I haven´t seen this one anywhere. I have bought a new computer with XP home
pre installed (XP Pro was not an available preinstall option). So, I also
bought a copy of XP Pro from a different store. Now when I try to install XP
Pro it tells me my Home version is newer than the Pro ...

I've read and searched the forums but not quite found what I'm looking for
and hence my question.
I want to 'move' XP from one partition to another by actually installing it
on the desired partition and then deleting it from where it used to be.

OS: WinXP.
In the hunt for viruses I have accidently changed my Windows NT registry
entry on HKLM for inituser32.exe. Pfew! In practical terms that means my
computer logs out before windows has completed it's logon process. Now, all I

My system clock keeps updateing to the wrong time zone, when I check, I only
have one time zone available, and it is not the correct one. How do I add
more time zones to correct thiis problem.
thanx for your help

how can i change computer ID to download a certain program?

I have a AMD Athlon XP 2200 +, maxtor 160, 56 mb ddr ram, the ATA, SATA is
built in.  I'm using Windows 98SE.  I have tried to install XP before and got
the error message (see previous post called article 883392).  I have gone
through all my files to make sure that anything to do ...

If I use a third party app to ghost XP PRO OEM from Dell, what happens down
the road when Microsoft forces me to authenticate my licenses and all my PC's
have the same code?  Please someone answer before I ghost 25 new computers
from one install.

I have an OEM version of XP Pro w/SP2 and was attempting a clean install on
my PC. I successfully repartitioned and reformatted the HD but got an error
during set up:
SXS.dll: Syntax error in manifest or policy file

I have just successfully upgraded from XP Home to XP Pro on 2 different
computers (all software legal).
After installation, the display on each of the computers is odd - almost
like the resolution setting is too low, but the resolution setting is just as

Windows XP Home Edition came installed on my Gateway.  I was having a lot of problems with windows, so I decided to reinstall it with the cd that came with the system.  During setup I get a fatal error that prevents setup from continuing.  The error was: The signature for Windows ...

i'm trying to upgrade from windows 98  to a retail xp home edition cd.  i
have clicked on "install" from the splash screen, there is no spyware or
antivirus running
This is the Blocking Issues i get when i try to install:

when i try to install windows xp it gets half way through the install and
then i get a message that says i have 2 versions of windows running, cannot
complete install.  i only have windows 98 running.  does anyone know what and
why i get this message?

After installing SP2, my network works without any problems.
But now there is no network listed under Network Connections and no network
icon in the taskbar.
Device Manager does not display my NIC (3Com 3C905TX), and does not list any

hello group-
 if i replace the c: drive after i install xp on an empty d: drive, do i
run the risk of this new hard drive then becoming the d: drive, or something
like that?  would it be better for me to replace the c: drive and then use

Can the windows XP home upgrade be installed over a licensed copy of windows
98 OEM  licensed version or does the windows  98 have to be a retail version.
I could not find this in the knowledge base.