Upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro

[Guest]

Hi,

I currently have XP Home (Full Retail Edition) running
well on my system. I have bought a full retail edition of
XP Pro as I need to run XP Pro. Will I have an option to
upgrade. Can this be done once I am logged onto to XP
home or do I need to boot from the CD? Any help & advice
will be most welcome.

Regards
Martin

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Martin

Boot from the XP Pro CD - select the 'Upgrade' option. You may like to
backup any valuable data files beforehand.

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Will Denny
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User


| Hi,
|
| I currently have XP Home (Full Retail Edition) running
| well on my system. I have bought a full retail edition of
| XP Pro as I need to run XP Pro. Will I have an option to
| upgrade. Can this be done once I am logged onto to XP
| home or do I need to boot from the CD? Any help & advice
| will be most welcome.
|
| Regards
| Martin

 

[hermes]

Before the MVP (M$ Victim Poster) Hermes responded,
(e-mail address removed) typed:

Hi,

I currently have XP Home (Full Retail Edition) running
well on my system. I have bought a full retail edition of
XP Pro as I need to run XP Pro. Will I have an option to
upgrade. Can this be done once I am logged onto to XP
home or do I need to boot from the CD? Any help & advice
will be most welcome.

Regards
Martin

You should have the option to upgrade if you boot into XP Home, then insert
the CD and let it autorun.

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hermes
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Windows XP crashed.
I am the Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.

Yesterday it worked.
Today it is not working.
Windows is like that.

 

[Tim Slattery]

Hi,

I currently have XP Home (Full Retail Edition) running
well on my system. I have bought a full retail edition of
XP Pro as I need to run XP Pro.

You could have bought the Upgrade version and saved a few bucks.

Will I have an option to upgrade.
Yes.

Can this be done once I am logged onto to XP
home or do I need to boot from the CD?

Either, I think.