Upgrade from XP Home Edition to XP Pro

[Alexandre Abbamonte]

Hi,

I'd like to know if it is possible to install Windows
Xp Professional over Windows XP Home. May I do that? Or I
have to unistall XP Home before installing XP Pro? Will
applications still keep working or I need to install them
again?

Thanks

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Well, there are no iron-clad, 100% guarantees when it comes to
updating any kind of computer software, much less an operating system.
WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing operating system
while simultaneously preserving your data and translating as many
personalized settings as possible. The process is designed to be, and
normally is, quite painless. That said, things can go wrong, in a
small number of cases. If your data is at all important to you, back
it up before proceeding.


Bruce Chambers

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[Alexandre Abbamonte]

Thanks Bruce

-----Original Message-----
Greetings --

Well, there are no iron-clad, 100% guarantees when it comes to
updating any kind of computer software, much less an operating system.
WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing operating system
while simultaneously preserving your data and translating as many
personalized settings as possible. The process is designed to be, and
normally is, quite painless. That said, things can go wrong, in a
small number of cases. If your data is at all important to you, back
it up before proceeding.


Bruce Chambers

--
Help us help you:



You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Alexandre Abbamonte"

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You're welcome.

Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH

 

[Ken Blake]

In

I'd like to know if it is possible to install Windows
Xp Professional over Windows XP Home. May I do that?

Yes, with a retail Upgrade or Full version (not with an OEM
version).

Or I
have to unistall XP Home before installing XP Pro?

No.


Will
applications still keep working or I need to install them
again?

Almost certainly, yes. It's the easiest and most likely
successful of all upgrades, but there is never a guarantee; it's
always prudent to be sure you have a backup of anything you can't
afford to lose.

But are you sure you want to do this? Are you aware that XP Home
and Professional are identical except that Professional includes
a few features (mostly related to security and networking)
missing from Home? Most home users don't need and would never use
these extra features and will see no benefits by upgrading.