Re: Upgrade from XP Home to Pro crashed

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Pat

You do have options..

#1.. If your system was not installed with a version of XP SP2, that is to
say, you installed SP2 after XP, as long as you kept the files to uninstall
it, you could actually uninstall SP2, upgrade your system to Pro, and then
re-install SP2.. this way could work flawlessly, then again, it may not..

#2.. You can create a slipstreamed XP Pro SP2 CD, and upgrade using the
newly created CD.. how to create such a CD?.. its here.. you may need to
read it more than once..

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp

#3.. Purchase an XP Pro SP2 version..

But there is one statement in your post that gives rise to a question on my
part.. You say that "I've enjoyed XP Home all I can stand".. what are you
hoping to gain by upgrading to the Pro version?. take a look at this
website.. it details the difference between Home and Pro versions.. you may
find that you do not need any of the Pro features at all..

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp


Post back to let me know how you are getting along with your 'project'..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user

http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm





"PatKav" <PatKav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5CD5C0D9-4579-49B9-9F4E-6E475F843CF8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Mike,
>
> I AM having exactly the error you allude to, re: the version presently
> installed (XP Home w/ SP2) being newer than the version I'm trying to
> 'upgrade' to (XP Pro, prob at SP1). Can you take me from there, and
> suggest
> what might be going on? I've enjoyed XP Home all I can stand, but I have a
> whole lot of applications that I just don't feel like re-installing by
> doing
> a 'cold' install of XP Pro. Help ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> PatKav
>
>
> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:
>
>> Eliot
>>
>> What error message are you getting?.. does it relate to the version
>> presently installed being newer than the version you are trying to
>> install?
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall
>> MVP - Windows Shell/user
>>
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "eliot" <eliot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:ADBDBA62-2F27-4554-95D8-C794CD321E17@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >I tried to upgrade my PC from OEM XP Home to Pro with an authentic CD
>> >but
>> >the
>> > installation stalled giving an error message. The only way out was to
>> > hit
>> > the
>> > reset switch which results in a "re-installing windows" then "insert CD
>> > into
>> > the d drive" message but when I do this it doesn't proceed. When I try
>> > to
>> > reboot in safe mode the only option given is to use XP Pro ( ie XP
>> > Home
>> > is
>> > missing) which takes me back to the above message and around and around
>> > it
>> > goes. I've also tried 'last known good configuration' without
>> > success.
>> > Do I
>> > have to format the hard drive and try re- installing XP Pro?? What else
>> > can I
>> > try?
>> > Thanks
>>
>>
>>


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