Upgrading Windows XP Professional English on a XP Home Edition Spanish Ver

You cannot bypass the problem.

You must purchase the "Full English Version" of Windows XP,
reformat your drive and install it "clean". The alternative is to
create a dual-boot configuration which requires an available,
empty partition. You can purchase and use Partition Magic 8
(www.powerquest.com) to accomplish this.

Cannot Upgrade or Install a Different Language Version of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;282089

Windows XP Clean Install:
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase...p_sg_clean.asp


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Nicholas

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"Gregory" <coastal@codetel.net.do> wrote in message:
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| I just received my Windows XP Professional Upgrade in
| English CD and when I tried to install it on my Windows XP
| Home Edition in Spanish machine, the installation stopped
| at the begining with the error that the installation can't
| continue because of the language mis-match. Is there any
| way that I can circumvent this? I read a knowledge base
| article (551347) about the same situation on a 98 or ME to
| XP upgrade that has a register tweak, but what about XP
| home to XP Pro? Any assistance will be greatly appreciated!

Thanks for the replies!! I guess the fresh install is the
only way to use this upgrade that I bought unless I can
sell it and find the Spanish version upgrade. Bob, the
reason I am upgrading is that I have 7 computers that I
need to connect to this machine in the network and I
understand that with home edition you are limited to only
5 simultaneous connections? Is this in error? or do I need
professional in this case?
Thank both of you guys again for your help.

>-----Original Message-----
> Oops. Upgrading over a different language creates a

virtual Tower of

>Babel. This needs a clean install. Fortunately, you can

do this with an

>Upgrade CD.
> Create a backup of all your data files, address books,

e-mail files and

>configuratiuon files, as well as freshly-downloaded

Windows XP-specific

>drivers for your hardware on removable media, such as

writable CDs. Then

>boot to the recovery console in your Spanish Windows XP,

and reformat the

>hard drive. At this point all information will be lost.
> Then boot from the Upgrade CD, and install Windows XP

clean (choose "New

>Installation (Advanced)"). You may need to use an

existing copy of a

>qualifying version of Windows. early in the setup process.
> However, there is no good reason for doing this,

unless you specifically

>want an English version of Windows. Windows XP Home is

the same operating

>system as Windows XP Pro. Byte-for-byte the same. There

is no performance

>gain or qualitative advantage in going from XP Hoem to XP

Pro. None. They

>are the same thing. XP Pro has some features aimed at

users on large

>corporate networks and high-end web developers. That's it.
>--
>Bob Delaney
>Microsoft Desktop Systems MVP
>"Gregory" <coastal@codetel.net.do> wrote in message
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XP

stopped

can't

to

appreciated!

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