Re: can I load legal copy of XP Home over the top of illegal copy of XP Pro?

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 06/22/04 

Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 09:04:43 -0500

No, you cannot directly install XP Home over XP Pro.
You'll have to start from scratch by deleting the XP Pro
partition, create a new partition, format the partition
(preferably NTFS) and install XP Home "clean".

Clean Install Windows XP
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Michael Stevens] 

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
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"Laurie Hand***" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message:
 news:1f4fd01c4583a$2c7614a0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
|I have a 'vanilla' copy of XP Pro loaded on my computer 
| and want to load a legal copy of XP Home.  Can I do this 
| safely over the top of the illegal copy or do I have to 
| do a complete replacement?  (I want to save my files and 
| settings etc)
| How do I do it if it is possible?
| 
| Cheers