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Bruce Chambers
NJDvsF'ers said:How difficult is it to upgrade from XP Home to XP Professional?
It's very easy. Insert the Upgrade CD and follow the on-screen
instructions.
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.
Normally, 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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Frankster
Normally it is very straight forward without complications. But... backup
your data anyway!
-Frank
your data anyway!
-Frank
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Frankster
One thing to think about (assuming the upgrade goes smoothly) is... why are
you doing this?
If you are doing this so you can join a Windows Domain (with XP Pro), you
will find that your local machine profile will not be used when you logon to
a Domain. You will have a new Domain profile created. This will result in
your previous data becoming "invisible" if you have stored it under your
previous local profile (My Documents). You'll have to manually copy this
data out of your old local profile and put them elsewhere.
-Frank
you doing this?
If you are doing this so you can join a Windows Domain (with XP Pro), you
will find that your local machine profile will not be used when you logon to
a Domain. You will have a new Domain profile created. This will result in
your previous data becoming "invisible" if you have stored it under your
previous local profile (My Documents). You'll have to manually copy this
data out of your old local profile and put them elsewhere.
-Frank
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NJDvsF'ers
Frank,
No, I am not looking to join a Windows Domain. Some software I have been
looking at for my practice will not load on Windows XP home.
No, I am not looking to join a Windows Domain. Some software I have been
looking at for my practice will not load on Windows XP home.
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Ron Martell
NJDvsF'ers said:Frank,
No, I am not looking to join a Windows Domain. Some software I have been
looking at for my practice will not load on Windows XP home.
If you are not joining a Doman then there is pretty much zero
advantage in upgrading to XP Pro except for this software issue, which
must be something that they have hard programmed into there
application, and for no apparent good reason.
Would you mind checking with the supplier of the software as to which
specific function or feature their software requires that is included
with XP Pro but which is not part of XP Home. I would be very
interested in seeing the answer.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Ken Blake, MVP
NJDvsF'ers said:Frank,
No, I am not looking to join a Windows Domain. Some software I have
been looking at for my practice will not load on Windows XP home.
What software is that? Are you sure that it works under Professional but not
Home?
It is extremely unusual for a program to work under one but not the other,
since they are essentially the same, except that Professional has a few
extra features. It's almost like saying that a particular brand of gasoline
won't work in a particular car unless the car has a radio installed.
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NJDvsF'ers
It is a digital radiograph file viewer and a veterinary management software
program. The radiograph viewer worked on my fathers Windows XP Pro but not
on my Windows XP Home. The Vet management software states to not be
compatible with XP Home.
Is there a reason not to upgrade?
program. The radiograph viewer worked on my fathers Windows XP Pro but not
on my Windows XP Home. The Vet management software states to not be
compatible with XP Home.
Is there a reason not to upgrade?
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Ken Blake, MVP
NJDvsF'ers said:It is a digital radiograph file viewer and a veterinary management
software program. The radiograph viewer worked on my fathers Windows
XP Pro but not on my Windows XP Home.
That's far more likely to be a difference in how the two computers are set
up than any difference between the two versions of XP.
The Vet management software
states to not be compatible with XP Home.
Does it state that it *is* compatible with XP Professional? As I said,
that's very unusual, and I would be very curious as to why.
Is there a reason not to upgrade?
No, other than the cost of doing so (and the small, but always present) risk
of something getting screwed up while upgrading. There's no disadvantage to
having Professional.
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