ALREADY HAVE XP HOME NOW INSTALLING XP PRO

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I already am using XP Home, but I want to install XP PRO. Is this going to be a problem? Please give me instructions on how to do this install with no problem. Thanks
 
LINDA ANN said:
I already am using XP Home, but I want to install XP PRO. Is this going to be a problem? Please give me instructions on how to do this install with no problem. Thanks
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If your XP Pro is a Retail Upgrade or Retail Full Install version
(both come in a blue Microsoft box) then you can install that version
over top of your XP Home and there should be no difficulties.

However it always best to do some planning and preparation in advance,
and I suggest that you read former MVP Gary Woodruff's article on
Upgrading to Windows XP at http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm

However if your XP Pro is an OEM version (comes in a shrink-wrapped
package and is labeled "for sale or distribution only with a new
computer" or similar) then it will not install as an upgrade. Your
only choice then would be to use the Files and Settings Transfer
Wizard to save your XP Home data to another hard drive partition, a
network drive, or a removable backup devices such as CDRW. Then
reformat the hard drive, wiping out everything, and finally install
your XP Pro on the now empty drive. Then reinstall the application
programs and import the saved data and configuration settings using
FASTW again. Gary also has an article on this topic which you will
find at http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

One final caution. If you install an XP Pro Retail Upgrade version
then that license plus the license for the original XP Home are
effectively combined to provide the full license for XP Pro. This
means that the XP Home license cannot be legitimately used on another
computer. However if you are installing a Retail Full Install or an
OEM version of XP Pro then the XP Home license could be used on
another computer, unless the XP Home license is an OEM version in
which case it is permanently locked to the first computer it was
installed on and cannot be legitimately moved to another computer
under any circumstances.

Hope this is of some assistance.

Good luck


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

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
Pretty simple just pick upgrade.

You do need to have either full retail or upgrade version

Make sure you do not fall for the cheap OEM versions that are floating out
there!
If you do have children though and they will be using the computer you can
buy the educational version and save some $$

99.00 for the student version

Wayne


LINDA ANN said:
I already am using XP Home, but I want to install XP PRO. Is this going to
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be a problem? Please give me instructions on how to do this install with no
problem. Thanks
 
I have purchased 5-6 OEM XP Home CD's for builds, and have seen no
difference from the 2 FULL versions in green box I have also purchased
(Don't know about Pro Version, but Home is too close to call from my
experiences). If you have some information regarding inferiority, I would
appreciate the feedback for future reference.
Willie
 
The difference is that OEM cds can't be used to "upgrade", and no support
from Microsoft is available..
 
OK, Last post on this subject (I know, it's not a chat room-though the info
is valuable). I thank you for the info (I knew the "Support Thing" already,
but keep in mind that it is only good for a limited # of times for free--I
know this from experience--I tried, and it says I have used my maximum # of
free support help--I think I may have used it for 2 different problems
within 2 months of purchasing the FULL copy) No sarcasm intended, because I
really appreciate the input. But, I don't feel it's worth the $199 for full,
vs the $99 for OEM, for the apparent limited support resources allowed. Have
a great day.

Willie
 
Willie said:
OK, Last post on this subject (I know, it's not a chat room-though the info
is valuable). I thank you for the info (I knew the "Support Thing" already,
but keep in mind that it is only good for a limited # of times for free--I
know this from experience--I tried, and it says I have used my maximum # of
free support help--I think I may have used it for 2 different problems
within 2 months of purchasing the FULL copy) No sarcasm intended, because I
really appreciate the input. But, I don't feel it's worth the $199 for full,
vs the $99 for OEM, for the apparent limited support resources allowed. Have
a great day.
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There are other differences as well, especially in the licensing
terms. An OEM license is permanently locked to the first computer
that it is installed on and cannot be legitimately transferred to
another computer under any circumstances, even if the original
computer is lost, stolen, or destroyed.

A retail license is licenses to the purchaser and can be moved from
computer to computer to computer as the owner sees fit, subject only
to the limitation that it can only ever be installed on a single
computer at any given point in time.


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

"The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much."
 
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