XP Home (German) -> XP Pro (English)

[Kumaran]

Hi,
I have Windows XP Home Edition - German version in my laptop.
I would like to upgrade the OS to Windows XP Professional Edition - English.

After starting the laptop on XP home, Shall I just put XP professional CD in
the drive and start installation, to overwrite XP home...or... Shall I boot
the laptop with XP professional CD and start overwriting XP home ( No
formating)...or..Shall I format the C drive and do fresh XP professional
installation.

Please suggest me which one of the above methods is recommended.

Thanks
Kumaran

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi Kumaran,

You cannot do an upgrade from one language version to a different language
version, so you'll have to perform a clean install of XP Pro English
edition.


Regards,

--
Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

"Kumaran" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> I have Windows XP Home Edition - German version in my laptop.
> I would like to upgrade the OS to Windows XP Professional Edition -
English.
>
> After starting the laptop on XP home, Shall I just put XP professional CD
in
> the drive and start installation, to overwrite XP home...or... Shall I
boot
> the laptop with XP professional CD and start overwriting XP home ( No
> formating)...or..Shall I format the C drive and do fresh XP professional
> installation.
>
> Please suggest me which one of the above methods is recommended.
>
> Thanks
> Kumaran
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You cannot upgrade or convert from one language version of the OS
to another, so you'll have to purchase and use the full version of
English WinXP to perform a clean installation.

Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282089


Bruce Chambers
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"Kumaran" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
> I have Windows XP Home Edition - German version in my laptop.
> I would like to upgrade the OS to Windows XP Professional Edition -
> English.
>
> After starting the laptop on XP home, Shall I just put XP
> professional CD in
> the drive and start installation, to overwrite XP home...or... Shall
> I boot
> the laptop with XP professional CD and start overwriting XP home (
> No
> formating)...or..Shall I format the C drive and do fresh XP
> professional
> installation.
>
> Please suggest me which one of the above methods is recommended.
>
> Thanks
> Kumaran
>
>