Re: Changing XP Home Activation Keyed Computer with XP PRO Key
Shenan Stanley
> My XP Professional system recently died. I want to move that key to
> a newer working XP Home system. I do not want to reload my XP Home
> system. Both copies I purchased over the counter from a computer
> store.
In order to utilize the Windows XP Professional CD-Key/License - it has to
be installed. You can install (upgrade) your Windows XP Home Edition
install with the Windows XP Professional CD/CD-Key/License. Just attempting
to enter the key does nothing but fail.
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Anteaus
intended for. That includes Home/Pro, OEM/Retail, and SP1/SP2. The keys
differ.
Shenan Stanley
> My XP Professional system recently died. I want to move that key to
> a newer working XP Home system. I do not want to reload my XP Home
> system. Both copies I purchased over the counter from a computer
> store.
Shenan Stanley wrote:
> In order to utilize the Windows XP Professional CD-Key/License - it
> has to be installed. You can install (upgrade) your Windows XP
> Home Edition install with the Windows XP Professional
> CD/CD-Key/License. Just attempting to enter the key does nothing
> but fail.
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So - why would you respond to me *and* snip out everything relevant?
Shenan Stanley
Scott C. wrote:
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Shenan Stanley wrote:
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Anteaus wrote:
> You cannot use a key with a different version of Windows than the
> one it was intended for. That includes Home/Pro, OEM/Retail, and
> SP1/SP2. The keys differ.
Shenan Stanley wrote:
> So - why would you respond to me *and* snip out everything relevant?
Anteaus wrote:
> Reply was to OP, and I didn't snip anything.
Reply was to me. You may have intended to reply to the Original Poster (OP)
(meaning the answer *was* for them), but you pressed *reply* on my message.
Using the same interface you are:
(Seem to be according to the headers: X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for
Windows 2000)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx?&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment&p=1&tid=bbcc9882-2f62-4cb9-8875-d951bb41879f
Notice (even in the archived messages on post web page links) how your
message is indented to the right a little in reference to the rest.. then
mine is indented a bit more after that and when this one shows up, it will
be indented more after that... That shows the progression of the
conversation and whom responded to whom. Your message being indented to the
right a little more (than mine) and directly under mine show that the
response *was* to me.
You snipped everything.
(Again.)
I added it back in my response.
(Again)
When you snip from a message - you leave no frame of reference for anyone (I
recommend you setup and actual newsreader to utilize instead of the horrid
web page interface you are using - or at least setup Outlook Express or
something) whose news server or newsreader has left them with only some of
the responses to the riginal posting and not the entire thing because of
timing or synchronization issues. That's why it is good practice to leave
some of the relevant conversation in the reply. See above and how I
included (in this example) the entire relevant (to this reply) part of the
thread with appropriate indicators that show where things have been snipped.
I don't believe the Web Page interface - as horrible as it is - does that.
Microsoft Newsgroups: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/guide/newsgroupfaq.mspx
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171164
How to Subscribe to Newsgroups in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171190
A little more detail...
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
If you want to search for older posts than you may choose to keep on your
computer...
http://groups.google.com/