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WinXP Pro or Home Version Upgrade or Full????
I just upgraded Win98SE to WinXP Pro and the upgrade advisor stated that the Logitech Mouse driver would need to be reinstalled. I have a Sony Vaio laptop with a built in I still have a folder for Mouseware and .inf files, but it going to MOUSE under control panel, I cannot get it to install the old drivers.

Workgroup security in WinXP
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an "OEM Version" cannot be used to upgrade. -- Carey Frisch Microsoft MVP Windows XP - Shell/User Be Smart! "deborah" wrote: Can you use the full version of WinXP Pro to upgrade from WinXP Home or do you have to have the upgrade version?

Cannot install NIC card
This weekend, I upgraded Win98SE to WinXP Pro. Most everying went smoothly, except this error message each time I open Outlook 2002 (part of OfficeXP): The I cannot remember what this add-in relates to - I'm assuming an Act 6.0 component. Can anyone provide some assistance on how to get rid of this annoying

Cannot Upgrade WinME sucessfully to WinXP Pro
And you cannot intall pro over home even if you have a valid license and keycode. (I don't know if the box never activated, and didn't think to check before I But the WinXP CD won't allow me to do it anyway. Microsoft's Activation Group tells me open license media and keycodes cannot be used to upgrade XP Home.

Upgrade from Win XP Home to Pro
Couldn't launch Word because it could not fine the executable, Outlook is also giving me trouble because it cannot locate the *.pst file. (Methinks that a fresh install of WinXP Pro is probably around the corner). It may be possible to do the copy again and this time make sure that XP cant see both copys on the

WinXp Home Ed Upgrade to WinXp Pro Problems
Carey Frisch [MVP] mrxp2...@nospamyahoo.com microsoft public windowsxp setup_deployment You cannot use RIS or Sysprep to upgrade an operating system. The only automated installation Can I use unatended setup to do an upgrade from Windows 2000 to Windows XP Pro? If so, what steps need to be done to do this.

Windows XP PRO upgrade, How to revert to old Logitech Mouse Drivers ?
Photos and Publishing 4) Digital Image Pro 10 MS Support http://tinyurl.com/5t8m5 Or.. I tried the search as you suggested; but under Vista, it will not search the WinXP Documents & Settings folder -- hence I cannot find or delete the Pictures.pd2 file. According to the Vista Help menu, it says that Vista

Can I upgrade from 2000 to XP without formatting the HD?
XCalibur gemini...@lycos.com microsoft public windowsxp newusers However when I tried to upgrade via a retail CD for WIndows XP Pro I lost all use of my USB ports I did try removing rollback the drivers but there is none installed as everytime I try installing drivers it gives me a cannot install drivers error;

cannot upgrade from windows 2000 prof
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have just upgraded WinXP Home to WinXP Pro in order to install all the features of VB Basic. I now need to get IIS, Frontpage extensions, and TCP/IP installed. The install program cannot find simptcp.dll and accserv.mib either on my computer or on any XP disk I have. The system is entirely legit and uptodate.

Windows XP Pro activation with Upgrade license
Network Connection shows my NIC and a 1394 connection ( on both the winxp home partition and the winxp Pro partition ) BUT when I try to set up the network This means that not only can I not connect to the other machines on the net ( peer to peer workgroup ) but I cannot access the router and the internet.

Upgrade WinXP Pro to Windows Server 2003 R2 ?
Unless Compaq offers a system-specific upgrade disk, you need a regular WinXP Pro retail upgrade. This will upgrade without formatting. but the system *should* upgrade without any loss of data (but it is still important to take precautions and copy everything you cannot afford to lose to CD or floppy before you

Windows XP Pro activation with Upgrade license
Rocket J. Squirrel ro...@bullwinkle.com microsoft public windowsxp perform_maintain 1. Buy a copy of Windows XP (upgrade version). 2. It came with WinXP Pro installed along with a plythera of other very cool programs. Problem: No Installation disk and when we tried to "Uninstall" it says it's missing files and

winxp home upgrade to winxp pro
You may perform an upgrade TO an OEM install. DL wrote: I'm sure I've seen MSVP posts stating an upgrade could'nt be used on an OEM version. It would'nt be the first time a support 'tech' has got it wrong. I know an OEM winxp home cannot be upgraded without a full retail winxp pro.

*Support* Upgrade to Vista & Digital Image 10
And want to do a clean install, not upgrade from ME (don't trust upgrades - bad experiences!!). Obvious - go and buy full retail version. But am I the only person who thinks it's overpriced at £230 (UK prices). I have seen some resellers selling WinXP Pro OEM. I have done research (inc. MS EULA pages - SAD!

WinXP Home to WinXP Pro Upgrade
I cannot find any information on this file. If I run HP system recovery on the PC and restore it to WinXP Home there is no copy of this file on the hard drive, so I assume it must be Can anyone tell me what this files does and how I can successfully upgrade WinXp Home rather tha install a fresh copy of XP Pro?

Boot problem when trying to upgrade OEM WinXP Home to WinXp Pro
I note that you are running WinXP-Pro and yet you state that you have been attempting to set CC10 up in the "c:\database" folder?? I suppose that's okay, Data\Corel\PerfectExpert\10\Custom WP Templates - Was there a version of Windows running on your PC before installing the upgrade version of WinXP-Pro?

how to upgrade a network of computers to W2K Pro
An OEM version of Windows Vista cannot perform an upgrade over Windows XP. OEM versions must be installed on a reformatted drive, known as a "clean install". THE QUESTION IS: If I buy Vista Ultimate OEM from a company like NewEgg for $199, will I be able to install it as an UPGRADE over my existing WinXP Pro

winxp home upgrade to winxp pro
I'd hate to open this software only to find out that WIN2000 doesn't support the XP Home upgrade install. Thanks for any insights ... http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading /matrix.asp .. You cannot upgrade from Win2k to WinXP Home Edition. You can upgrade from Win2k to WinXP Pro.

FP98 and upgrade from Win98 to WinXP Pro?
Debby Epelman epel...@trendline.co.il microsoft public windowsxp general this is wired, trying to upgrade from win2k pro to winxp pro, and I am getting error saying that ,win xp does not support from win2k? huh??? on 2 different computers, any ideas? Ps it's an OEM version.

Software Assurance and SBS
When I try to install my final release version of WinXP Pro as an upgrade to WinXP Pro eval copy RC1, the message comes up "this version of Windows XP cannot be upgraded". It will only let me do a full install. Why is that. I was told I could easily upgrade from eval to final release.