upgrade or re-install?

[MediaCenter]

Hi,
Just a quick question - is it possible to "upgrade" Windows XP Media Center
edition to Professional edition? or have to re-install?
Thanks,

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

MCE is a Superset of XP Pro, so you will need to perform a 'Clean' install
of XP if you want to revert to it.

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[Rock]

Hi,
Just a quick question - is it possible to "upgrade" Windows XP Media
Center edition to Professional edition? or have to re-install?

Unfortunately not. There is no upgrade path from XP MCE to XP Pro. This is
actually a downgrade. It will require a clean install of XP Pro. You can
use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to ease the migration of data and
settings. Make sure you have multiple backups of the data and ways to
transfer data, don't just rely on FAST. Here is a link for how to use FAST.

http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

 

[MediaCenter]

OK. Thanks Will and Rock.
So, there is no such a upgrade path.
I would think about installing XP Pro.
Not sure whether I can install XP pro on the same partition where MC resides
or should I create a new partition to install XP Pro.
Thanks,

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

You'll see various options during the installation, but have a look at the
following article by Michael Stevens:

"Clean Install Windows XP "
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

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[Rock]

OK. Thanks Will and Rock.
So, there is no such a upgrade path.
I would think about installing XP Pro.
Not sure whether I can install XP pro on the same partition where MC
resides or should I create a new partition to install XP Pro.
Thanks,

Do you want to dual boot XP Pro and MCE? If so each OS should reside on a
different partition so create a new one for XP Pro. XP Pro's boot loader
will sense the presence of MCE and setup the dual boot giving you an option
of which OS to boot into. If you want to replace MCE, then during the
install, delete the partition that has MCE, and install XP Pro to it.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Hi,
Just a quick question - is it possible to "upgrade" Windows XP Media Center
edition to Professional edition? or have to re-install?
Thanks,

To be more accurate, it's a "downgrade," and the only way to do it
would be to format the hard drive and start fresh.

WinXP Media Center Edition is a _superset_ (iow, it does
_everything_ WinXP Pro can do (except join a domain), plus contains
additional multi-media features) of WinXP Pro.

Windows XP Media Center Edition Home
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ehome/default.asp


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[TimR]

Does this mean it can not be used in a home network...?...I have a new box
with Media Center XP...but the salesman didn't mention you can't use this in
a home network ?

I have now W2000 cabled to the router..and three other PCs/Notebooks set up
on wireless network...by not being able to "join" a domain...do you mean the
network will not recognize the new PC if I use it...?...It's still in the
box so I can return it...I want to be able to use it with my home workgroup
tho ?

But I also want to be able to use some of the features of Media Center and
the included tuner card/graphics/video editing...etc

thanks, Tim

To be more accurate, it's a "downgrade," and the only way to do it
would be to format the hard drive and start fresh.

WinXP Media Center Edition is a _superset_ (iow, it does
_everything_ WinXP Pro can do (except join a domain), plus contains
additional multi-media features) of WinXP Pro.

Windows XP Media Center Edition Home
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ehome/default.asp


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Russell

 

[Tim Slattery]

Does this mean it can not be used in a home network...?...I have a new box
with Media Center XP...but the salesman didn't mention you can't use this in
a home network ?

I have now W2000 cabled to the router..and three other PCs/Notebooks set up
on wireless network...by not being able to "join" a domain...do you mean the
network will not recognize the new PC if I use it...?..

A "domain" in this context is a group of computers managed by a domain
controller. When a computer joins a domain, the controller can impose
policies on it. A home network normally doesn't have a domain
controller. XP Home works just fine in home networks, I can't imagine
that MCE wouldn't work just as well.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Does this mean it can not be used in a home network...?...I have a new box
with Media Center XP...but the salesman didn't mention you can't use this in
a home network ?

No, of course not. WinXP MCE is easily added to a home (workgroup)
network.

I have now W2000 cabled to the router..and three other PCs/Notebooks set up
on wireless network...by not being able to "join" a domain...do you mean the
network will not recognize the new PC if I use it...?...

No, I mean exactly what I said. WinXP MCE cannot join a *domain*. It
can be networked to a home workgroup.

It's still in the
box so I can return it...I want to be able to use it with my home workgroup
tho ?

Then go right ahead.

But I also want to be able to use some of the features of Media Center and
the included tuner card/graphics/video editing...etc

Networking won't interfere with any of that.


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