Trying to switch from Windows XP Home to Windows XP Professional

[Guest]

My computer keeps crashing as of late. Whenever I use the internet it doesnt
fail. This started happening after I upgraded from IE6 to IE7. At this
point I have tried everything from Norton, Symantec, Spybot and etc. I am
not finding any viruses. I also cannot locate my Windows XP Home CD. But
the system is slower and I was told that if I try to switch back to Windows
ME which is the original system that I have to take off IE& first. Then from
there I can upgrade to XP Professional and then upgrade to IE7 again. Does
anyone know if this is correct? If it is not can someone give me the
correct way to accomplish the task and get my computer back on the right
track again? Thank you!!!

 

[Gordon]

My computer keeps crashing as of late. Whenever I use the internet it doesnt
fail. This started happening after I upgraded from IE6 to IE7. At this
point I have tried everything from Norton, Symantec, Spybot and etc. I am
not finding any viruses. I also cannot locate my Windows XP Home CD. But
the system is slower and I was told that if I try to switch back to Windows
ME which is the original system that I have to take off IE& first. Then from
there I can upgrade to XP Professional and then upgrade to IE7 again. Does
anyone know if this is correct? If it is not can someone give me the
correct way to accomplish the task and get my computer back on the right
track again? Thank you!!!

XP pro is no different "under the hood" from XP Home, so if you are
having problems with Home you will have the same problems with Pro.

 

[Leonard Grey]

What, exactly, do you wish to do?

 

[Guest]

I would like to take off home and go to professional. I am not having any
problems with professional and i have the same software on my work computer
as my home computer. I also have IE7 on my work computer.

 

[Leonard Grey]

As Gordon mentioned, Pro and Home are the identical operating system
except that Pro has additional features useful in a networked
environment. If you need these extra features, legally acquire a Pro CD
and upgrade your copy of Home.

As with any OS upgrade, your existing copy of Windows needs to be
problem free and you need to backup before starting.

To successfully upgrade, the Pro CD needs to have the same service pack
as your installation of Home. For example, if Home is at SP 2, your Pro
CD needs to have SP 2 (or be slipstreamed with SP 2.) Otherwise you'll
have to do a clean install.

If IE 7 is installed on Home see this information:
"How to perform a repair installation of WinXP if IE7 is installed"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/917964

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I would like to take off home and go to professional. I am not
having any problems with professional and i have the same software on
my work computer as my home computer. I also have IE7 on my work
computer.

Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional are *exactly* the same in
stability, because they are exactly the same at their core. the only
difference is that XP Professional has some extra features, mostly related
to networking and security. Unless you need or want those extra features,
going from Home to Professional is a waste of time and money. It will do
nothing for you. Look elsewhere for the source of your problems.

If you work computer is stable and your home computer is not, there are
several possibilities for what the difference is, but the two that are most
likely are

1. Hardware issues on the home computer

2. Malware issues on the home computer.

Despite the anti-virus and anti-spyware software you have run, the
possibility remains that you are infected. However, my guess is that a
hardware issue is most likely.

 

[Guest]

So if you think its a hardware problem what do you suggest I do?

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

So if you think its a hardware problem what do you suggest I do?

You say "My computer keeps crashing as of late." Please provide the details
of the error message(s) you get. When I say I think it's a hardware error,
that's just a guess based on the limited information you've provided. It's
difficult to diagnose at a distance, but it's especially hard without any
real information.

I should also mention that my skills are mostly in software, and I lay no
claims to being a hardware expert. If your problem *is* hardware-related,
somebody else here might be better able to help you than me. But post the
details first

 

[Guest]

Okay last night I tried using Firefox another browser and all went well.
Everything works fine. When I use IE7 thats when the computer crashes and
the CPU usage is at 100%. So more than likely my IE7 is corrupted. HOw can
I repair it or re-install it? Or do you think I should just uninstall IE7
and install IE6 again?

 

[Guest]

Okay last night I tried using Firefox another browser and all went well.
Everything works fine. When I use IE7 thats when the computer crashes and
the CPU usage is at 100%. So more than likely my IE7 is corrupted. HOw can
I repair it or re-install it? Or do you think I should just uninstall IE7
and install IE6 again?

Although my experience was mostly unrelated to your situation when I saw XP
Home, XP Pro, and IE in the post I got shivers.

There's a long series of posts elsewhere in the XP section (not sure I
remember where) that discuss problems I was having with an upgrade from Home
to Pro. The root cause had to do with IE7 having been installed before the
upgrade attempt.

So, if you decide to upgrade from Home to Pro check to see 1) which release
of IE is currently installed, and 2) which version will be installed from the
upgrade CD. In my case I had IE 7 installed but the upgrade tried to install
IE6. The results were not pretty. In fact, ultimately I had to do a clean
install to put things right.

Tom