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Hi,
I have a Dell 8400, XP Home Edition SP 2 that came pre-installed.
I purchased a retail XP Pro SP2 upgrade. It won't install. I get the
message:
The pid is not valid for this version of Windows XP. Provide the pid that
came with the Windows XP upgrade CD.
I know its not from the Product Key I'm giving it being invalid, because
when I intentionally type it in wrong, I get another kind of error message
about a bad PID. Also, I purchased the retail from a large office supply
chain.
So, why can't I use a retail upgrade XP Pro on top of a OEM XP home?
Hi,
I have a Dell 8400, XP Home Edition SP 2 that came pre-installed.
I purchased a retail XP Pro SP2 upgrade. It won't install. I get the
message:
The pid is not valid for this version of Windows XP. Provide the pid that
came with the Windows XP upgrade CD.
I know its not from the Product Key I'm giving it being invalid, because
when I intentionally type it in wrong, I get another kind of error message
about a bad PID. Also, I purchased the retail from a large office supply
chain.
So, why can't I use a retail upgrade XP Pro on top of a OEM XP home?