Re: XP Professional and XP Home

From: Mike Brannigan [MSFT] (mikebran_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:21:13 +0100

"JoyT" <JoyT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F806735-4485-409A-8749-6801849E6CE1@microsoft.com...
>I am presently living in China and bought a new PC with XP Pro on it.
> Unfortunately when I went to install the service packs from the internet I
> have found that it is not registered. I do not have the disks for XP Pro
> and
> cannot get them from the retailer. I have since purchased a laptop in Hong
> Kong which DOES have disks - for XP Home. Can I change from XP Pro to XP
> Home
> on my PC? Can anyone help? What do I need to do? Is it easy to do?
> Thanks

Joy, if by "not registered" you mean that you have a pirated copy of
Windows XP Professional on your PC that we block from updates etc, then you
bought a laptop with Home Edition. You then currently have a laptop with a
valid license and a PC that is not licensed to use Windows XP at all.
You may not just install your laptops copy of Windows XP Home on your PC,
and you should purchase a full retail copy of Windows XP Professional for
your PC and perform a repair install. 

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"JoyT" <JoyT@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:6F806735-4485-409A-8749-6801849E6CE1@microsoft.com...
>I am presently living in China and bought a new PC with XP Pro on it.
> Unfortunately when I went to install the service packs from the internet I
> have found that it is not registered. I do not have the disks for XP Pro 
> and
> cannot get them from the retailer. I have since purchased a laptop in Hong
> Kong which DOES have disks - for XP Home. Can I change from XP Pro to XP 
> Home
> on my PC? Can anyone help? What do I need to do? Is it easy to do?
> Thanks
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