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In news:F19317D5-6634-45B5-AF4F-85845A74B31A@microsoft.com,
jetta878 <jetta878@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> OEM meaning the CD I got from Dell with my PC?
That's the XP Home CD? No, that doesn't matter. What matters is
the XP Professional CD you want to do the upgrade with. *That* CD
has to be retail, not OEM. Buy an Upgrade CD, since that's the
least expensive CD that will do an upgrade.
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> "Ken Blake" wrote:
>
>> In news:6F896487-B2E2-4B2A-A879-49F0CAAF76E7@microsoft.com,
>> jetta878 <jetta878@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>
>>> Sorry I guess the 'updated install' is worded wrong. What I
>>> meant was
>>> an XP pro install CD with SP2 already on it.
>>
>>
>> OK, I understand now.
>>
>>
>>
>>> I have the XP home CD that I got with the computer. Can't I
>>> go
>>> buy XP
>>> PRO SP2 and upgrade from there as long as the PRO CD is
>>> updated
>>> to
>>> SP2?
>>
>>
>> Sure. And even if you got XP Professional *without* SP2, you
>> could create your own CD with it by following the slipstream
>> procedure I mentioned below.
>>
>> Just make sure you buy a retail upgrade version of XP
>> Professional. Again, remember that an OEM version won't do an
>> upgrade.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>>> "Ken Blake" wrote:
>>>
>>>> In news
1A810DD-FE03-421F-9647-B2456985D05F@microsoft.com,
>>>> jetta878 <jetta878@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the advice Ken!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You're welcome. Glad to help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I need XP pro for the Remote Desktop feature.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> OK, just wanted to make sure. Some people want it because
>>>> they
>>>> erroneously think it's "better."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> So I need an updated install of XP home, then I backup my
>>>>> data,
>>>>> set
>>>>> bios to boot from CD, and away I go?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When you say you "an updated install of XP home," what do
>>>> you
>>>> mean? Are you planning to do a clean installation of XP
>>>> Home,
>>>> then follow that with an upgrade to XP Professional?
>>>>
>>>> If so, no, don't do that. The requirement to use an upgrade
>>>> version is to *own* a previous qualifying version's
>>>> installation
>>>> CD (with an OEM restore CD, see below), not to have it
>>>> installed.
>>>> When setup doesn't find a previous qualifying version
>>>> installed,
>>>> it will prompt you to insert its CD as proof of ownership.
>>>> Just
>>>> insert the previous version's CD, and follow the prompts.
>>>> Everything proceeds quite normally and quite legitimately.
>>>>
>>>> You can also do a clean installation if you have an OEM
>>>> restore
>>>> CD of a previous qualifying version. It's more complicated,
>>>> but
>>>> it *can* be done. First restore from the Restore CD. Then
>>>> run
>>>> the
>>>> XP upgrade CD from within that restored system, and change
>>>> from
>>>> Upgrade to New Install. When it asks where, press Esc to
>>>> delete
>>>> the partition and start over.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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>>>> --
>>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Ken Blake" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> jetta878 wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Probably a stupid question, but can I create a dual boot
>>>>>>> system. One
>>>>>>> side Pro and the other Home?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, but since there's nothing in Home that isn't also in
>>>>>> Professional, there's no reason to do this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Or better yet, can I install pro over home and keep my
>>>>>>> computer
>>>>>>> intact?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Certainly, as long as you use a retail version of
>>>>>> Professional. An
>>>>>> OEM version won't do upgrades.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you have SP2 on your Home installation, be sure that
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Professional version has it too. If not, you'll need to
>>>>>> slipstream
>>>>>> SP2 into it. Read here:
>>>>>>
http://forum.aumha.org/viewtopic.php?t=7262
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Be sure to back up your data first, though, just in case
>>>>>> something
>>>>>> unusual goes wrong.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you sure you need Professional? XP Professional and XP
>>>>>> Home are
>>>>>> exactly the same in all respects, except that Professional
>>>>>> has
>>>>>> a few
>>>>>> features (mostly related to networking and security)
>>>>>> missing
>>>>>> from
>>>>>> Home. For most (but not all) home users, even those with a
>>>>>> home
>>>>>> network, these features aren't needed, would never be
>>>>>> used,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> upgrading to Professional is a waste of money.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>>>>>> Please reply to the newsgroup
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