xp pro upgrade install over home??

**forbirun** · 15-08-08, 01:00 AM

Hey guys
Im curious as Im about to do this so has anyone had problems installing XP pro upgrade over top of XP Home edition?

Thanks inadvance
Forbirun

**MrElectricity** · 15-08-08, 01:02 AM

Did it ages ago with genuine software it was no problem

**forbirun** · 15-08-08, 01:28 AM

Ah ok cool so was this with service pack 2 or 3 installed coz I got sp3 installed and well just wondered if there were any issues regarding doing the upgrade from original but with only sp1?

**forbirun** · 15-08-08, 01:30 AM

hmm.. I think I will remove sp3 coz I reckon thats gunna coz a hicup.

**acejas** · 15-08-08, 09:26 AM

You should "slipstreams" your version of pro with sp3 which will giv eyou no problem

**forbirun** · 16-08-08, 11:16 PM

nice thought there acejas but I dont have the xp pro installed. Its home adition so might be a bit difficult at this point. maybe later tho. ;=)

**Charm3d** · 17-08-08, 02:23 PM

I'd do a clean install myself. Just copy the files you need to another HDD or a CD before you do it.

**forbirun** · 21-08-08, 06:55 PM

thanks charm3d
But I have finished. I ended up doing a repair with there old version of home then ran sp3 and then ran the latest updates.
All done!!
Thanks everyone for your help

forbirun

**forbirun** · 21-08-08, 10:39 PM

Well I thjought everything was rosy With my newly repaired Windows xp home but now when I try to grab all the latest updates they fail and on M$ website all of these updates will come up on the update search. You click download, the install button displays but then they display as 0kbs then fail again when I click install. Any ideas anyone?

**forbirun** · 22-08-08, 09:30 PM

ok rang m$ and they sent me 2 batch files
WinUPSecure.bat
and
Autoupdate.bat
Problem now fixed!
If anyone has the same errors just google the files.. there easy to find

ps. run WinUPSecure.bat
and then run Autoupdate.bat

15-08-08, 01:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
forbirun Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 56	xp pro upgrade install over home?? Hey guys Im curious as Im about to do this so has anyone had problems installing XP pro upgrade over top of XP Home edition? Thanks inadvance Forbirun

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MrElectricity Just Some Guy iTrader: (5) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Penriff Posts: 1,409 Spent time on board: 1 Week, 0 Days and 23:06:34	Did it ages ago with genuine software it was no problem __________________ It's hard to make a come back when I havn't been anywhere I finally got my head together, now my bodies falling apart.

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15-08-08, 01:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
forbirun Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 56	Ah ok cool so was this with service pack 2 or 3 installed coz I got sp3 installed and well just wondered if there were any issues regarding doing the upgrade from original but with only sp1?

15-08-08, 01:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
forbirun Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 56	hmm.. I think I will remove sp3 coz I reckon thats gunna coz a hicup.

15-08-08, 09:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
acejas Premium Member iTrader: (2) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Gold Coast Posts: 128 Spent time on board: 2 Days and 18:58:38	You should "slipstreams" your version of pro with sp3 which will giv eyou no problem

16-08-08, 11:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
forbirun Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 56	nice thought there acejas but I dont have the xp pro installed. Its home adition so might be a bit difficult at this point. maybe later tho. ;=)

17-08-08, 02:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Charm3d Junior Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 23 Spent time on board: 7:22:52	I'd do a clean install myself. Just copy the files you need to another HDD or a CD before you do it.

21-08-08, 06:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
forbirun Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 56	thanks charm3d But I have finished. I ended up doing a repair with there old version of home then ran sp3 and then ran the latest updates. All done!! Thanks everyone for your help forbirun

21-08-08, 10:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
forbirun Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 56	Well I thjought everything was rosy With my newly repaired Windows xp home but now when I try to grab all the latest updates they fail and on M$ website all of these updates will come up on the update search. You click download, the install button displays but then they display as 0kbs then fail again when I click install. Any ideas anyone?

22-08-08, 09:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
forbirun Member iTrader: (0) Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 56	ok rang m$ and they sent me 2 batch files WinUPSecure.bat and Autoupdate.bat Problem now fixed! If anyone has the same errors just google the files.. there easy to find ps. run WinUPSecure.bat and then run Autoupdate.bat

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