Re: upgrade from Home to Pro

From: Carey Frisch [MVP] (cnfrisch_at_nospamgmail.com)
Date: 11/09/04 

Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 11:01:08 -0600

Unless SP2 is integrated into XP Pro, then one cannot
upgrade an existing XP Home w/SP2 installation using
a non-SP2 version of XP Pro. What you need to do is
create a SP2 "slipstreamed" version of XP Pro, then use
the new CD to upgrade over XP Home w/SP2.

You have two options:

1. Uninstall SP2 from XP Home, then upgrade to XP Pro.

or

2. Create a SP2 slipstreamed version of XP Pro (preferred)
      and use the new XP Pro w/SP2 to upgrade.

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

Information on AutoStreamer 1.0
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=188337&st=0&#entry245

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875350&Product=windowsxpsp2

Note: If you have a preinstalled version of Windows XP Home with SP2,
then you cannot uninstall SP2. You'll have to make a XP Pro CD with SP2
slipstreamed in order to upgrade over your existing XP Home installation. 

-- 
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"Stu" wrote:
| Hi,
| I'm trying to upgrade my home (pre installed) xphome pc, to pro, using an
| upgrade cd, but I get the following message.
| 
| Setup cannot continue because the version of Windows on your computer is
| newer than the version on the CD.
| Warning: If you decide to delete the newer version of Windows that is
| currently installed on your computer, the files and settings cannot be
| recovered.
| 
| I was hoping to take the upgrade route, so I don't have to re install
| everything.

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