You can install Apache web server on WinXP Home.
However, if you are using FrontPage, Apache will not support server
extensions.
Tom
| The reason I want to upgrade is I may be taking a program that requires
the
| use of a personal web server and xp home does not have this. I have an hp
| computer and do not wish to reformat because the video drivers, etc are on
| the recovery cd along with xp home.
|
| "Ken Blake" wrote:
|
| > In | > Kevin <
[email protected]> typed:
| >
| > > i have an hp system with windows xp home version. on it. I want to
| > > upgrade to proessional version.
| >
| >
| > First of all, why? Are are aware that the two are identical except that
| > Professional includes a few extra features, mostly related to networking
and
| > security. For most home users, even those running typical home networks,
| > there is no advantage to Professional, the missing extra features in
| > Professional wouldn't even be noticed, and upgrading to Professional
would
| > simply be a waste of money.
| >
| >
| > > First what is the difference between
| > > the retail box version of xp professional and an oem full version.
| >
| >
| > The OEM version can only legally be sold with hardware, although these
days,
| > any piece of hardware, even a power cord, qualifies. Although if you get
a
| > complete generic OEM version, it contains the same software, it has the
| > following disadvantages as compared with the retail version:
| >
| > 1. Its license ties it permanently to the first computer it's installed
on.
| > It can never legally be moved to another computer, sold, or given away.
| >
| > 2. It can only do a clean installation, not an upgrade.
| >
| > 3. Microsoft provides no support for OEM versions. You can't call them
with
| > a problem, but instead have to get any needed support from your OEM;
that
| > support may range anywhere between good and non-existent. Or you can get
| > support elsewhere, such as in these newsgroups.
| >
| >
| > > Second , because i do not want to format my harddrive and lose my
| > > installed programs or have to reinstall everything, can i install
| > > professional over home
| >
| >
| > Yes, with a retail version (either an Upgrade Full version). No, as I
said
| > above, with an OEM version.
| >
| > What you want is the retail Upgrade version, since it's the cheapest
version
| > thaht will do what you want.
| >
| >
| > > (would this make it a dual boot system),
| >
| >
| > No, that would be installing it side-by-side with Home. The word "over"
in
| > this case means replacing Home with Professional--an upgrade
installation.
| >
| >
| > > or
| > > would professional be the only system, would all the video drivers,
| > > etc. be intact on the new system (professional)?
| >
| >
| > Assumoing that you have a retail version, you can do it either way. With
an
| > OEM version, you can only do a clean installation.
| >
| >
| > > would everything
| > > work as before?
| >
| >
| > Yes, with the caveat that there is never a guarantee. However unlikely,
it's
| > always possible that something might go wrong. For that reason it's
prudent
| > to be sure you have a backup of anything you can't afford to lose before
| > beginning.
| >
| > --
| > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Shell/User
| > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
| >
| >
| >
