Upgrading to XP Pro from OEM XP Home

I bought a used computer with a licensed version (OEM I think) of XP Home.
Can I buy the upgrade version of XP Professional to upgrade or do I need the
full version? Is there any way to tell if my version of Home is upgradeable?
Thanks.

bobkat <bobkat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I bought a used computer with a licensed version (OEM I think) of XP Home.
>Can I buy the upgrade version of XP Professional to upgrade or do I need the
>full version? Is there any way to tell if my version of Home is upgradeable?
>Thanks.

The Retail Upgrade version of XP Pro will upgrade an OEM version of XP
Home with no problems other than the normal precautions you need to
take when upgrading an operating system.

Good luck

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."

Thank you Ron.


"Ron Martell" wrote:

> bobkat <bobkat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I bought a used computer with a licensed version (OEM I think) of XP Home.
> >Can I buy the upgrade version of XP Professional to upgrade or do I need the
> >full version? Is there any way to tell if my version of Home is upgradeable?
> >Thanks.
>
> The Retail Upgrade version of XP Pro will upgrade an OEM version of XP
> Home with no problems other than the normal precautions you need to
> take when upgrading an operating system.
>
> Good luck
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> --
> Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> On-Line Help Computer Service
> http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
>
> "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> has never been in bed with a mosquito."
>

Only if you buy a brand new version of XP Pro. If you already own a version
of XP Pro and need to connect to a domain (as I do) you won't be able to
because the XP home is sp2 and the older XP Pro (which you already purchased)
is sp1. Therefore, it won't happen and you cannot remove SP2 since it is OEM
preinstalled new version. There's no way to remove it that I have found.

"bobkat" wrote:

> Thank you Ron.
>
>
> "Ron Martell" wrote:
>
> > bobkat <bobkat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >I bought a used computer with a licensed version (OEM I think) of XP Home.
> > >Can I buy the upgrade version of XP Professional to upgrade or do I need the
> > >full version? Is there any way to tell if my version of Home is upgradeable?
> > >Thanks.
> >
> > The Retail Upgrade version of XP Pro will upgrade an OEM version of XP
> > Home with no problems other than the normal precautions you need to
> > take when upgrading an operating system.
> >
> > Good luck
> >
> > Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
> > --
> > Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2006)
> > On-Line Help Computer Service
> > http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
> >
> > "Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
> > has never been in bed with a mosquito."
> >