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"Shenan Stanley" wrote:
> Ian wrote:
> > I have a customer who has already pruchased the AE Pro upgrade, but
> > only had a OEM 98 but has no prod id and no recourse as PC builder
> > out of business.
> >
> > My resolution is to load Home and then upgrade to Pro.
> >
> > But can you install Home SP2 and the use the XP Pro SP1 upgrade?
>
> Shenan Stanley wrote:
> > AE Pro?
> > They can use their Windows 98 CD as qualifying upgrade and do a clean
> > install of Windows XP (upgrade or not.)
> > Why would you put Home on then Pro? Windows 98 can be upgraded to
> > Windows XP Professional directly.
> >
> > As for your other question, you can slipstream/integrate SP2 into
> > their install media and create a new SP2 CD for them - so that they
> > install directly to SP2. Google for "AutoStreamer".
>
> Ian wrote:
> > AE being the Academic Edition.
> >
> > Sorry I failed to mention one thing which explains what I am trying
> > to do. I need to reformat due to XP stability issues, and customer
> > has no Full Licence to install prior to XP Pro Upgrade.
> >
> > If I slipstream it onto the XP pro upgrade, will that then work over
> > a XP Home SP2 install? I know that if it detects that SP2 is
> > installed it wont allow SP1 products to be installed.
>
> I should have known AE was academic edition.. oops.
>
> And yes - it will work..
>
> However, I would not - if performing a CLEAN install - bother installing
> Windows XP Home edition and then upgrading. I would just start with the
> Windows XP Professional SP2 integrated cd and start installing.. It will
> request qualified upgrade media.. You know (I suppose you do) he has a
> qualifying upgrade path - just put one of the qualifying media CDs (Windows
> 9x/ME/2000/XP Home) into the drive when it asks and that way you are
> performing a 100% clean installation of Windows XP Professional without any
> upgrading going on.
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
>
>
>
Ha, too many acronyms in this world to remember all of them.
He doesn't have any full media to use. Using my copies would be not
suggested I assume?
yeh thx I'm aware of the upgrade path, but if my memory serves me correct,
you were misleading (9x) as 95 is not upgradable to XP. Like I said if I
remember it right
cheers
Ian