XP Media Center upgrade path

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My HP notebook came with XP Media Center, which I thought was ok... I want to
run Business Contact Manager and Small Business Accounting but they are not
supported with Media Center. I have a XP Pro upgrade disk. Would that cause
more problems doing the upgrade? I have the full version of Vista on the way,
I'm considering formating and loading Vista, but I'm afraid I'll miss
something that I'll need.
Upgrading to XP Pro would be fine if the upgrade isn't buggy...
Any thoughts?
 
C

Carey Frisch [MVP}

There is no upgrade path from Windows XP Media Center Edition to
Windows XP Professional. You would need to perform a "clean install"
of Windows XP Professional which requires reformatting your hard drive.
 
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Curt Christianson

Going from XP Media Center Edition to XP Pro is considered a "downgrade".
The only way you could use the Pro disk is by a clean install.


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| My HP notebook came with XP Media Center, which I thought was ok... I want
to
| run Business Contact Manager and Small Business Accounting but they are
not
| supported with Media Center. I have a XP Pro upgrade disk. Would that
cause
| more problems doing the upgrade? I have the full version of Vista on the
way,
| I'm considering formating and loading Vista, but I'm afraid I'll miss
| something that I'll need.
| Upgrading to XP Pro would be fine if the upgrade isn't buggy...
| Any thoughts?
 
C

Curt Christianson

Only 2 minutes ahead of me Carey. <g>

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Curt
http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/


| There is no upgrade path from Windows XP Media Center Edition to
| Windows XP Professional. You would need to perform a "clean install"
| of Windows XP Professional which requires reformatting your hard drive.
|
|
| "DCnotPC" wrote:
|
| > My HP notebook came with XP Media Center, which I thought was ok... I
want
| > to
| > run Business Contact Manager and Small Business Accounting but they are
| > not
| > supported with Media Center. I have a XP Pro upgrade disk. Would that
| > cause
| > more problems doing the upgrade? I have the full version of Vista on the
| > way,
| > I'm considering formating and loading Vista, but I'm afraid I'll miss
| > something that I'll need.
| > Upgrading to XP Pro would be fine if the upgrade isn't buggy...
| > Any thoughts?
|
 
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Wesley Vogel

You're still in second place, Curt. :cool:

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Curt Christianson said:
Only 2 minutes ahead of me Carey. <g>

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Curt
http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/


Carey Frisch [MVP} said:
There is no upgrade path from Windows XP Media Center Edition to
Windows XP Professional. You would need to perform a "clean install"
of Windows XP Professional which requires reformatting your hard drive.


DCnotPC said:
My HP notebook came with XP Media Center, which I thought was ok... I
want to
run Business Contact Manager and Small Business Accounting but they are
not
supported with Media Center. I have a XP Pro upgrade disk. Would that
cause
more problems doing the upgrade? I have the full version of Vista on the
way,
I'm considering formating and loading Vista, but I'm afraid I'll miss
something that I'll need.
Upgrading to XP Pro would be fine if the upgrade isn't buggy...
Any thoughts?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
C

Curt Christianson

Story of my life Wesley;-))

--
Curt

http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/





Wesley Vogel said:
You're still in second place, Curt. :cool:

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Curt Christianson said:
Only 2 minutes ahead of me Carey. <g>

--
Curt
http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/


Carey Frisch [MVP} said:
There is no upgrade path from Windows XP Media Center Edition to
Windows XP Professional. You would need to perform a "clean install"
of Windows XP Professional which requires reformatting your hard drive.


:

My HP notebook came with XP Media Center, which I thought was ok... I
want to
run Business Contact Manager and Small Business Accounting but they are
not
supported with Media Center. I have a XP Pro upgrade disk. Would that
cause
more problems doing the upgrade? I have the full version of Vista on
the
way,
I'm considering formating and loading Vista, but I'm afraid I'll miss
something that I'll need.
Upgrading to XP Pro would be fine if the upgrade isn't buggy...
Any thoughts?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
W

Wesley Vogel

And in this corner........ wearing no trunks at all, is ....... :)

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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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B

Bob I

Seems to me, "Media Center" is appropriately named. Why was the Media
Center accepted?
 
R

Rock

MS really screwed up here- MC is horribly fashioned for someone trying to
get
real work done.
Click to expand...

One should get the version of the OS that fits their work requirements. MCE
is geared towards..well...media use.

Considering the XPP features disabled on MC, it's laughable
to consider MC anything but downgraded XPP.
Both are installed on the same NTFS core registry; why hasn't MS come out
with a "here's a list of registry settings to reset to the base XPP" and a
tool to do so?
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Why? If you want XP Pro, install XP Pro.
I had to buy a replacement notebook for my work unit and the version was
supposed to be xpp but came with mc. I had to do a clean install of my
xpp
-so MS tools suggest. Obviously not- the 'clean' install leaves many MC
registry values laying around.
Click to expand...

Then you didn't do a clean install, or didn't do it correctly. Nothing is
retained from the old installation in a clean install if it's done right.
now the system functions as xpp until the ms
validation or update tools run, then they think they're working with mc.
Click to expand...

That sentence makes no sense. The validation is done on the basis of the
product key entered.
Rather than making duped customers endure the grief of a full reformat of
their systems, why doesn't the giant in REDMOND FESS UP, ADMIT THE MISTAKE
AND PROVIDE A tool to do this properly? MC is garbage.
Click to expand...

Seems like your problem was that computer was ordered with the wrong OS.
Blame the person doing the ordering. Subsequent problems were due to
operator error in not doing the clean install properly. There is nothing
wrong, per se, with the media center edition.
 
C

Curt Christianson

I'd love to hear you after a couple beers in ya. <vbg>

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Curt
http://dundats.mvps.org/
http://www.aumha.org/


| And in this corner........ wearing no trunks at all, is ....... :)
|
| --
| Hope this helps. Let us know.
|
| Wes
| MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
|
| In | Curt Christianson <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
| > Story of my life Wesley;-))
| >
| > --
| > Curt
| >
| > http://dundats.mvps.org/
| > http://www.aumha.org/
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | >> You're still in second place, Curt. :cool:
| >>
| >> --
| >> Hope this helps. Let us know.
| >>
| >> Wes
| >> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
| >>
| >> In | >> Curt Christianson <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
| >>> Only 2 minutes ahead of me Carey. <g>
| >>>
| >>> --
| >>> Curt
| >>> http://dundats.mvps.org/
| >>> http://www.aumha.org/
| >>>
| >>>
| >>> | >>>> There is no upgrade path from Windows XP Media Center Edition to
| >>>> Windows XP Professional. You would need to perform a "clean install"
| >>>> of Windows XP Professional which requires reformatting your hard
drive.
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>> "DCnotPC" wrote:
| >>>>
| >>>>> My HP notebook came with XP Media Center, which I thought was ok...
I
| >>>>> want to
| >>>>> run Business Contact Manager and Small Business Accounting but they
| >>>>> are not
| >>>>> supported with Media Center. I have a XP Pro upgrade disk. Would
that
| >>>>> cause
| >>>>> more problems doing the upgrade? I have the full version of Vista on
| >>>>> the
| >>>>> way,
| >>>>> I'm considering formating and loading Vista, but I'm afraid I'll
miss
| >>>>> something that I'll need.
| >>>>> Upgrading to XP Pro would be fine if the upgrade isn't buggy...
| >>>>> Any thoughts?
|
 
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Wesley Vogel

You've missed that. I am a good boy now. ;-)

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Wesley Vogel

Hey, I got the T-shirt.

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