Re: XP Home --> Pro upgrade

Slipstreaming would be the preferable option, since Martin will then have a
disk ready if/when it's needed to do a Repair install.

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Gary S. Terhune
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"Gordon" <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Martin Murray" <email@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've been through a lot since I posted this request, but am now
considering this again. Yes, I want to do the upgrade, but the last time
I tried I ran into a technical problem. My XP Pro install disc
complained that the XP Home installation on the computer already was
NEWER than the Pro version. Therefore it stopped the upgrade. Did not
even give me the chance to override.


Presumably your Home installation has SP2 and the CD is only SP1. Two
options - either uninstall SP2 from your Home installation just prior to
doing the upgrade, or slipstream your Pro CD to include SP2. There are
many google references on how to do this....

HTH



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