Win XP Upgrading

[Guest]

I now use winxp HOME on my computer. I was cleaning out some junk and found
my version of winXP pro full (not upgrade) Is there a way to upgrade xp home
to the pro version without losing all my settings and programs and such???

Thanks

 

[Ken Blake]

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I now use winxp HOME on my computer. I was cleaning out some
junk and
found my version of winXP pro full (not upgrade) Is there a
way to
upgrade xp home to the pro version without losing all my
settings and
programs and such???

Yes, the Full version will do either a clean installation or an
upgrade without a problem.

However be sure it's really a Full Retail version. Many people
confuse an OEM Version with the Full Version; An OEM Version will
*not* do an upgrade.

Before you upgrade, however be sure there are benefits to you you
ininstalling Professional.For most home users, there are none. If
it's a Full version, you may be better off selling it

XP Professional and XP Home are exactly the same in all respects,
except that Professional has a few features (mostly related to
networking and security) missing from Home. For most (but not
all) home users, these features aren't needed, would never be
used, and buying Professional instead of Home is a waste of
money.

For details go to

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

Also note that Professional allows ten concurrent network
connections, and Home only five.

 

[Guest]

I now use winxp HOME on my computer. I was cleaning out some junk and found
my version of winXP pro full (not upgrade) Is there a way to upgrade xp home
to the pro version without losing all my settings and programs and such???

Thanks

there isn't enough difference between home and pro to make it worth while
unless you need encripted files and networking.
you should be able to upgrade .
don

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I now use winxp HOME on my computer. I was cleaning out some junk and found
my version of winXP pro full (not upgrade) Is there a way to upgrade xp home
to the pro version without losing all my settings and programs and such???

Thanks

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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Bruce Chambers

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