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Info Network
October 5th 04, 06:17 AM
Noticed that after install of SP2, on the reboot it only displays
on the screen "Windows XP"...INSTEAD of ID'ing the original OS as
HOME or PRO editions...

Why is that?..

-Infnet
Mike Kolitz
October 5th 04, 06:39 AM
http://open-node.net/archive/2004/08/10/544.aspx

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Mike Kolitz MCSE 2000
MS-MVP - Windows Setup / Deployment


"Info Network" > wrote in message
om...
> Noticed that after install of SP2, on the reboot it only displays
> on the screen "Windows XP"...INSTEAD of ID'ing the original OS as
> HOME or PRO editions...
>
> Why is that?..
>
> -Infnet
Rock
October 5th 04, 07:45 AM
Info Network wrote:

> Noticed that after install of SP2, on the reboot it only displays
> on the screen "Windows XP"...INSTEAD of ID'ing the original OS as
> HOME or PRO editions...
>
> Why is that?..
>
> -Infnet

By design. All versions have the same splash screen in SP2.
Ken Blake
October 5th 04, 10:08 PM
In om,
Info Network > typed:

> Noticed that after install of SP2, on the reboot it only
> displays
> on the screen "Windows XP"...INSTEAD of ID'ing the original OS
> as
> HOME or PRO editions...
>
> Why is that?..


Because Microsoft decided they liked it better that way.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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