XP Home to XP Pro - Home edition still listed in start up

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Colleen

i recently installed XP home edition on my computer being that i had been
using Pro I had my friend find her Pro disk so i could install it and use Pro
again now i'm dealing with XP Home Edition showing up in a list when i start
up my computer how do i get rid of the Home edition showing up here?
 
I would guess that you did not upgrade, but installed a clean version of
Pro.
It's easy enough to remove the entry from Boot.INI.

HOW TO Edit the Boot.ini File in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q289022

You simply remove the Home entry, and restart.

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Yes I did a whole new install hoping it would wipe out the home
version....thanks though for your advice and the link i shall try that when i
get home from work today in 3 hours.
Thanks Again,
Colleen
 
Colleen said:
i recently installed XP home edition on my computer being that i
had been using Pro I had my friend find her Pro disk so i could
install it and use Pro again now i'm dealing with XP Home Edition
showing up in a list when i start up my computer how do i get rid
of the Home edition showing up here?
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You did not do a clean installation.

You could edit the Boot.INI - or go back and do an actual clean
installation...
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
 
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