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Installing "older version " of windows.

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by rg3152

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I am trying to install Windows XP pro onto a computer that already has Windows XP home on it. The installation starts then stops and tells me that the version that I am trying to install is older than the version of windows that is already installed. I warns me that I'll lose all my settings, etc. That is fine with me, but it will not let me continue to finish the install. How do I get around this????

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by older mycroft

Download [u]Darik's Boot & Nuke[/u] and burn to disc.

http://dban.sourceforge.net/

Boot from this disc and B&N will completely wipe your hard drive leaving no trace of the operating system.

[b][u]WARNING:[/u][/b]
This will not only remove your settings this will remove everything, leaving a factory-clean disk!

Then boot from your XP install disc. :)

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