Can I use my Retail XP Home CD to install my XP Pro using XP Pro k

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Can I use my Retail XP Home CD to install my XP Pro using XP Pro key? Reason
being is my Pro disc is junk now.
 
Torch <Torch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Can I use my Retail XP Home CD to install my XP Pro using XP Pro key? Reason
>being is my Pro disc is junk now.

Sorry. Charlie.

Can't do it
 
Installing from an XP Home CD will not result in an XP Pro installation even
if the Pro product key would work with the CD.
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"Torch" <Torch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can I use my Retail XP Home CD to install my XP Pro using XP Pro key?
> Reason
> being is my Pro disc is junk now.
 
Torch wrote:
> Can I use my Retail XP Home CD to install my XP Pro using XP Pro
> key? Reason being is my Pro disc is junk now.

No.

Not the same product on the Windows XP Home CD as is on the Windows XP
Professional CD.

If you can get *ANY* Full Retail Windows XP Professional CD (assuming your
product key is for a full retail Windows XP CD) --> then your Windows XP
Professional product key *will* work with it.

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"Torch" <Torch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E229E2F1-5572-4FEA-923F-A84785317E8D@microsoft.com...
> Can I use my Retail XP Home CD to install my XP Pro using XP Pro key? Reason
> being is my Pro disc is junk now.
 
"Torch" <Torch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E229E2F1-5572-4FEA-923F-A84785317E8D@microsoft.com...
> Can I use my Retail XP Home CD to install my XP Pro using XP Pro key?
> Reason
> being is my Pro disc is junk now.

No, you cannot. No copy of XP Home can install XP Pro. You will need a
copy of the XP Pro CD that matches yours.

HTH
-pk
 
No

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"Torch" <Torch@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Can I use my Retail XP Home CD to install my XP Pro using XP Pro key?
> Reason
> being is my Pro disc is junk now.
 
Re: Can I use my Retail XP Home CD to install my XP Pro using XPPro k

Torch wrote:
> Can I use my Retail XP Home CD to install my XP Pro using XP Pro key? Reason
> being is my Pro disc is junk now.


No.

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