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  • 27-06-2006 10:53pm
    #1
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭


    hi there
    im thinking of downgrading my copy of xp pro to home edition because the professional is simply not legal discuss what do you think i should do?


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  • #2
    mr_disc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 654 ✭✭✭mr_disc


    Well considering u cant ' downgrade ' as such, u will have to rebuild with the home version ............ i know what i would do .. or wouldnt do should i say :p


  • #3
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    mr_disc wrote:
    Well considering u cant ' downgrade ' as such, u will have to rebuild with the home version ............ i know what i would do .. or wouldnt do should i say :p
    "Rebuild"?


  • #4
    weeder
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭weeder


    that WGA **** i can styill use windows update with the cd i used but nowt else yes im going to format now


  • #5
    mr_disc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 654 ✭✭✭mr_disc


    aidan_walsh wrote:
    "Rebuild"?
    Nope


  • #6
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    No way out, you'll have to format. Lesson for the future. :)


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  • #7
    petes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    mr_disc wrote:
    Nope

    ? You were the one that said "rebuild" in your first post on the thread. I presume you meant reinstall using the home edition disc. Pain in the arse that you have to reinstall though.


  • #8
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    weeder wrote:
    hi there
    im thinking of downgrading my copy of xp pro to home edition because the professional is simply not legal discuss what do you think i should do?
    why wasn't it legal in the first place? :eek:


  • #9
    Sparky
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,231 ✭✭✭✭Sparky


    Buy a pro XP licence/product key.


  • #10
    mr_disc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 654 ✭✭✭mr_disc


    Sparky-s wrote:
    Buy a pro XP licence/product key.

    You should be able to get an 'upgrade ' type... wouldnt cost as much


  • #11
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    Sparky-s wrote:
    Buy a pro XP licence/product key.
    second that ;)


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  • #12
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    mr_disc wrote:
    You should be able to get an 'upgrade ' type... wouldnt cost as much

    MS have no ugprade path from XP home to pro. You can get an upgrade licence from Windows 2000 to XP (and possibly from win98/me as well) cheaper than the full cost of XP pro, but you must have a legit licence for the old operating system for this too.


  • #13
    stevejazzx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,247 ✭✭✭stevejazzx


    You know, a bold person I know, had the same problem he a legal version of home but had pro installed.
    He found he couldn't get past the windows validation part of the windows updates site, so he was about to go back to home when he discovered to his delight that a cool validation tool was available that replaces a system32 file and makes everything hunkydory, that was a about year ago and my bold freind has had no problems since, never had to do any nasty reformatting, but you know he has deprived Mr. Gates and co. of some money which is a bad thing and could face dire consequences in the near fututre.


  • #14
    mr_disc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 654 ✭✭✭mr_disc


    Stephen wrote:
    MS have no ugprade path from XP home to pro. You can get an upgrade licence from Windows 2000 to XP (and possibly from win98/me as well) cheaper than the full cost of XP pro, but you must have a legit licence for the old operating system for this too.

    knew about the win 2k upgrade one, but not that u cant upgrade from home to pro, Msoft have us where they want us :eek:


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