Is your upgrade a full legal version of Windows XP Pro? It may be that your current installation has all the updates and the upgrade may not have those updates, although I don't really think that that would give you that error message.

 

U r probly going to a higher SP than XPHome has......more info pls.

 

Yes the version I have is legal.

I think its something to do with the service pack.

After another search I found a post on a Microsoft forum about it.
Honestly I did not understand it. I am going to ask a friend tomorrow and
wait for more advice.

The post said something about me needing a slipstream copy or making
it a slipstream copy.

Going to look more into it tomorrow.

Thanks
I would post a link or quote what the otherforum post was but I did not know
if that was okay or not.

 

yes / quotes are fine ! the problem you are having is WIN XP with SP-2 installed is considered a more recent version than is Win XP Pro with SP-1

this is easily overcome by slipstreaming or adding SP-2 to your WIN XP Pro OS disk

this is an easy process / all you need is a CD-rom burner and perform these steps / in the end you will have a Win XP Pro SP-2 install CD


Slipstreaming Process

here goes download auto streamer version 1.03

http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562 <<<< see jan 19th , 2005 installer towards bottom of web page


then download service pack -2 to a folder on your "c" drive / its own folder is best / make sure to pick the "network version of Sp-2 or multiple computer version" because this is needed in order to get SP-2 into a folder / if you select the version for one computer it wont go into a folder / instead it will integrate directly into windows
scroll down the web page / this is the one you need
Download and Deploy Service Pack 2 to Multiple Computers

"Download this version of Windows XP SP2 if you need to deploy it to multiple computers over a network"
multiple computers version !!!
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/winxpsp2.mspx

afterwards its damn easy / open autostreamer / it will ask you to for the source of windows XP and also where the source of the SP-2 are
the source of the Win XP OS disk can stay in the cd-rom drive / the SP-2 you will have downloaded to a folder - get it to navigate to the folder / thats pretty much it dude >>>> after you push the button to do it / when its done it will make a file as you name it >> like "win xp-2

once you see the file that it created after making the intergrated "new" version / you simply click on that little file icon / your cd burner program should take over from there and make you a "bootable" win xp-with SP-2 on it


if you have any questions ~ ~ dont hesitate to ask
also; please let me know how this step by step slipstreaming tutorial works for you or if I need to modify it for understanding purposes ????


regards

joe