Upgrade to XP Pro

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I've got an XP Home system that I want to upgrade to XP Pro. After I
upgrade the XP Home system to XP Pro can I reinstall the XP Home system on
another Win 98SE PC that I have? The XP Home system is the upgrade version.
 
WWII said:
I've got an XP Home system that I want to upgrade to XP Pro. After I
upgrade the XP Home system to XP Pro can I reinstall the XP Home system on
another Win 98SE PC that I have? The XP Home system is the upgrade
version.
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Only if you buy the FULL version of Windows XP Pro. Otherwise, an *upgrade*
version is tied to the prior version that it upgrades. If you start with a
full version of Windows 95 and then use a chain of *upgrade* versions of
Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home, and
finally Windows XP Pro then you still only have ONE license for Windows.
The upgrade version chains back to some FULL version that you possess.

However, that is not how upgrading works because the upgrade version doesn't
require you to insert the FULL version. It just wants the prior version
from which you are upgrading. That still doesn't mean sliding Windows XP
Home to another computer is legal. It is also likely that the Windows XP
Home is an OEM version which means it can never move from whatever was the
qualifying hardware to which that license is attached (which, for most
users, is the computer the OEM version was installed on).

Obviously there is a big difference between what you can do and what you can
legally do. The EULA says, "If the SOFTWARE is an upgrade, any transfer
must also
include all prior versions of the SOFTWARE", and also says, "After
upgrading, you may no longer use the SOFTWARE that formed the basis for your
upgrade eligibility (unless otherwise provided)." An upgrade does NOT give
you another license for the product. You are upgrading the SAME license.
 
WWII said:
I've got an XP Home system that I want to upgrade to XP Pro. After I
upgrade the XP Home system to XP Pro can I reinstall the XP Home
system on another Win 98SE PC that I have? The XP Home system is the
upgrade version.
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That's an interesting scenario. Do you still have the original license of
Win9x that was used for the Home upgrade? Is it an eligible product for
upgrading to XP Pro? You'd have to read the EULA that came with the Home
upgrade to be sure but I'm thinking that as long as you have the original OS
and it's an eligible product for upgrading to XP Pro you may be OK to use
the Home upgrade elsewhere. I'm sure there will be dissenting opinions. You
may also have to phone in when activating it on a different pc and explain
what you have done.

Kerry
 
WWII said:
I've got an XP Home system that I want to upgrade to XP Pro. After I
upgrade the XP Home system to XP Pro can I reinstall the XP Home system on
another Win 98SE PC that I have? The XP Home system is the upgrade version.
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Yes.
 
Plato said:
Yes.
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Wrong! The user supposedly has 2 licenses (from some FULL version on
through upgrades) for their current versions of Windows. If the user buys
an *upgrade* version of Windows XP Pro, it is an upgrade to ONLY ONE
LICENSE. An upgrade does not upgrade every license you have.
 
Vanguard said:
Wrong! The user supposedly has 2 licenses (from some FULL version on
through upgrades) for their current versions of Windows. If the user buys
an *upgrade* version of Windows XP Pro, it is an upgrade to ONLY ONE
LICENSE. An upgrade does not upgrade every license you have.
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Wrong! If the op has two licences for Win 98 and an XP Home upgrade and
an XP Pro upgrade he can upgrade both machines, one to Home and the
other to Pro
 
WWII said:
I've got an XP Home system that I want to upgrade to XP Pro. After I
upgrade the XP Home system to XP Pro can I reinstall the XP Home
system on another Win 98SE PC that I have? The XP Home system is the
upgrade version.
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Just answered. Please be patient and don't ask the same question more than
once a few minutes apart.
 
GreenieLeBrun said:
Wrong! If the op has two licences for Win 98 and an XP Home upgrade and
an XP Pro upgrade he can upgrade both machines, one to Home and the
other to Pro
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My fault. I missed or forgot the line (caps added) "The XP Home system is
the UPGRADE version". That means that on the first host there was
supposedly an existing license for an full version of Windows (or an upgrade
that eventually chains back to a full version). So installing the upgrade
version of Windows XP Pro would chain back to whatever was installed before
the upgrade version of Windows XP Home was installed (but that was never
mentioned). Sliding around upgrades tends to muddy up the chaining unless
you actually keep track of it (but then the user wouldn't need to ask).
 
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