified in the stop message, disable driver or check with
manufacture for driver update try changing video adapters.

so pls. provide me the solution how to format it and load Xp pro
edition.



WinXP Pro cannot be installed "over" WinXP MCE, as no operating system I've ever heard of supports a downgrade.

Simply boot from the WinXP Pro installation CD. You'll be offered the opportunity to delete, create, and format partitions as part of the installation process. (You may need to re-arrange the order of boot devices in the PC's BIOS to boot from the CD.)

HOW TO Install Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;316941

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm


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