Change 2 Bytes and Windows XP Home becomes XP Professional

George J. Capnias — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 03:26:31 GMT

Μμμμ. Κάτι παρόμοιο είχε γίνει για το NT Workstation το NT Server, αν δεν κάνω λάθος. Τώρα και σε XP...

German Computer magazine C'T (Heise) is describing in its current print issue how to change Windows XP Home to a Windows XP Professional version before install.

Microsoft is not going to like this. The C'T magazine apparently found out that by changing 2 bytes in the installation file of Windows XP Home, it will install a Windows Professional. Some functions are missing, but Remote Desktop and User management and enhanced security features are present.

I could not find write-up of the instructions online yet. C'Ts online site is not reporting about it - guess they want to maximize print magazine sales. The article is in the c't 12/05 on page 148. The hack requires several steps. The major change is in a registry file setupreg.hiv in the i386 folder. The article is 8 pages long, so I guess you have to get the magazine to get it right.

Story via I4U (US) via silicon.de (German).

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