Install Windows XP Professional

Dark master · 03-16-2005, 05:18 PM

I have Windows XP Home edition installed on my pc, but I have Windows XP Professional on CD, but I can't install it because it says that the windows on my pc is newer than the windows on the cd. Can I make a partition on my other PC and somehow copy my whole hard drive to my other PC and format my pc and install windows professional and then put everything back on my hard drive? Or is there any other way to install windows professional without losing all my files?

**Lax** · 03-16-2005, 05:52 PM

Did you try putting the XP Pro disk in another computer and seeing what it says? If it still says that the version on the computer is newer than Pro than you might have a problem with the disk. It could also be that the XP Home really is newer (newer build) than the XP Pro that you have, and in that case is recognizing this and not allowing you to install.

Dark master · 03-16-2005, 05:59 PM

windows professional on the cd was build in 2002 and windows home edition on my pc was build in 2004, but is there another way to put professional on my pc? can i just copy programs from program files to my other pc, then format and install professional and then put my programs back?

**Lax** · 03-16-2005, 09:11 PM

It's easier to just copy the files you want saved (documents and the like) to something, format, re-install, then just install the programs again. Registry files are sometimes required/are different for Pro than Home for some programs so it's usually easier to not back up the programs.

Blue · 03-16-2005, 09:20 PM

Reformat and instal fresh and then update er and you'll have no problems.

Dark master · 03-16-2005, 10:01 PM

maybe this is a dumb question, but how do I format the hard drive, with windows 98 I could start cmd.exe before windows start but I don't know how to do that with windows xp

lynx6200 · 03-16-2005, 10:07 PM

you can boot to you xp cd an format it though there, just follow the prompts, or boot into dos, and use the command "format c:"

atomic · 03-16-2005, 10:10 PM

I just use an old windows 98 boot disk to boot my computer to the command prompt then go from there. If you dont have one you can download a copy from http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm

EDIT: or as said above just boot of the winxp cdrom and format there

Dark master · 03-16-2005, 10:16 PM

I don't have a floppy drive. and when I boot from the winxp cd and choose install windows xp it says: 'no hard-drives found"

**Lax** · 03-17-2005, 02:35 AM

That's never good. You're XP disk might be corrupted, if you have another one see if it gives the same error.

03-16-2005, 05:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dark master Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Netherlands Age: 20 Posts: 81	Install Windows XP Professional I have Windows XP Home edition installed on my pc, but I have Windows XP Professional on CD, but I can't install it because it says that the windows on my pc is newer than the windows on the cd. Can I make a partition on my other PC and somehow copy my whole hard drive to my other PC and format my pc and install windows professional and then put everything back on my hard drive? Or is there any other way to install windows professional without losing all my files? __________________ Dell Dimension 8400: Intel 925X Express Chipset, Pentium 4 (3Ghz) Processor, 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM (533Mhz), ATI Radeon X800 128MB, Soundblaster Audigy 2, Windows Vista Ultimate Last edited by Dark master; 03-16-2005 at 05:46 PM.

03-16-2005, 05:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Dark master Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Netherlands Age: 20 Posts: 81	windows professional on the cd was build in 2002 and windows home edition on my pc was build in 2004, but is there another way to put professional on my pc? can i just copy programs from program files to my other pc, then format and install professional and then put my programs back? __________________ Dell Dimension 8400: Intel 925X Express Chipset, Pentium 4 (3Ghz) Processor, 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM (533Mhz), ATI Radeon X800 128MB, Soundblaster Audigy 2, Windows Vista Ultimate

03-16-2005, 09:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
Blue VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London Ontario Age: 35 Posts: 3,555	Reformat and instal fresh and then update er and you'll have no problems. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358

03-16-2005, 10:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dark master Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Netherlands Age: 20 Posts: 81	maybe this is a dumb question, but how do I format the hard drive, with windows 98 I could start cmd.exe before windows start but I don't know how to do that with windows xp __________________ Dell Dimension 8400: Intel 925X Express Chipset, Pentium 4 (3Ghz) Processor, 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM (533Mhz), ATI Radeon X800 128MB, Soundblaster Audigy 2, Windows Vista Ultimate

03-16-2005, 10:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 25 Posts: 786	you can boot to you xp cd an format it though there, just follow the prompts, or boot into dos, and use the command "format c:" __________________ [size=2][size=1][color=DarkGreen][color=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

03-16-2005, 05:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,259	Did you try putting the XP Pro disk in another computer and seeing what it says? If it still says that the version on the computer is newer than Pro than you might have a problem with the disk. It could also be that the XP Home really is newer (newer build) than the XP Pro that you have, and in that case is recognizing this and not allowing you to install.

03-16-2005, 09:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,259	It's easier to just copy the files you want saved (documents and the like) to something, format, re-install, then just install the programs again. Registry files are sometimes required/are different for Pro than Home for some programs so it's usually easier to not back up the programs.

03-16-2005, 10:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
atomic Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 23 Posts: 711	I just use an old windows 98 boot disk to boot my computer to the command prompt then go from there. If you dont have one you can download a copy from http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdisk.htm EDIT: or as said above just boot of the winxp cdrom and format there Last edited by atomic; 03-16-2005 at 10:12 PM.

03-16-2005, 10:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Dark master Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Netherlands Age: 20 Posts: 81	I don't have a floppy drive. and when I boot from the winxp cd and choose install windows xp it says: 'no hard-drives found" __________________ Dell Dimension 8400: Intel 925X Express Chipset, Pentium 4 (3Ghz) Processor, 2048MB DDR2 SDRAM (533Mhz), ATI Radeon X800 128MB, Soundblaster Audigy 2, Windows Vista Ultimate

03-17-2005, 02:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,259	That's never good. You're XP disk might be corrupted, if you have another one see if it gives the same error.

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