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re: How would you do it the other way around?
Saturday, August 4, 2007 at 2:25 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by TheWizardOfahhs
(1 messages posted)
If it is a retail version just boot your computer to XP Home and insert the CD.
Start the install and it will ask you if you want to upgrade. Answer yes and follow
the prompts.
If it is not a retail version, it is probably an OEM version.
An OEM version is only for clean installs (meaning you have to format the hard drive).
The OEM version is for the machine that it came with only. It will not activate
on other hardware.
You can tell by looking at the hologram CD. If it says something like "For distribution
with a new PC only" that you're out of luck.
If it's not a hologram CD, then you may not even be able to do a clean install.
Non-hologrammed CD's come from the manufacturer that made the machine that it came
with. Most have BIOS detection software built in that will not let them onstall
on other machines.
It may also say something like "for distribution with a new xxxxx computer only"
(where xxx is the manufacturer name).
Now: aside from the Terminal Services Server and Domain Authentication, there is
not a whole lot that Pro has to offer. It has things that corporate users might
need. Most home users are not running a Windows server at home or need unattended
control over your PC. There are a few more things that are different. A 5 user
max on home networks vs the 10 in pro. Again, most home networks are less than 5.
On Wednesday, February 16, 2005 at 10:03 am, Elena wrote:
>Hello I have a new computer that has the home edition, but I would like to install
>my xp professional that i had on my old computer. How can I do this?
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