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General Category => Software => Topic started by: Bronx1 on April 15, 2003, 09:45:40 PM

Title: Win Xp
Post by: Bronx1 on April 15, 2003, 09:45:40 PM

I really need to know if you can use a product key from Win XP home upgrade to load a full version of XP home. Ireally do not want to try it until I get soom feed back. THX

Title: Win Xp
Post by: Jazkal2 on April 15, 2003, 09:53:37 PM

If you have a valid Win95/98/98SE/ME/2000 OS CD, you shouldn't have a problem. Durring the install, it will ask for you to insert the CD of valid M$ OS CD to upgrade from. It wants to make sure you have an older M$ OS to upgrade from.

Some OEM's (HP, Gateway, etc.) don't give you a real M$ OS CD.

- Jazkal

Title: Win Xp
Post by: Bronx1 on April 15, 2003, 10:02:40 PM

I want to use the product key from the upgrade to load a full version.

Title: Win Xp
Post by: Mohammed Ismail on April 17, 2003, 08:17:59 AM

You cannot install full ver with an upgrade cd. But you can certainly upgrade 98, 2000, ME very very easily.

Good luck

Title: Win Xp
Post by: Bronx1 on April 17, 2003, 04:43:47 PM

What I want to do is use the product key from the upgrade disk on a full version disk.

Title: Win Xp
Post by: Josetann on April 17, 2003, 05:37:48 PM

Sorry, you're going to have to find an upgrade cd.

Title: Win Xp
Post by: eminem_rh25 on April 18, 2003, 10:46:51 PM

no you cant use an upgrade key on your full version of winxp home. what you want to do is use a full version of any windows OS (95,98,ect), insert your winxp home upgrade and your done. you can get a full version of windows cheap. if you dont have your upgrade CD borrow one but use your key.

Title: Win Xp
Post by: Bronx1 on April 20, 2003, 07:21:53 AM

I have all the disks. I want to bypass inserting any other disk except the win xp full. What if I auto insert the upgrade serial # into the full version.