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Posted by Darryl on September 14, 2007, 8:28 am
Please log in for more thread options Where can one get a Professional CD. I dont find an upgrade version anywhere
in my searches. Or do you just use the regular commercial version of
Professional XP. I also want to upgrade my home version to pro.
"GMAN" wrote:
> >Hi:
> >
> >I would like to upgrade Home Edition of Xp to Professional without
> >re-installing all the programs and redoing setups. I have XP professional
> >installation CD. Is there a way of the upgrading it?
> >
> >Would appreciate your assistance.
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> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315341
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> Reinstall Windows XP by using Windows XP
>
> 1. Start your computer.
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> 2. Insert the Windows XP CD in your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
>
> Note If the service pack version of the operating system that you want to
> install is higher than the service pack version of the CD-ROM operating system
> that you own, integrate the service pack that you want into the Windows XP
> installation folder. For more information about how to integrate Windows XP
> Service Pack 2 files into the Windows XP installation folder, click the
> following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
> 900871 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900871/) How to integrate Windows XP
> Service Pack 2 files into the Windows XP installation folder
>
> 3. On the Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP page, click Install Windows XP.
>
> 4. On the Welcome to Windows Setup page, click Upgrade (Recommended) in the
> Installation Type box (if it is not already selected), and then click Next.
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> 5. On the License Agreement page, click I accept this agreement, and then
> click Next.
>
> 6. On the Your Product Key page, type the 25-character product key in the
> Product key boxes, and then click Next.
>
> 7. On the Get Updated Setup Files page, select the option that you want, and
> then click Next.
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> 8. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to reinstall Windows XP.
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