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upgrade XPhome (with SP2) to XPpro
I just got a new computer having XP home edition (with SP2 installed).
When I attempt to upgrade that to XPpro (without SP2) I get an error message that it won't do that because the installed XP is newer than the replacement. (I had planned to do the SP2 separately.) Any suggestions? Thanks, E-Jo |
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upgrade XPhome (with SP2) to XPpro
If you have a preinstalled version of Windows XP Home with SP2, then
you cannot uninstall SP2. You'll have to make a XP Pro CD with SP2 slipstreamed in order to upgrade over your existing XP Home installation. 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?act...showarticle=49 AutoStreamer 1.0.33 http://www.wbeta.com/comments.php?shownews=1063&catid=2 Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer http://support.microsoft.com/default...t=windowsxpsp2 -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! Protect Your PC! http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Everett Joline" wrote: | I just got a new computer having XP home edition (with SP2 installed). | | When I attempt to upgrade that to XPpro (without SP2) I get an error | message that it won't do that because the installed XP is newer than | the replacement. (I had planned to do the SP2 separately.) | | Any suggestions? | | Thanks, | E-Jo |
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upgrade XPhome (with SP2) to XPpro
Uninstall SP2 from the home edition and then retry the upgrade.
You'll find the SP2 removal in Add/Remove Programs on your control panel. If you don't see it under Add/Remove, try this article: http://support.microsoft.com/default...t=windowsxpsp2 "Everett Joline" wrote in message ... I just got a new computer having XP home edition (with SP2 installed). When I attempt to upgrade that to XPpro (without SP2) I get an error message that it won't do that because the installed XP is newer than the replacement. (I had planned to do the SP2 separately.) Any suggestions? Thanks, E-Jo |
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upgrade XPhome (with SP2) to XPpro
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Everett Joline typed: I just got a new computer having XP home edition (with SP2 installed). When I attempt to upgrade that to XPpro (without SP2) I get an error message that it won't do that because the installed XP is newer than the replacement. (I had planned to do the SP2 separately.) Because you have SP2 installed, and your XP Professional Upgrade is without it, you are trying to install an older version over a new one, and it won't let you do that. If you had installed SP2 onto XP Home yourself, you would have the option of uninstalling SP2, doing the upgrade, then reinstalling SP2. But in your case, if SP2 was preinstalled, you can't do that, and you have only one option:. create a slipstreamed version of XP Professional, including SP2, and use it. See http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7262 -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup |
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upgrade XPhome (with SP2) to XPpro
Everett Joline wrote:
When I attempt to upgrade that to XPpro (without SP2) I get an error message that it won't do that because the installed XP is newer than the replacement. (I had planned to do the SP2 separately.) You need a copy of Pro with SP2 'slipstreamed' into it. These are in fact coming through retail now, but you will have to have a full 266 MB SP2 installer and follow various suggestions - eg at Slipstreaming SP2: http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7262 -- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. (remove the D8 bit) |
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Thanks Carey, Rob, Ken, and Alex for your informative suggestions.
Considering the variety of these, and the web sites referenced, this doesn't sound like a simple slam dunk. It's amazing to me that MS doesn't provide a simpler way to upgrade their primary operating system! There is another request like mine just an hour and a half later in this newsgroup! (So I'm not the only one having this problem.) Thanks again, E-Jo "Everett Joline" wrote in message ... I just got a new computer having XP home edition (with SP2 installed). When I attempt to upgrade that to XPpro (without SP2) I get an error message that it won't do that because the installed XP is newer than the replacement. (I had planned to do the SP2 separately.) Any suggestions? Thanks, E-Jo |
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In ,
Everett Joline typed: Thanks Carey, Rob, Ken, and Alex for your informative suggestions. Considering the variety of these, and the web sites referenced, this doesn't sound like a simple slam dunk. You're welcome, Everett. Despite there being more than one way to create a slipstreamed CD, I think you're overestimating its difficulty. It really isn't hard at all. Also note that you have nothing to lose by trying. Worst case, it just won't work, but you can't hurt anything. -- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup It's amazing to me that MS doesn't provide a simpler way to upgrade their primary operating system! There is another request like mine just an hour and a half later in this newsgroup! (So I'm not the only one having this problem.) Thanks again, E-Jo "Everett Joline" wrote in message ... I just got a new computer having XP home edition (with SP2 installed). When I attempt to upgrade that to XPpro (without SP2) I get an error message that it won't do that because the installed XP is newer than the replacement. (I had planned to do the SP2 separately.) Any suggestions? Thanks, E-Jo |
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