Updating from XP hme to Pro

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I would like to upgrade from XP home to XP pro but before i go buy it i would
like to know if i would lose all of my programs and games and files. if this
could be answered quickly i would be grateful.
 
You should not lose anything--the upgrade from home to pro is the easiest
upgrade path because they are based off the same codebase.

ALWAYS back up any critical data before performing an upgrade "just in case"
something goes splat.

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thanks, is it the same if i update to a different one than pro as long as it
is windows xp of some sort?
 
You would only be able to upgrade to XP pro without losing everything.
Media Center is only available as OEM which must be clean installed and XP
64bit (if you have a 64bit processor) will not upgrade a 32bit OS

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Brendonwrote
thanks, is it the same if i update to a different one than pro a
long as it
is windows xp of some sort
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There is only xp home and xp proffesional the others are jus
corporate licensing or educational versions

Upgrading a system is not to me the best way to go. Upgradin
operating systems will carry any issues up with it. Back up all you
data to disc and then reformat and install the retail (oem) versio
of XPpro and then reinstall the mobo drivers and add-on card driver
then reinstall the programs and games and restore the backups to th
game files

This will get you a new install but keep your game records and othe
data
 
Brendon said:
thanks, is it the same if i update to a different one than pro as long as it
is windows xp of some sort?
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Huh? There's no other sort of XP to upgrade to.
 
Brendon said:
I would like to upgrade from XP home to XP pro but before i go buy it i would
like to know if i would lose all of my programs and games and files. if this
could be answered quickly i would be grateful.
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WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing operating
system while simultaneously preserving your applications and data, and
translating as many personalized settings as possible. The process is
designed to be, and normally is, quite painless. That said, things can
go wrong, in a small number of cases. If your data is at all important
to you, back it up before proceeding.

The upgrade from WinXP Home to WinXP Pro, in particular, almost
always goes smoothly, as both operating systems use the same kernel.


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Brendon said:
thanks, is it the same if i update to a different one than pro as long as it
is windows xp of some sort?
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You'd need to obtain a *retail* version of either WinXP Pro Upgrade, or
the full WinXP version. An OEM CD would not, by design, be able to
perform an upgrade.


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lurkswithin said:
Upgrading a system is not to me the best way to go. Upgrading
operating systems will carry any issues up with it.
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That's simply not true. Why would you even make such a claim? Have
any documented empirical data to support it?

Granted, many uninformed people do recommend that one always
perform a clean installation, rather than upgrade over an earlier OS.
For the most part, I feel that these people, while usually
well-intended, are living in the past, and are basing their
recommendations on their experiences with older, obsolete operating
systems or hearsay. One would save a lot of time by upgrading a PC to
WinXP, rather than performing a clean installation, if there're no
hardware or software incompatibilities. Microsoft has greatly improved
(over earlier versions of Windows) WinXP's ability to smoothly upgrade
an earlier OS.

Certainly, there are times when an in-place upgrade is
contra-indicated:

1) When the underlying hardware isn't certified as being fully
compatible with the newer OS, and/or updated device drivers are not
available from the device's manufacturer. Of course, this condition also
causes problems with clean installations.

2) When the original OS is corrupt, damaged, and/or virus/malware
infested. I've also seen simple, straight-forward upgrades from WinXP
Home to WinXP Pro fail because the computer owner had let the system
become malware-infested. Upgrading over a problematic OS isn't normally
a wise course to establishing a stable installation.

3) When the new OS isn't designed to properly, correctly, and safely
perform an upgrade.

But to cavalierly dismiss *all* upgrades as unsafe and inadvisable
is patently absurd. A properly prepared and maintained PC can almost
always be successfully upgraded by a knowledgeable and competent
technician. I've lost count of the systems I've seen that have been
upgraded from Win95 to Win98 to Win2K to WinXP (usually with incremental
hardware upgrades over the same time period), without the need for a
clean installation, and that are still operating without any problems
attributable to upgrades.


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Why would you want to spend the money to buy XP Pro? Because you ask the
question, it would seem you have no need to do this.
 
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