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I'm thinking of upgrading to XP Pro from XP home.
How clean is this? In the past some upgrades left a lot of clutter and no
longer used files around.
 
Mike Painter said:
I'm thinking of upgrading to XP Pro from XP home.
How clean is this? In the past some upgrades left a lot of clutter and no
longer used files around.
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Upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro is probably the simplest possible
upgrade of any Microsoft operating system, as all that is really being
done is to add those Windows components and accessories that are
unique to XP Pro and are not included with XP Home.

Other than these specific items the two versions are the same; and
they are produced from the same source code base. In particular there
is zero difference in performance or stability between the two
versions.

So unless you have a known or anticipated future need for at least one
of those items that are included with XP Pro but not with XP Home
there is little or no benefit in doing the upgrade.

As for the upgrade itself, just follow the normal precautions (backup
your data, shut off antivirus programs, clean up the hard drive, etc.)
for doing an operating system upgrade and you should be fine. See MVP
Gary Woodruff's web page on upgrading to XP at
http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpupgrad.htm for detailed advice.

Good luck


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

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
An upgrade to Windows XP Pro will not affect your current programs or files
if you use the following procedure:

1. Purchase a conventional "Retail Upgrade Version" of Windows XP Professional.
2. Uninstall your antivirus program.
3. Perform a backup of your important documents and files to a CD.
4. Disconnect all hardware peripheral devices, except the monitor, keyboard and mouse.
5. While running Windows XP Home, insert the Windows XP Pro CD in the drive and select
the default "Upgrade" setup option. [Do not select "New Installation"]
6. Visit the Windows Update site to download all the critical updates.
7. Reinstall your antivirus program and defrag your drive.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| I'm thinking of upgrading to XP Pro from XP home.
| How clean is this? In the past some upgrades left a lot of clutter and no
| longer used files around.
 
Actually thier is no upgrade from home to pro,and according to microsoft,
one should do a clean installation from home to pro.The "upgrade" is for
former windows os,98,95,ME,etc..
 
Actually, you are incorrect. A "Retail Upgrade" or "Retail Full Version"
of Windows XP Professional is designed to "upgrade" over Windows XP
Home Edition.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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"Andrew E." incorrectly wrote:

| Actually thier is no upgrade from home to pro,and according to microsoft,
| one should do a clean installation from home to pro.The "upgrade" is for
| former windows os,98,95,ME,etc..
|
| "Mike Painter" wrote:
|
| > I'm thinking of upgrading to XP Pro from XP home.
| > How clean is this? In the past some upgrades left a lot of clutter and no
| > longer used files around.
 
Mike Painter said:
It was mostly because I can, but that does raise a question.
My desktop is home and my laptop is pro.
Would I have less problems moving files back and forth if I went back to
home on the laptop? These are rights problems, nothing mecanical.

Thanks.
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File and folder level security is not normally configurable in Windows
XP Home so in that respect you might simplify your file moving
problems by reverting to XP Home.

But you can also eliminate it entirely by properly configuring your XP
Pro user accounts, such as by using the same user name (exactly) on
both machines.

Good luck



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

In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
http://aumha.org/alex.htm
 
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