Upgraded to XP Home but May Need XP Pro

[mellington]

Hello All,

I recently upgraded a PIII system from ME to XP Home. However, to
effectively use my system at work I think I need the domain features of
XP Pro. I hate to pay the "upgrade" fee twice. Is there an inexpensive
way to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro or a workaround that would allow
me to map network drives and use Outlook XP to access my corporate
email?

There is virtually no tech support or tech budget at my work site
(public school), so I'm really on my own.

Thanks.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I recently upgraded a PIII system from ME to XP Home. However, to
effectively use my system at work I think I need the domain features
of XP Pro.

Yes, if you need to joi a domain, you need XP Professional.

I hate to pay the "upgrade" fee twice. Is there an
inexpensive way to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro or a workaround
that would allow me to map network drives and use Outlook XP to
access my corporate email?

Sorry to say that there's no choice but to buy another upgrade package.
However since you won't be using your XP Home upgrade, and will still own a
qualifying version for the XP Professional Upgrade (Windows Me) you can sell
it the Home Upgrade on the used market. You won't get back your full
purchase price, of course, but you should be able to get something.

 

[Steve Pearce]

Hello All,

I recently upgraded a PIII system from ME to XP Home. However, to
effectively use my system at work I think I need the domain features of
XP Pro. I hate to pay the "upgrade" fee twice. Is there an inexpensive
way to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro or a workaround that would allow
me to map network drives and use Outlook XP to access my corporate
email?

There is virtually no tech support or tech budget at my work site
(public school), so I'm really on my own.

I have a laptop running XP Home and I have no problems connecting it
to corporate systems and e-mail. When I point Outlook to the Exchange
server it prompts me for a username/domain/password and then it
connects. The same goes for mapping drives, you will have to enter the
username/domain/password when you first connect but then it should
just work.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I have a laptop running XP Home and I have no problems connecting it
to corporate systems and e-mail. When I point Outlook to the Exchange
server it prompts me for a username/domain/password and then it
connects. The same goes for mapping drives, you will have to enter the
username/domain/password when you first connect but then it should
just work.

Depends on the corporation, and it depends on what you need to do there. As
I said in my earlier message in this thread, if you need to join a domain,
XP Home won't work, and Professional is required.

 

[Bob H]

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