Upgrade to XP Pro after SP2 update problem

[MJS]

I have XP Home and recently updated to SP2. I have the XP
Pro upgrade disk and have been wanting to update to Pro. I
tried today and since it is an older version (pre SP2) it
requires boot and install from CD which is not actually an
upgrade and so I need a key, but upgrade disk did not come
with a key.

Please suggest solutions.

[Will Denny]

Hi

Have you tried creating a slipstream SP2 CD? You will the SP2 file (266
MBs) downloadable from here:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

Then follow the directions in the following article:

http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

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"MJS" > wrote in message
...
>I have XP Home and recently updated to SP2. I have the XP
> Pro upgrade disk and have been wanting to update to Pro. I
> tried today and since it is an older version (pre SP2) it
> requires boot and install from CD which is not actually an
> upgrade and so I need a key, but upgrade disk did not come
> with a key.
>
> Please suggest solutions.

[Yves Leclerc]

The XP Pro upgrade disk must have come with a CD Key. The Home CD Key is
not the same as the Pro keys.


"MJS" > wrote in message
...
>I have XP Home and recently updated to SP2. I have the XP
> Pro upgrade disk and have been wanting to update to Pro. I
> tried today and since it is an older version (pre SP2) it
> requires boot and install from CD which is not actually an
> upgrade and so I need a key, but upgrade disk did not come
> with a key.
>
> Please suggest solutions.

[Ken Blake]

In ,
MJS > typed:

>I have XP Home and recently updated to SP2. I have the XP
> Pro upgrade disk and have been wanting to update to Pro. I
> tried today and since it is an older version (pre SP2) it
> requires boot and install from CD which is not actually an
> upgrade and so I need a key, but upgrade disk did not come
> with a key.


If the Upgrade CD didn't come with a product key, you were
cheated when you bought it. If you have the CD alone, it's
valueless. Where did you get it?

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