XP Home to Professional

[SB]

I operate program that does not work well with XP Home but
XP Pro is fine. Can I upgarde XP Home to XP Pro simply by
purchasing the upgrade?

 

[Rifleman]

SB cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:

I operate program that does not work well with XP Home but
XP Pro is fine. Can I upgarde XP Home to XP Pro simply by
purchasing the upgrade?

That is very strange - XP Home is EXACTLY the same operating system as
XP Pro. All that Pro has that Home does not, is the ability to join a
domain and some security enhancements.

 

[SB]

-----Original Message-----
SB cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:

That is very strange - XP Home is EXACTLY the same operating system as
XP Pro. All that Pro has that Home does not, is the ability to join a
domain and some security enhancements.

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gordonATgbpcomputingDOTcoDOTuk

To email me replace the obvious!
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I can not speak to that as I am simply a user of

programs. While I have not experienced specific problems
the vendor tells me that they have run into problems when
running XP Home.

 

[Myron J. Mandell]

Yes, XP Home to XP Pro is considered an upgrade.

Myron

 

[Rob Schneider]

Ask the vendor to be specific about why there were problems, and
specifically why XP Pro is required. It very well could becuase the
nature of the application requires XP Pro's features .. (but I have a
hunch this not the case). Report back here what they say.

What is the application? Does the vendor have a web site describing it?

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms

 

[Alex Nichol]

I operate program that does not work well with XP Home but
XP Pro is fine. Can I upgarde XP Home to XP Pro simply by
purchasing the upgrade?

Yes. But what program and what kind of trouble? Unless it was using a
purely Pro facility ( very few programs do, and if they need them then
they do not work in Home at all) changing the system will not make any
difference

 

[Gordon]

Yes, XP Home to XP Pro is considered an upgrade.

Myron

No its not. XP Pro is EXACTLY the same OS as XP Home. All Pro has over home
is the ability to join a domain and some security enhancements. If you don't
join a domain and don't need the security functions, there is no need to
"upgrade" to Pro.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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No its not. XP Pro is EXACTLY the same OS as XP Home. All Pro has
over home is the ability to join a domain and some security
enhancements. If you don't join a domain and don't need the security
functions, there is no need to "upgrade" to Pro.

You've left out some details like Professional supporting two
processors and Home only one, but you are largely correct.

Nevertheless, the upgrade version of XP Professional *will*
upgrade XP Home, and in that sense, it *is* an upgrade.

 

[Gordon]

Ken Blake, MVP cogitated deeply and scribbled thusly:

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You've left out some details like Professional supporting two
processors and Home only one, but you are largely correct.

Nevertheless, the upgrade version of XP Professional *will*
upgrade XP Home, and in that sense, it *is* an upgrade.

Perhaps a "mutation" might be a better description?