problem when upgrading windows xp home edition to xp professional

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I bought a new computer with windows xp home edition installed on it. I have windows xp professional CD at home. I installed the windows xp professional. When I installed xp professional I have selected the "upgrade" instead of the "install" option as it should be. It installed xp professional with no problem. Once I finish installing I tried to use my internet that was working on the xp home edition. I was not able to connect. I then tried to make a new connection to re-install my internet. However, some of the options such as the "dial-up connection" are reccessed (grayed) and are not accessible to select. I did not know what to look for. I took back the computer to the store where I bought it and the technician put a recovery disk of home edition. Then the dial-up option was accessible in home edition. Then With the hope the problem might be solved I re-installed the Xp professional edition and the dail-up option was again grayed and could not connect to th internet. I put the recovery disk again and I am using the home edition now. My computer has visual studio.net, SQL server, visio.net. I am trying to avoid uninstalling all these programs to do the clean install.
Can any one help me how I can upgrade the xp home edition to windows xp professional without facing this internet connection problem?
Your help is very much appreciated.
 
This article though doesn't address Home vs. Pro, it does have a solution
Dial-Up Networking Connections Do Not Work After Upgrade to Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;303488&Product=winxp

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Michael said:
I bought a new computer with windows xp home edition installed on it. I have
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windows xp professional CD at home. I installed the windows xp professional. When I
installed xp professional I have selected the "upgrade" instead of the "install"
option as it should be. It installed xp professional with no problem. Once I finish
installing I tried to use my internet that was working on the xp home edition. I was
not able to connect. I then tried to make a new connection to re-install my internet.
However, some of the options such as the "dial-up connection" are reccessed (grayed)
and are not accessible to select. I did not know what to look for. I took back the
computer to the store where I bought it and the technician put a recovery disk of
home edition. Then the dial-up option was accessible in home edition. Then With the
hope the problem might be solved I re-installed the Xp professional edition and the
dail-up option was again grayed and could not connect to th internet. I put the
recovery disk again and I am using the home edition now. My computer has visual
studio.net, SQL server, visio.net. I am trying to avoid uninstalling all these
programs to do the clean install.
Can any one help me how I can upgrade the xp home edition to windows xp
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professional without facing this internet connection problem?
 
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