I would like to remove my XP home edition and install XP pro, what is
the best way to do it? I only have one major partition so i got
warning message telling me that i will have problems if i install two
OS in the same partition.
Is it ok to install XP pro and just delete XP home edition after?
Three points:
1. Buy a Retail Upgrade or Full copy, and simply do an upgrade. It's
the easiest and most-likely successful of all possible upgrades, since
so little has to be changed. If you've already bought a copy, and it's
an OEM version (which can *not* do an upgrade), see if you can
exchange it for the Upgrade version.
2. If you want to do a clean installation, which I don't recommend,
back up your data, then just boot from the Windows XP CD (change the
BIOS boot order if necessary to accomplish this) and follow the
prompts for a clean installation (delete the existing partition by
pressing "D" when prompted, then create a new one).
You can find detailed instructions here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
or here
http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org/how_do_i_install_windows_xp.htm
or here
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/XPClean.htm
or here
http://www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/clean_install.htm
3. 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.
For details go to
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp
Also note another point, not included in any of the above:
Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home only
five.
