win xp home

[filkoee]

can I upgrade win xp home edition to win xp pro without
creating problems on my laptop? I would like to put win
xp pro on the laptop but I don't want to start from
scratch if I don't have to. I would like to load xp pro
over xp home.

 

[james]

Yes, upgrade cost is $199 retail. You have unlimited, no
charge installation support so if you have any questions
or would like to make absolutely certain you'll not be
losing any data, call Microsoft. A tech can walk through
the installation with you. 1-800-936-5700 press 0 for
customer service.

 

[puzling]

Remember this: upgrading = poor performance later.
Upgrades may seem nice, but they generally mess up your
performance. If you get Pro, you'll could upgrade (or
install over your current system) but it would just be
awkward.

 

[Ben]

james æ到:

Yes, upgrade cost is $199 retail. You have unlimited, no
charge installation support so if you have any questions
or would like to make absolutely certain you'll not be
losing any data, call Microsoft. A tech can walk through
the installation with you. 1-800-936-5700 press 0 for
customer service.

I heard people say after upgrade their compuer was xxx.
xxx=bad things.

 

[CS]

can I upgrade win xp home edition to win xp pro without
creating problems on my laptop? I would like to put win
xp pro on the laptop but I don't want to start from
scratch if I don't have to. I would like to load xp pro
over xp home.

XP Pro is an easy upgrade from XP Home, however, since you have a
laptop and they're known to be proprietary, I suggest you check with
the manufacturer of your machine first.

At the very least, make sure you can download all the necessary
drivers for the laptop hardware. Power saving, trackpad, video,
sound, chipset, etc. to name a few.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

That's complete rubbish, I'm afraid.


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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

A few people will recommend that one always perform a clean
installation, rather than upgrade over an earlier OS. For the most
part, I feel that these people, while well-meaning, are living in the
past, and are basing their recommendation on their experiences with
older operating systems. Microsoft has greatly improved (over earlier
versions of Windows) WinXP's ability to smoothly upgrade an earlier
OS.

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.

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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[Tom]

Remember this: upgrading = poor performance later.
Upgrades may seem nice, but they generally mess up your
performance.

That's not good advice! While the most important thing to do when upgrading is to backup all ones important data, upgrading is the best method, as the personal settings are transferred also. Another thing, under older OSes, I would agree with you, but not with today's OSes. If the upgrade doesn't work out, then doing a clean install would have taken very little extra time, while also learning from what problems arose from that upgrade.