gregjohn wrote:
> My wife bought a netbook with WinXP Home edition, SP3.  She found that for
> various reasons, she absolutely needed WinXP Professional. She bought a CD for
> that from a reputable dealer off the internet.
> 
> While attempting to upgrade, the software says that because the existing OS is
> of a higher version (SP3, I presume) than that on the CD, it will not allow her
> to proceed with an upgrade. So she was considering proceeding with an "install".
> 
> She had already spent some time installing programs on the new box and is not
> keen to lose it all.
> 
> Any tips on how to make this work without risk to the existing installation
> (stuff besides the OS, per se) ?

Reinstalling the apps will be less work than trying to keep them going 
during a replacement of the OS.

Regards,
John

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