Upgrade Home to Pro

[Randy Trahan]

It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
that right?

>-----Original Message-----
>Can I upgrade XP Home edition to Pro. What product do I
>buy? What does it cost?
>.
>

[Spinner]

Yes.
Just out of curosity, why do you want to go to Pro?
The only real differance between the 2 versions is that Home will not join a
domain,
so unless you have a home domain (I do, that's why I bought it), you may not
need Pro.


"Randy Trahan" > wrote in message
...
> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
> that right?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Can I upgrade XP Home edition to Pro. What product do I
> >buy? What does it cost?
> >.
> >

[Spinner]

Yes.
Just out of curosity, why do you want to go to Pro?
The only real differance between the 2 versions is that Home will not join a
domain,
so unless you have a home domain (I do, that's why I bought it), you may not
need Pro.


"Randy Trahan" > wrote in message
...
> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
> that right?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Can I upgrade XP Home edition to Pro. What product do I
> >buy? What does it cost?
> >.
> >

[Bernie]

There is very little you can't do with Home.
TCP/IP is the only networking protocol you need. Home does it just as well
as Pro.
Bernie

"Randy Trahan" > wrote in message
...
> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
> that right?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Can I upgrade XP Home edition to Pro. What product do I
> >buy? What does it cost?
> >.
> >

[Bernie]

There is very little you can't do with Home.
TCP/IP is the only networking protocol you need. Home does it just as well
as Pro.
Bernie

"Randy Trahan" > wrote in message
...
> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
> that right?
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Can I upgrade XP Home edition to Pro. What product do I
> >buy? What does it cost?
> >.
> >

[Ken Blake]

In , Randy Trahan wrote:

> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
> that right?


No. To go from XP Home to XP Professional, just buy the XP
Professional Upgrade CD. This is a supported upgrade, and very
easy to do.

--
Ken Blake
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[Ken Blake]

In , Randy Trahan wrote:

> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
> that right?


No. To go from XP Home to XP Professional, just buy the XP
Professional Upgrade CD. This is a supported upgrade, and very
easy to do.

--
Ken Blake
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[Ken Blake]

In , Spinner wrote:

> Yes.


No, not true. He can use the XP Professional Upgrade CD.


> Just out of curosity, why do you want to go to Pro?
> The only real differance between the 2 versions is that Home
will not
> join a domain,


Also not true. There are a number of differences, mostly relating
to secirity and networking. See

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp


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Ken Blake
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> so unless you have a home domain (I do, that's why I bought
it), you
> may not need Pro.
>
>
> "Randy Trahan" > wrote in message
> ...
>> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
>> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
>> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
>> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
>> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
>> that right?
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Can I upgrade XP Home edition to Pro. What product do I
>>> buy? What does it cost?
>>> .

[Ken Blake]

In , Spinner wrote:

> Yes.


No, not true. He can use the XP Professional Upgrade CD.


> Just out of curosity, why do you want to go to Pro?
> The only real differance between the 2 versions is that Home
will not
> join a domain,


Also not true. There are a number of differences, mostly relating
to secirity and networking. See

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp


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Ken Blake
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> so unless you have a home domain (I do, that's why I bought
it), you
> may not need Pro.
>
>
> "Randy Trahan" > wrote in message
> ...
>> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
>> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
>> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
>> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
>> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
>> that right?
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Can I upgrade XP Home edition to Pro. What product do I
>>> buy? What does it cost?
>>> .

[Dr Robin Bignall]

On Wed, 16 Apr 2003 09:29:49 -0700, "Ken Blake"
> wrote:

>In , Randy Trahan wrote:
>
>> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
>> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
>> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
>> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
>> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
>> that right?
>
>
>No. To go from XP Home to XP Professional, just buy the XP
>Professional Upgrade CD. This is a supported upgrade, and very
>easy to do.

It took me about an hour and a quarter to upgrade and download all the
WindowsUpdate fixes. XP Pro Upgrade in England costs as much in pounds
(near £200 for the best deal I could find) as it appears to do in dollars
in the States.

--

wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall

Remote Hertfordshire
England

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/docrobin/homepage.htm

[Dr Robin Bignall]

On Wed, 16 Apr 2003 09:29:49 -0700, "Ken Blake"
> wrote:

>In , Randy Trahan wrote:
>
>> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
>> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
>> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
>> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
>> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
>> that right?
>
>
>No. To go from XP Home to XP Professional, just buy the XP
>Professional Upgrade CD. This is a supported upgrade, and very
>easy to do.

It took me about an hour and a quarter to upgrade and download all the
WindowsUpdate fixes. XP Pro Upgrade in England costs as much in pounds
(near £200 for the best deal I could find) as it appears to do in dollars
in the States.

--

wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall

Remote Hertfordshire
England

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/docrobin/homepage.htm

[Spinner]

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
...
> In , Randy Trahan wrote:
>
> > It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
> > from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
> > from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
> > going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
> > it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
> > that right?
>
>
> No. To go from XP Home to XP Professional, just buy the XP
> Professional Upgrade CD. This is a supported upgrade, and very
> easy to do.
>

Ken,
You missed his point
If he spent $100 on the home upgrade, then spends another $100 on ythe Pro
upgrade, thats $200, what a full version of Pro would have cost in the first
place (although he would not have needed a full version).

> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

[Spinner]

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
...
> In , Randy Trahan wrote:
>
> > It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
> > from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
> > from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
> > going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
> > it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
> > that right?
>
>
> No. To go from XP Home to XP Professional, just buy the XP
> Professional Upgrade CD. This is a supported upgrade, and very
> easy to do.
>

Ken,
You missed his point
If he spent $100 on the home upgrade, then spends another $100 on ythe Pro
upgrade, thats $200, what a full version of Pro would have cost in the first
place (although he would not have needed a full version).

> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

[Spinner]

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
...
> In , Spinner wrote:
>
> > Yes.
>
>
> No, not true. He can use the XP Professional Upgrade CD.

No Ken, it IS true, in fact it is MORE expensive to upgrade to Pro.
The Pro upgrade is priced at $199.00,
The Home upgrade is $99.00.
So it is "just as expensive" to upgrade to the pro version, in fact it is
more expensive.


>
>
> > Just out of curosity, why do you want to go to Pro?
> > The only real differance between the 2 versions is that Home
> will not
> > join a domain,

As I said Ken, the only REAL differance, I did not say the ONLY differance.

Jeez, don't you ever read any posts before you reply?

>
>
> Also not true. There are a number of differences, mostly relating
> to secirity and networking. See
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
> > so unless you have a home domain (I do, that's why I bought
> it), you
> > may not need Pro.
> >
> >
> > "Randy Trahan" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
> >> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
> >> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
> >> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
> >> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
> >> that right?
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> Can I upgrade XP Home edition to Pro. What product do I
> >>> buy? What does it cost?
> >>> .
>
>

[Spinner]

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
...
> In , Spinner wrote:
>
> > Yes.
>
>
> No, not true. He can use the XP Professional Upgrade CD.

No Ken, it IS true, in fact it is MORE expensive to upgrade to Pro.
The Pro upgrade is priced at $199.00,
The Home upgrade is $99.00.
So it is "just as expensive" to upgrade to the pro version, in fact it is
more expensive.


>
>
> > Just out of curosity, why do you want to go to Pro?
> > The only real differance between the 2 versions is that Home
> will not
> > join a domain,

As I said Ken, the only REAL differance, I did not say the ONLY differance.

Jeez, don't you ever read any posts before you reply?

>
>
> Also not true. There are a number of differences, mostly relating
> to secirity and networking. See
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
> > so unless you have a home domain (I do, that's why I bought
> it), you
> > may not need Pro.
> >
> >
> > "Randy Trahan" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
> >> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
> >> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
> >> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
> >> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
> >> that right?
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> Can I upgrade XP Home edition to Pro. What product do I
> >>> buy? What does it cost?
> >>> .
>
>

[Ken Blake]

In , Spinner wrote:

> "Ken Blake" > wrote in
message
> ...
>> In , Randy Trahan wrote:
>>
>>> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
>>> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
>>> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
>>> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
>>> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
>>> that right?
>>
>>
>> No. To go from XP Home to XP Professional, just buy the XP
>> Professional Upgrade CD. This is a supported upgrade, and very
>> easy to do.
>>
>
> Ken,
> You missed his point
> If he spent $100 on the home upgrade, then spends another $100
on
> ythe Pro upgrade, thats $200, what a full version of Pro would
have
> cost in the first place (although he would not have needed a
full
> version).


Yes, on re-reading his message, I think you're right, and I
misread it originally.

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Ken Blake
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[Ken Blake]

In , Spinner wrote:

> "Ken Blake" > wrote in
message
> ...
>> In , Randy Trahan wrote:
>>
>>> It looks like it is just as expensive to upgrade to XP Pro
>>> from Home edition as it is to upgrade from Win 98. I went
>>> from Win 98 to XP Home for about $100. Now it looks like
>>> going to XP Pro is going to cost the full-boat $200 that
>>> it would have cost me to go to Pro in the first place. Is
>>> that right?
>>
>>
>> No. To go from XP Home to XP Professional, just buy the XP
>> Professional Upgrade CD. This is a supported upgrade, and very
>> easy to do.
>>
>
> Ken,
> You missed his point
> If he spent $100 on the home upgrade, then spends another $100
on
> ythe Pro upgrade, thats $200, what a full version of Pro would
have
> cost in the first place (although he would not have needed a
full
> version).


Yes, on re-reading his message, I think you're right, and I
misread it originally.

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Ken Blake
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