I currently have windows xp professional installed in my computer, I recently bought a new CD. (windows XP Home edition) but the computer wont let me install it. it says" windows Xp does not support upgrading from Professional to Home edition" . what can i do please help
2006-12-05 06:04:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
sorry , i asked the same question again because i thought " windows xp question would be more attractive then "whats wrong" i thought i would have more answers if i do
2006-12-05 06:12:40 · update #1
I would say don't worry about upgrading or downgrading...Vista is coming out next month...upgrade to that instead and don't waste your time worrying about XP.
2006-12-05 06:09:29 · answer #1 · answered by gladlock96 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay ... well i answered your last post < a minuite ago so here:
Going from XP Pro to XP Home isn't an upgrade, it is a downgrade which is why you can't do it. You would need to format your entire PC to get windows XP Home on it.
Just a bit of warning. If you have an XP Home upgrade CD you will not be able to install a whole new OS without some kinda of older windows version CD to conferm that you have a older version. Without it you cannot have a new installation with a upgrade CD.
2006-12-05 14:07:40 · answer #2 · answered by Icon 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
stop asking same question..the answer is in your question..
" windows Xp does not support upgrading from Professional to Home edition"
format hd and install home..that's all you can do...
2006-12-05 14:07:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
xp pro is better than home ed.
xp home can upgrade to xp pro not the other way around.
2006-12-05 14:08:49 · answer #4 · answered by T G 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do you wanna do that? You've got XP Pro, so why change it. Be happy. It has got some more features than Home (remote-desktop, domain logon...)
2006-12-05 14:18:30 · answer #5 · answered by nightgirl1200 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why are you asking the same question, your answer was already given by me and the user above stated the same!
2006-12-05 14:09:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'd be downgrading that's why.
Professional is higher than Home
2006-12-05 14:08:12 · answer #7 · answered by arus.geo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋