Upgrade XP Home to Pro

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Richard

I've got Home sp2 loaded, need to upgrade to pro. Bought the upgrade version
of XP pro, but it won't provide the upgrade option when starting up - it goes
directly into the clean install procedure. The pro cd does have sp2. So,
since it isn't a retail vs oem issue, and it isn't a sp level issue, what
else is there that would prevent the pro upgrade CD from allowing an upgrade?

Scratching my empty head -
 
You must begin the upgrade while at your XP Home desktop....
do not boot from the CD.

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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I've got Home sp2 loaded, need to upgrade to pro. Bought the upgrade version
of XP pro, but it won't provide the upgrade option when starting up - it goes
directly into the clean install procedure. The pro cd does have sp2. So,
since it isn't a retail vs oem issue, and it isn't a sp level issue, what
else is there that would prevent the pro upgrade CD from allowing an upgrade?

Scratching my empty head -
 
Hi Richard,

You can use a Windows XP Pro upgrade disk to perform a clean install. Simply
insert a FULL version of Win 98SE, Win ME or Win XP Home when prompted to
during the setup procedure.
Dwarf
 
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