XP Pro over XP Home

[LuDi790]

Hello,

I've got XP Home and may be getting XP Office today, but I need to know if
'Office' can be installed on top of 'Home'

- or -

if I can install it on a completely separate (with separate partition) Hard
drive on my system?

Reason, I ask is that I've got things which I'd rather not be without and would
be a huge hassle for me to reinstall and get back in sync if I had to uninstall
my current version. Also, I need 'Office's PWS.
Thus................

 

[Cerridwen]

Hello,

I've got XP Home and may be getting XP Office today, but I need to
know if 'Office' can be installed on top of 'Home'

- or -

if I can install it on a completely separate (with separate
partition) Hard drive on my system?

Reason, I ask is that I've got things which I'd rather not be without
and would be a huge hassle for me to reinstall and get back in sync
if I had to uninstall my current version. Also, I need 'Office's PWS.
Thus................

:-? Your subject like doesn't match the question. When I read the subject, I
thought you wanted to install /WINDOWS/ XP Pro over Home (which is perfectly
possible). Office is, well, an Office suite, which requires an operating
system installed to run. By the inference in your question it appears you
thought it was another version of Windows! LOL!!

 

[-xiray-]

Hello,

I've got XP Home and may be getting XP Office today, but I need to know if
'Office' can be installed on top of 'Home'

- or -

if I can install it on a completely separate (with separate partition) Hard
drive on my system?

XP Home is the operating system (OS).

XP Office is not the OS; it is the suite of applications like Word,
Excel... and it can be installed like any other application software.

Did you instead mean you're getting XP Pro? There's not much
difference between XP Home and Pro, so unless you need to network a
lot of computers I'd question why you'd bothered to upgrade Home to
Pro.

 

[wojo]

Ummm I think your confused
Office XP is not an operating system. Windows XP is.
Office XP is a suite of programs (Word processor, Spreadsheet, presentation,
etc...) that runs on your computer. You can most definitely install Office
with Windows XP obviously since it only a program.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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I've got XP Home and may be getting XP Office today, but I need to
know if 'Office' can be installed on top of 'Home'

You're mixing up an operating system (Windows XP Home) and an
application program (or in this case, a suite of
Applications--Microsoft Office).

You can't install an application or suite of applications on
"top" of an operating system. You just install it. Office is no
different in this regard than any other application
program--Microsoft Money, Quicken, TurboTax, your favorite game,
etc.

- or -

if I can install it on a completely separate (with separate
partition) Hard drive on my system?

Where you install it is irrelevant, except as regards your
utilization of available space. You can install it on the same
partition as the operating system, on a different partition on
the same drive, or on another physical drive.

Reason, I ask is that I've got things which I'd rather not be without
and would be a huge hassle for me to reinstall and get back in sync
if I had to uninstall my current version.

There's no reason to expect that installation of Microsoft Office
would create the need to uninstall the operating system.

Also, I need 'Office's PWS.

PWS? Are you talking about "Personal Web Server"? Office doesn't
come with Personal Web Server. PWS was a component of older
versions of Windows. The Windows XP "equivalent" is called IIS,
and it's available as part of Windows XP Professional, but not XP
Home.

Please clarify what you're asking. Your subject line doesn't
match the body of the message. The body talks about installing
Office, but the subject reads "XP Pro over XP Home." That subject
line plus the mention of PWS makes it seem that perhaps your
question has nothing to do with Office at all.

 

[t.cruise]

I'm assuming that you mean: Can I install MS Office XP Pro on a PC with the
Windows XP Home operating system? I was not pleased that Microsoft chose to
name that version of its suite of applications Microsoft Office XP or Office
XP Pro. I felt that it would lead to confusion. There have been many posts
asking if other versions of Microsoft Office can be installed on a Windows
XP system, or must one install only Microsoft Office XP. Your post is one
that I haven't seen before, asking if one can install Microsoft Office XP
Pro on a Windows XP Home Edition system. I'm assuming that you're thinking
that Microsoft Office XP Pro would have to installed on a Windows XP Pro
system, which is incorrect. I hope that whoever thought of using "XP" in
the name of that version of Microsoft Office is plagued with many BSODs on a
daily basis. : )

Recap: Microsoft Windows Home Edition and Microsoft Windows XP Pro are
Operating Systems used to run software. Microsoft Office XP and Microsoft
Office XP Pro are software suites, either of which can be installed and run
on both versions of Windows XP.

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[LuDi790]

Errr, No...I'm extremely well aware of the differences.

Yah, I mucked up with what I was saying....that's what I get for being in a
hurry.

I mean't Pro on top of Home

 

[LuDi790]

as I mentioned, I need it for PWS. As everyone here I'm sure knows, XP home
doesn't allow for a personal web server, whereas 2000 and XP Professional does.

 

[wojo]

Ok now that we know your not lost or computer illiterate or just insane...

You can install PRO over HOME but your better off doing a clean install.
People have reported having problems with the install when they installed
PRO over HOME.

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If I can help you I will.
If you can help me thanks.

 

[LuDi790]

Ok now that we know your not lost or computer illiterate or just insane...

hahah....yah, I know my stuff to a degree.

You can install PRO over HOME but your better off doing a clean install.
People have reported having problems with the install when they installed
PRO over HOME.

Hmmm, now I wonder if I can get away with a dual boot since I've got the
resources for that....you know, two complete separate partitions on two
physical hard drives. Meaning, can I install XP Pro on this other partition for
the meantime, and when I'm ready later on, then do what I wish...in as far as
wiping everything out for that Clean install or whatever.

Any ideas? (and thanks btw)

 

[wojo]

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If I can help you I will.
If you can help me thanks.

hahah....yah, I know my stuff to a degree.

Well tell the truth. When yo read yor original post don't you appear to be
ff the deep end?
lol

Hmmm, now I wonder if I can get away with a dual boot since I've got the
resources for that....you know, two complete separate partitions on two
physical hard drives. Meaning, can I install XP Pro on this other
partition for
the meantime, and when I'm ready later on, then do what I wish...in as far
as
wiping everything out for that Clean install or whatever.

Sure, might even be the best solution.
Just leave Office XP alone ;-)

 

[LuDi790]

Sure, might even be the best solution.

Just leave Office XP alone ;-)

hahaha, you mean't leave XP Home alone?

'and thanks bud!

 

[LuDi790]

Well tell the truth. When yo read yor original post don't you appear to be

ff the deep end?
lol

yeah, sorry, I admitted my mistake in an earlier response but not you. It does
sound wacky.

but just as t.cruise had mentioned, I kinda agree, MS could've chosen a better
way of naming their systems as opposed to their office suites.

funny thing is, I had Windows 2003 Server installed as a dual boot for the 6
month trial, yet I didn't have the time to make use of it...Now I do, but
haven't the monies to spend on the extravagant cost.

'best regards pal!

Cheers.

 

[wojo]

Your welcome

 

[wojo]

yeah, sorry, I admitted my mistake in an earlier response but not you. It
does
sound wacky.

I know, I read your post.

but just as t.cruise had mentioned, I kinda agree, MS could've chosen a
better
way of naming their systems as opposed to their office suites.

I agree as well

funny thing is, I had Windows 2003 Server installed as a dual boot for the
6
month trial, yet I didn't have the time to make use of it...Now I do, but
haven't the monies to spend on the extravagant cost.

Welcome to the expensive world of computers.

 

[Alex Nichol]

I've got XP Home and may be getting XP Office today, but I need to know if
'Office' can be installed on top of 'Home'

- or -

if I can install it on a completely separate (with separate partition) Hard
drive on my system?

Yes - Office is an application suite, that cannot operate on its own,
but needs a Windows Operating system to run on. For which XP Home will
do just fine. You can either have the Office installed wholly in the
same drive as the System; or can when you run its CD from the Windows,
take a custom install and tell it to put its files (or rather the major
part) on a different disk. It will though insist on having something
like 25MB (depending on just how many of its components you install) in
C:\ Program Files\Microsoft Shared. And will put a lot into the Windows
registry

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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You can install PRO over HOME but your better off doing a clean
install.

I don't agree with that at all. First, upgrades to XP from any
supported operating system usually go very well. Second, of all
possible upgrades, this is the most likey successful.

My recommendation is to at least try the upgrade, since it's much
easier than a clean installation. You can always change your mind
and reinstall cleanly if problems develop.

People have reported having problems with the install when
they installed PRO over HOME.

Sure. There are always people who have problems doing anything at
all. Some people don't read the directions, don't prepare
properly, make the silliest mistakes. Just because there are
*some* people who have problems doesn't mean there is something
inherently wrong with doing this; most people *don't* have
problems.

The ones who have problems upgrading would likely have problems
doing a clean installation too.