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Hello- I have an (activated )XP Home (OEM) on this desktop PC. It has
networking issues to my other home PC's- which are XP Pro. I still have the
OEM XP home CD.
I also have an old laptop WIN98.
I was thinking of buing a retail XPPro upgrade version for my desktop, so it
can network correctly ( as XP Home has serious deficiencies in this area).
Then take the XP Home version 'off' my desktop and install in on my laptop-
which doesn't need extensive networking...but could do with an upgrade from
win98
QUESTION: Can this be done WITHOUT microsoft thinking my laptop has
'pirated' my XP Home off my desktop? AND , what does a retail upgrade
version of XP Pro cost- surely it's not expensive, as it's not a huge step-
although important- from XP home to XP Pro????
Thanks gary
networking issues to my other home PC's- which are XP Pro. I still have the
OEM XP home CD.
I also have an old laptop WIN98.
I was thinking of buing a retail XPPro upgrade version for my desktop, so it
can network correctly ( as XP Home has serious deficiencies in this area).
Then take the XP Home version 'off' my desktop and install in on my laptop-
which doesn't need extensive networking...but could do with an upgrade from
win98
QUESTION: Can this be done WITHOUT microsoft thinking my laptop has
'pirated' my XP Home off my desktop? AND , what does a retail upgrade
version of XP Pro cost- surely it's not expensive, as it's not a huge step-
although important- from XP home to XP Pro????
Thanks gary