Upgrade XP Home SP2 to XP Pro SP1

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Hi All,

I have XP Pro SP1 CD upgrade version which was used for my old laptop.
Now I have bought a new HP laptop with Windows XP Home SP2.

1. How can I upgrade my new HP laptop to XP Pro SP2 using the CD (SP1) that
I have?

2. About licensing, my old laptop no longer works, while the license was
registered for that old laptop. Will I have problem when register that
license for my new HP laptop? If yes, how can I solve the problem?

Thank you for any help

Ben

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You will have to roll your Home SP2 back to SP1 or Slipstream a Pro Disk
with SP2 on it.
You can use nLite to Slipstream very easy and works great.
http://www.nliteos.com/

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Good Day
River Rat




"Ben" <tainhan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi All,

I have XP Pro SP1 CD upgrade version which was used for my old laptop.
Now I have bought a new HP laptop with Windows XP Home SP2.

1. How can I upgrade my new HP laptop to XP Pro SP2 using the CD (SP1) that
I have?

2. About licensing, my old laptop no longer works, while the license was
registered for that old laptop. Will I have problem when register that
license for my new HP laptop? If yes, how can I solve the problem?

Thank you for any help

Ben

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

There will not be a problem with registering it for that will not be
necessary.
Registering is optional, Activation is mandatory.
As long as it is just installed on 1 computer you can activate it as many
times as needed.

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Good Day
River Rat




"Ben" <tainhan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Hi All,

I have XP Pro SP1 CD upgrade version which was used for my old laptop.
Now I have bought a new HP laptop with Windows XP Home SP2.

1. How can I upgrade my new HP laptop to XP Pro SP2 using the CD (SP1) that
I have?

2. About licensing, my old laptop no longer works, while the license was
registered for that old laptop. Will I have problem when register that
license for my new HP laptop? If yes, how can I solve the problem?

Thank you for any help

Ben

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

You're Welcome Ben
You can also do a clean install with an upgrade disk but will be required to
insert a CD of a previous upgradeable version of Windows at a point during
the installation.
Windows versions accepted for upgrade.
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] duct=winxp

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Good Day
River Rat




"Ben" <tainhan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Thank you for your great information about the Slipstream and Activation.
I start to work on the installation soon

Thanks again,

Ben

"River_Rat" <nospam@nospam> wrote in message
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> There will not be a problem with registering it for that will not be
> necessary.
> Registering is optional, Activation is mandatory.
> As long as it is just installed on 1 computer you can activate it as many
> times as needed.
>
> --
> Good Day
> River Rat
>
>
>
>
> "Ben" <tainhan@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:enDWMQDUFHA.3944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi All,
>
> I have XP Pro SP1 CD upgrade version which was used for my old laptop.
> Now I have bought a new HP laptop with Windows XP Home SP2.
>
> 1. How can I upgrade my new HP laptop to XP Pro SP2 using the CD (SP1)
that
> I have?
>
> 2. About licensing, my old laptop no longer works, while the license was
> registered for that old laptop. Will I have problem when register that
> license for my new HP laptop? If yes, how can I solve the problem?
>
> Thank you for any help
>
> Ben
>
>
>