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October 4th 04, 06:01 PM
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Upgrade to XP Pro after SP2 update problem
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. 
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October 4th 04, 06:23 PM
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Upgrade to XP Pro after SP2 update problem
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Have you tried creating a slipstream SP2 CD? You will the SP2 file (266 MBs) downloadable from he http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en Then follow the directions in the following article: http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49 -- Will Denny MVP - Windows Shell/User Please reply to the News Groups "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.
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October 4th 04, 06:30 PM
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Upgrade to XP Pro after SP2 update problem
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.
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October 4th 04, 07:10 PM
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Upgrade to XP Pro after SP2 update problem
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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? -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup
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