upgrade xp home to xp pro

[RichK]

I have a laptop with XP Home (SP2). I also have an extra copy of XP Pro I
want to put on the machine. I would like to do it as an upgrade to retain
application settings, but I have heard that there is a problim upgrading if
there is Home SP2 on the machine and you try to install from a CD that has
no service packs included. I intend to apply SP2 when I am done.

Thanks

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Since a non-SP2 version of Windows XP Professional
cannot upgrade over a version of Windows XP Home
Edition with SP2 installed, you'll have to make a new
Windows XP Pro CD with SP2 "slipstreamed", then
use the new CD to upgrade over Windows XP Home.

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49

or

AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (preferred)
http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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"RichK" wrote:

| I have a laptop with XP Home (SP2). I also have an extra copy of XP Pro I
| want to put on the machine. I would like to do it as an upgrade to retain
| application settings, but I have heard that there is a problim upgrading if
| there is Home SP2 on the machine and you try to install from a CD that has
| no service packs included. I intend to apply SP2 when I am done.
|
| Thanks



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[RichK]

Thanks. The slipstreaming seems to be exactly what I need.
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Since a non-SP2 version of Windows XP Professional
> cannot upgrade over a version of Windows XP Home
> Edition with SP2 installed, you'll have to make a new
> Windows XP Pro CD with SP2 "slipstreamed", then
> use the new CD to upgrade over Windows XP Home.
>
> Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
> (integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:
>
> Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
> http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?action=show&showarticle=49
>
> or
>
> AutoStreamer 1.0.33 (preferred)
> http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2
>
> Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=049C9DBE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "RichK" wrote:
>
> | I have a laptop with XP Home (SP2). I also have an extra copy of XP Pro
> I
> | want to put on the machine. I would like to do it as an upgrade to
> retain
> | application settings, but I have heard that there is a problim upgrading
> if
> | there is Home SP2 on the machine and you try to install from a CD that
> has
> | no service packs included. I intend to apply SP2 when I am done.
> |
> | Thanks
>
>
>
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