Re: installing XP Home after XP Pro

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From: Doug (_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/05/04 

Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 21:23:06 -0700

Shane,

I have to ask why you are wanting to go BACK down to XP Home. XP Home and
Pro are virtually the same OS, except that XP Pro has a few more features
enabled like being able to be a member of a domain, and get security
policies.

Also, when you're booted in Windows XP Pro, have you looked in Disk
Management? If the disk has been converted to dynamic, you will not be able
to perform another installation at all.

Dougall, Win2k MCSE
Microsoft Enterprise Setup Support

"Ron Martell" wrote:

> "shane" <smgagner@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> >I am currently runnig XP Pro (SP1) and want to revert
> >back to XP Home. I have both cds. I have tried to follow
> >the directions in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
> >283236, where by I perform a NEW INSTALLATION on a
> >separate partition, but when trying to install from the
> >cd it doesn't even offer me the option of "new
> >installation." Rather, it just defaults to trying to
> >update XP Pro to XP Home, which it can't do.
> >
> >Help!
> >
> >shane
>
> Do you have an existing unused partition on your hard drive where XP
> Home can be installed? If so then when you boot with the XP Home CD
> it should give you a choice as to which partition it is to be
> installed into.
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
>

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