Windows XP Professional -> Home
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I have a system running on Windows XP Professional that is out of trial and I need to convert it to run on Windows XP Home WITHOUT destroying the data in the HDD.
I have the XP Home CD.
How do I go about doing it?
I tried booting up with the XP Home and but it wants me to format the partition.
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Hi Xcert,Originally posted by Xcert:I have a system running on Windows XP Professional that is out of trial and I need to convert it to run on Windows XP Home WITHOUT destroying the data in the HDD.
I have the XP Home CD.
How do I go about doing it?
I tried booting up with the XP Home and but it wants me to format the partition.
even if you proceed with the installation without formating, your data will be lost due to rewritten/overwriting of all windows files.
Games, software that requires registry can no longer works.
Maybe you can do a backup instead? Esp. your mp3s?
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create a partition n put your files there
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its an office laptop....originally running XP home...then I needed the mobility....and the IIS in the XP Professional...so changed to XP Professional...but since the licence is already used on some other system...I cant register the XP Professional...so leave it as trial until now....Originally posted by MosPosterior:Hi Xcert,
even if you proceed with the installation without formating, your data will be lost due to rewritten/overwriting of all windows files.
Games, software that requires registry can no longer works.
Maybe you can do a backup instead? Esp. your mp3s?
no mp3 inside but some software that my company developed...have backup of those programs but very troublesome to install...somemore not just 1 version...a lot of versions....
siao liao....
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no extra space to create that partition.Originally posted by BrUtUs:create a partition n put your files there -
application will be abit problem...Originally posted by Xcert:its an office laptop....originally running XP home...then I needed the mobility....and the IIS in the XP Professional...so changed to XP Professional...but since the licence is already used on some other system...I cant register the XP Professional...so leave it as trial until now....
no mp3 inside but some software that my company developed...have backup of those programs but very troublesome to install...somemore not just 1 version...a lot of versions....
siao liao.... -
IIS can be replaced by apache web server. All you need is a localhost server right?Originally posted by Xcert:its an office laptop....originally running XP home...then I needed the mobility....and the IIS in the XP Professional...so changed to XP Professional...but since the licence is already used on some other system...I cant register the XP Professional...so leave it as trial until now....
no mp3 inside but some software that my company developed...have backup of those programs but very troublesome to install...somemore not just 1 version...a lot of versions....
siao liao.... 
Yup, it is better to uninstall your winXP before Microsoft detects its repeated serial number.
If you really deleting WinXP, all the settings in the registry will gone with it, so no point keeping those software, it can't work either.
So, since there are backups, reinstalling everything again is the safest.
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erm... u have to speak to your administrator liao... installing the winxp home will clean your current drive... ask from him for a new license...Originally posted by Xcert:no extra space to create that partition. -
usage of partitioning softwares?
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I am doing software testing...already done on Apache....then need to change to IIS...for the completeness of the test...Originally posted by MosPosterior:IIS can be replaced by apache web server. All you need is a localhost server right?
Yup, it is better to uninstall your winXP before Microsoft detects its repeated serial number.
If you really deleting WinXP, all the settings in the registry will gone with it, so no point keeping those software, it can't work either.
So, since there are backups, reinstalling everything again is the safest.
now trying to "bypass" the problem by doing a dual boot config of both XP Home and Professional....hopefully can keep the functionality of my company's software on XP Home...if not then I just have to format and do a clean install...
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I already have the CD and Product key...just that I am trying to avoid doing anything as drastic as wiping out the HDD because its a loan laptop from other people.Originally posted by BrUtUs:erm... u have to speak to your administrator liao... installing the winxp home will clean your current drive... ask from him for a new license...
already have permission from the owner but U know...when U borrow things from people...U try to preserve their data to the end...unless really no choice... -
OK....plan failed....partition and installation in progress...Arrgg!