Windows XP upgrade from home edition to professional

Hi everyone,

I just bought a new laptop that has windows xp home edition 2002 sp2, I have
the windows xp upgrade software from home to professional but it only has
service pack 1. When I tried to run the upgrade I get an error message that
says it can't continue because the version on my laptop is more recent than
the one on the cd. The question is..... Am I screwed ? the upgrade cost me a
bundle and now I can't install it on my laptop, is there a work around ? I
defenitely don't want to spend more money buying another upgrade only because
the service packs are different.

Any help will be greately appreciated.

Luis Torres

Make a SP2 slipstreamed version of Windows XP Pro,
then use the new CD to upgrade with.

Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
(integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:

Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49

Information on AutoStreamer 1.0
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.ph...st=0&#entry245

Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx

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"lgaxiola" wrote:

| Hi everyone,
|
| I just bought a new laptop that has windows xp home edition 2002 sp2, I have
| the windows xp upgrade software from home to professional but it only has
| service pack 1. When I tried to run the upgrade I get an error message that
| says it can't continue because the version on my laptop is more recent than
| the one on the cd. The question is..... Am I screwed ? the upgrade cost me a
| bundle and now I can't install it on my laptop, is there a work around ? I
| defenitely don't want to spend more money buying another upgrade only because
| the service packs are different.
|
| Any help will be greately appreciated.
|
| Luis Torres

Carey,

Thanks a lot for your reply, I will try that out immediatly.

Luis Torres

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Make a SP2 slipstreamed version of Windows XP Pro,
> then use the new CD to upgrade with.
>
> Either one of the following utilities makes slipstreaming
> (integrating) SP2 into Windows XP a breeze:
>
> Windows Slipstreaming and Bootable CD Guide
> http://www.msfn.org/articles.php?act...showarticle=49
>
> Information on AutoStreamer 1.0
> http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.ph...st=0&#entry245
>
> Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Direct Download
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.aspx
>
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>
> "lgaxiola" wrote:
>
> | Hi everyone,
> |
> | I just bought a new laptop that has windows xp home edition 2002 sp2, I have
> | the windows xp upgrade software from home to professional but it only has
> | service pack 1. When I tried to run the upgrade I get an error message that
> | says it can't continue because the version on my laptop is more recent than
> | the one on the cd. The question is..... Am I screwed ? the upgrade cost me a
> | bundle and now I can't install it on my laptop, is there a work around ? I
> | defenitely don't want to spend more money buying another upgrade only because
> | the service packs are different.
> |
> | Any help will be greately appreciated.
> |
> | Luis Torres
>