It's certainly worth mentioning that "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> had previously written the following in
message news:eVtLkdCDHHA.3676@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl....
>>>> If they are the same versions of XP eg XP Home OEM, then it should
>>>> work fine,
>>>
>>>
>>> No, it requires more than that they match with respect to Home vs.
>>> Professional. They also have to match with respect to Retail vs.
>>> OEM, and Full vs. Upgrade.
>>>
>>
>> The word 'OEM' was included in my reply.
>
>
> Indeed it was, and I missed that. Sorry.
>
> However it doesn't hurt to have pointed out the full requirement for
> others who may be reading the thread.
>

Yes, very true. In retrospect I probably should have more expansive.

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Jon