Upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro

[Jim Rodriguez Sr.]

I purchased an HP Provillion a430n, it comes with XP Home
loaded as well with some nice programs that HP loads on,
I need to know if I do and Upgrade to XP Pro will all
that software given and loaded on to the C: drive be gone
or will the XP pro just load and leave all other stuff as
is.. can anyone help, also HP website says they recommend
upgrade to XP Pro, but the HP Care Center says that if I
upgrade the system a430n may have issues, has anyone
experienced these issues.... please advise
(e-mail address removed) - Jim

 

[Alex Nichol]

I purchased an HP Provillion a430n, it comes with XP Home
loaded as well with some nice programs that HP loads on,
I need to know if I do and Upgrade to XP Pro will all
that software given and loaded on to the C: drive be gone
or will the XP pro just load and leave all other stuff as
is.. can anyone help, also HP website says they recommend
upgrade to XP Pro, but the HP Care Center says that if I
upgrade the system a430n may have issues, has anyone
experienced these issues....

An normal upgrade Pro CD run from the present system ought to upgrade it
without problems, retaining all installed software (but always back up
data before such actions, just in case of say a power failure at a
critical moment).

But HP Hardware is often proprietary, and you should try to get more out
of them as to just *what* they mean, specifically, by 'issues'. It may
be no more than a let out to avoid having to help if anything were to go
wrong subsequently.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

If you just upgrade and not clean install, the software should still be
present and should run fine. The issues you *might* encounter will stem from
proprietary drivers needed for the HP hardware - they may not be in the
retail version. You should check HP's site for any needed for the system.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org