I am currently going to college for MCSE and through school I am available to get a free copy of XP Pro (I currently using home edition) now, my question is, when installing XP Pro I am going to select "custom" right because all I need to do is update to Pro correct? Will installing Pro do anything to my system? Just some advice. Thanks

1) Boot with the Windows XP CD and at the Setup Screen press the Enter key


2) You will be taken to the Windows XP Licensing Agreement. After reading the

agreement press F8 to proceed


3) The next screen gives you the option to do a fresh (clean) install or to

"Repair the selected Windows XP installation." Press "R".


4) Windows XP will copy the necessary files to your Hard Drive to begin the

installation and will then reboot. You will see the message that informs you to

"Press any key to boot the CD". Do Not press any keys this time just

wait a few seconds and the Windows Startup Screen will be displayed. Following this

you will be greeted by the Windows XP Setup Screens.


5) When Setup has completed you should find all of your previously installed

applications and settings are intact.

Thanks Man!!

Originally Posted by norman

I am currently going to college for MCSE and through school I am available to get a free copy of XP Pro (I currently using home edition) now, my question is, when installing XP Pro I am going to select "custom" right because all I need to do is update to Pro correct? Will installing Pro do anything to my system? Just some advice. Thanks

Hello Norman,

Step 1, I suggest you first plan your installation before you do anything. The XP set program requires information on how to configure the OS. Planning helps prevent potential problems during installation. Step 2, your installation process should be considered carefully too, you can boot from a CD when doing the manual installation. Step 3, is your text based portion of the setup. This should begin with starting your computer from the CD, create the XP backup program and so on. If you follow the step by step guidelines there’ll be problems to system. ‘Windowsreinstall’ has more details of how to safely install XP pro.


IYusuf
MCSE course