Upgrade XPHome to XPPro: Problems

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Hello,

I know this is probably a very silly question so please forgive me.
I was using Millenium Edition and upgraded to XP Home. I had shortcuts on
the desktop on ME and didn't make note of all of them so I am wondering if
there is anyway I can find them. I tried going to History but have been
unsuccessful. I would appreciate any feedback on this subject.
Thank You.
--
Weezie


"Maggie" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am trying to upgrade Sony Vaio laptop from XPHome to XP Pro. I ran the
> check utility at the begining to make sure the system is compatible and no
> incompatabilities were found.
>
> After it rebooted during the installation it continued for a few more
> minutes and them got hung up. And continues to get hung up at the same point
> upon subsequent reboots. I can not get back to the original system. It
> seems stuck in this loop of automatically continuing with the upgrade and
> getting stuck.
>
> The error log shows the following:
> Setup encountered an error while trying to set system security. An
> extended error occurred.
>
> If anyone has any ideas please let me know.
>
> Thanks,
> Maggie
>
> I can not get back to the original system.