Re: Switching XP Pro and Home installs on different PCs
From: Ron Martell (ron_at_onlinehelp.bc.ca)
Date: 07/18/04
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Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:25:27 GMT
Dee <Dee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Thanks Ron.
>
>Ignoring the OS switching idea, is there a way for me to uninstall XP Pro and then uprgade the XP Home laptop with Pro?
>
Your XP Pro Upgrade is a retail version not OEM and therefore you are
free to move it from one computer to another as you see fit, provided
that it is only ever installed on a single computer at any given time.
The problem would be in removing it from the laptop that it is now
installed on. I assume that this machine previously had another
version of Windows installed on it. The following Knowledge Base
article should have the information you need:
How to Uninstall Windows XP and Revert to a Previous Operating System
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 303661
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=303661
Note that if your XP Pro Upgrade version did not include Service Pack
1 and you have subsequently upgraded it to Service Pack 1 then the
uninstall option to go back to the original version of Windows will
not be there.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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