computer came with Windows XP Home installed. I have the disk to upgrade to Professional and did so. My automatic updater downloaded SP2. When SP2 was installed; my computer reverted back to XP Home. Should I re-install XP Pro or is the same thing going to happen again
View 4 Repliessince then i have reformatted my hard drive and used other operating systems on my computer. if i reformat and install windows xp home again, will the key that came with my computer work?i won't be using the same disks that came with my system, i will be using a generic purchased version but i will use the serial that came with my system? is it going to work?
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I want to install Windows XP Pro on my buddy's computer that came with Vista, but I am physically incapable of doing so.
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I installed Win XP Home on a computer that already had it installed. I really wanted to do a reformat and then install Win XP Home. So, now when I boot up, I get a choice of either of the installations. I want to delete one of them; how can I do this? Once this is done, and when I have more time, I would like to do a clean install. How do I do that?
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Nobody was in the room while the XP software was installing, and I didn't create a password for my account (I didn't even have the option), so absolutely nobody at my house knows what the password is. I already checked the documentation that came with the software and it doesn't mention any password.
I was running Win XP Home SP3 when it had a problem. This became fatal due to an IER flaw (Idiot Editing Registry.) Having no idea where my original disc was, I purchased and installed XP Pro SP3. Everything is fine except for the minor irritant that on every start up I am given the choice to start either Pro or Home version.I could probably do the one extra mouse click on a million boots for less trouble that it will take to fix it, but it just offends my compulsive sensibilities. Any suggestions on how to make it go to XP Pro without intervention? I have tried uninstallers and none of them see the Home version. I have deleted all the Home version files, which may have been dumb. I thought about a registry cleaner, but decided to ask before I got myself in trouble.
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View 16 Replies View RelatedI had an ingenuine version of Windows installed so I had decided to just install a genuine one after Microsoft had bugged me about it. The bad OS was XP Pro and I was supposed to have XP Home, so I had to do it the hard way. I decided to install XP Home then over everything I had. I copied/installed the important things I had backed up (not much). This was a few days ago. Everything was going well until yesterday I got a problem. I had just installed SP3 when it told me to reboot. I rebooted but I get an error before it's about to start loading my desktop. The error lasts for about half a second before the computer reboots and repeats the process endlessly. The error says "A write operation was attempted to a volume after it was dismounted." with "lsass.exe" in the title bar. The same thing happens if I boot in safe mode as well. Also, my computer is a Dell laptop, Inspiron 600m. What am I to do?? I really do not want to have to do that all over yet again just after having everything nearly set back up perfectly. Help!
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installed xp pro over xp home edition(formated).now on bootup i can pick xp pro or home.its gives me so many seconds to choose on black screen.
is there a way to skip that entry on bootup,as i have to pick xp pro.
I just install a fresh copy of XP Pro, but XP Home is still showing up as an option. What gives?
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