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Use Home Edition to overwrite Professional???

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by pmcw, 2004/08/27.

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  1. 2004/08/27
    pmcw

    pmcw Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hello,

    I've lost my Windows XP Professional cd during my last move. I'm having alot of problems with the program and just bought Windows XP Home Edition.

    I want to install the Home Edition, but I'm not sure how. Do I just put the cd in and it will overwrite the Professional? Do I have to clear everything off my harddrive? From what I've been reading on the internet, it looks like I would need a previous copy of any Windows version if I have to format my hard drive then install the Home Edition. I don't have any previous Windows copies. I'm at a total loss what and how to do thi.

    Please help!!! I'm giving this computer to my daughter this weekend for school, and I desperately need to get it up and running.

    Thanks so much. :)
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    it looks like I would need a previous copy of any Windows version -> ONLY if the Home cd is an "upgrade" cd.
     
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    Hello pmcw,

    Yes, you can "overwrite" the current Pro installation with a Home install. As Steve wrote, if you don't have a previous disc for 98 or the pro disc, the Home has to be a full retail copy.

    Booting from the Home disc will give you a choice to wipe the pro OS and then install. Insert the cd, and if the BIOS is set to look for a boot source in the cd drive, take it from there. If not, have to go into the BIOS to set the boot from the cd drive first. On my Dell, hitting the delete key on bootup brings up the BIOS settings.

    Regards - Charles
     
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    pmcw

    pmcw Inactive Thread Starter

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    Thank You.

    Steve and Charles,

    My copy of Windows XP Home Edition is new; therefore, overwriting the Pro version will work based on your comments. Thanks so much for you help.

    Cathie
     
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    Cathie,
    Installation has nothing to do with your copy of WinXP being 'new'. If your WinXP is an *Upgrade* version, then you need to have a previous version of Windows (98, WinME, or 2000) to qualify to use the *Upgrade*. If the your copy of WinXP is the *Full* version, then you don't need a previous version of Windows to do the installation. The box Windows came in would have been clearly marked 'upgrade' or 'full' version. Another way to tell... the full version is roughly $100 more than the upgrade version. HTH

    B :cool:
     
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