Window XP professional Installation

[Kaushik Mandal]

I have windows XP Home edition in my computer . How do I
install the Windows XP professional in this computer . I
do not want to keep Windows XP home edition any more . So
Do I have to uninstall the XP Home edition or can Install
the XP Professional on the top of the Home Edition . If I
have to unistall the XP Home Edition please let me know
how to do that

Thanks

Kaushik

 

[William Gower]

Just upgrade the Home Edition to the Pro.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi Kaushik

If you don't need to keep XP home you can perform a 'clean' install of XP Pro - depending on the type of XP Pro CD that you have - but you might like to backup any data files first for later use:

"Clean Install Windows XP"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html

Courtesy of MVP Michael Stevens.

 

[none]

You can install XP Pro over top of XP Home without any problem, especially
if Home is running OK.

I would ask why you want to install Pro. It only has more security &
networking features than Home and Home will run any program that Pro will
run. This web site will answer questions as to which version of XP you
should run.

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

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hello Kaushik!
You don't have to uninstall.
It will get upgraded to windows XP Professional.There will be no problem.
But if you want a clean install then visit:-
"Clean Install Windows XP"
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
regards
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[Michael Stevens]

I have windows XP Home edition in my computer . How do I
install the Windows XP professional in this computer . I
do not want to keep Windows XP home edition any more . So
Do I have to uninstall the XP Home edition or can Install
the XP Professional on the top of the Home Edition . If I
have to unistall the XP Home Edition please let me know
how to do that

Thanks

Kaushik

Unless you need the ability to join a Domain, IIS, or the extra security,
you may not need to upgrade to Pro. Functionality and stability are the same
except for the added features.
Do an upgrade, as upgrading to Pro from Home is almost the same as repair
installing Home. You can use the XP Pro upgrade version to clean install.
You boot from the CD and do a clean install.
Click on or copy and paste the link below into your web browser address bar.
How to clean install XP.
http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html
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[Ken Blake]

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I have windows XP Home edition in my computer . How do I
install the Windows XP professional in this computer . I
do not want to keep Windows XP home edition any more . So
Do I have to uninstall the XP Home edition or can Install
the XP Professional on the top of the Home Edition .

You can do an upgrade--install Professional on top of Home.