MS XP Home SP1 Upgrade to MS XP Pro SP2

[TeeAay]

Can I upgrade MS XP Home SP1/SP1a to MS XP Pro SP2 using the "MS Windows XP
Professional w/SP2 upgrade" retail package ? Has anyone been successful
trying this ? I've read a lot about the headaches with XP Home SP2 to XP Pro
SP1 and I'm hoping I can avoid them. Any suggestions would be greatly
appreciated.

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Yes you can make that upgrade because you are upgrading on all counts.

XP Home SP2 to XP Pro SP1 is a downgrade of Service Pack and not possible.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"TeeAay" > wrote in message
...
> Can I upgrade MS XP Home SP1/SP1a to MS XP Pro SP2 using the "MS Windows
> XP
> Professional w/SP2 upgrade" retail package ? Has anyone been successful
> trying this ? I've read a lot about the headaches with XP Home SP2 to XP
> Pro
> SP1 and I'm hoping I can avoid them. Any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Jazz;
But it does matter and it will not work.
This is a very common problem since SP-2 arrived.
Many are needing to uninstall SP-2 before installing Windows XP Pro.
And in some cases a Clean Install.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"jazz" > wrote in message
...
> Is it really a downgrade, theupgrade of windows Xp pro should just treat
> it
> as either a third party program or reset to the plain XP and then allow
> you
> to upgrade to sp2 again. I don't think the jump from home sp2 to pro sp1
> woudl matter because the jump from home to pro should over-ride it.

[jazz]

Is it really a downgrade, theupgrade of windows Xp pro should just treat it
as either a third party program or reset to the plain XP and then allow you
to upgrade to sp2 again. I don't think the jump from home sp2 to pro sp1
woudl matter because the jump from home to pro should over-ride it.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Yes you can make that upgrade because you are upgrading on all counts.
>
> XP Home SP2 to XP Pro SP1 is a downgrade of Service Pack and not possible.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "TeeAay" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Can I upgrade MS XP Home SP1/SP1a to MS XP Pro SP2 using the "MS Windows
> > XP
> > Professional w/SP2 upgrade" retail package ? Has anyone been successful
> > trying this ? I've read a lot about the headaches with XP Home SP2 to
XP
> > Pro
> > SP1 and I'm hoping I can avoid them. Any suggestions would be greatly
> > appreciated.
>
>

[jazz]

Interesting, Thanks for clear ifying that. I do upgrades quite often and
never would have saw it that way. i guess now i can save a problem form
happening.
"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Jazz;
> But it does matter and it will not work.
> This is a very common problem since SP-2 arrived.
> Many are needing to uninstall SP-2 before installing Windows XP Pro.
> And in some cases a Clean Install.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "jazz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Is it really a downgrade, theupgrade of windows Xp pro should just
treat
> > it
> > as either a third party program or reset to the plain XP and then allow
> > you
> > to upgrade to sp2 again. I don't think the jump from home sp2 to pro sp1
> > woudl matter because the jump from home to pro should over-ride it.
>
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Jazz;
Or at least quickly recognize it when you see it and not spend unnecessary
time diagnosing as so many others have done.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/


"jazz" > wrote in message
...
> Interesting, Thanks for clear ifying that. I do upgrades quite often and
> never would have saw it that way. i guess now i can save a problem form
> happening.

[jazz]

Yes, that too.

"Jupiter Jones [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Jazz;
> Or at least quickly recognize it when you see it and not spend unnecessary
> time diagnosing as so many others have done.
>
> --
> Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/
>
>
> "jazz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Interesting, Thanks for clear ifying that. I do upgrades quite often and
> > never would have saw it that way. i guess now i can save a problem form
> > happening.
>
>

[Alex Nichol]

TeeAay wrote:

>Can I upgrade MS XP Home SP1/SP1a to MS XP Pro SP2 using the "MS Windows XP
>Professional w/SP2 upgrade" retail package ?

Yes

> Has anyone been successful
>trying this ? I've read a lot about the headaches with XP Home SP2 to XP Pro
>SP1 and I'm hoping I can avoid them.

the problem there is that it is trying to back to earlier version files,
which can't be done


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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit)