mikesw Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I'm wondering if one buys a WINXP Pro upgrade software license for the current Home edition one,can one slip the two together and reburn a merged WINXP Pro CD using Nlite? If not, does anyoneknow if there are any steps anywhere that shows how to do this?Moreover, can I mix a Home OEM version with an Pro Retail version either by: a ). Installing the Pro overtop of the already installed Home edition? No slip/merge - just install it. b ). Slip/merging the Pro onto the Home edition and reburn a CD for later reinstall?Hopefully, any combination of Retail and OEM can be mixed i.e.OEM and OEMRetail and RetailOEM and RetailRetail and OEM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T D Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 You mean so it doesn't ask u to insert ur home edition disc everytime to "prove u qualify for the upgrade product". There was a method w/editing a text file but it doesn't work, WGA marks it as pirate so I just put both my 98 and xp home upgrade into my 2 cd drives so it doesn't ask for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesw Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 Both Home and Pro are XP, not different OS types.You mean so it doesn't ask u to insert ur home edition disc everytime to "prove u qualify for the upgrade product". There was a method w/editing a text file but it doesn't work, WGA marks it as pirate so I just put both my 98 and xp home upgrade into my 2 cd drives so it doesn't ask for it.I wasn't thinking about a combination between two different OS types like Win98 and Win XP Home upgrade.It's more like Win XP Home upgraded to Win XP Pro. I haven't bought the upgrade license to Pro soI don't know what the CD will include. It may be additional software for Pro plus the new license.Thus, instead of inserting two CD's and then installing each one and entering two different licenses, I'dinsert a merged XP Pro version and enter the new Pro license only once. Thus, wondering if Nlitewill be able to do the merge in some future version, or whether it's one of those "Hidden" pieces offunctionality/features that will be made visible in the future. HaHa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanVM Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Like T D said, the XP Pro upgrade CD will work like a regular XP install CD, but you'll need your XP Home CD at a point during the install to verify that you're upgrading legitimately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T D Posted August 18, 2006 Share Posted August 18, 2006 The XP Pro upgrade will install on a clean drive, even a new computer but you'll need to insert any other retail edition of windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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