XP home and professional

[Chris A]

I have XPhome currently on my computer. This is the
easiest office product to navigate in and I really like
it. I want to use my computer for business purposes
because I cant afford to get another right now. But my
question is if I purchased XP Pro, can I run them
together on same computer? It is to my understanding that
XPpro has same as Home but more things geared for
business. Please help this is been on my mind for awhile
and need a computer for work ASAP.

Thanks Chris

[Jupiter Jones]

Chris;
The main differences between Home and Pro are additional security and
ability to join a domain.
Most homes and small businesses have no need for Pro.
Only you know your specific situation.
Follow this link for differences between Windows XP Home and Pro:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing.asp

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"Chris A" > wrote in message
...
> I have XPhome currently on my computer. This is the
> easiest office product to navigate in and I really like
> it. I want to use my computer for business purposes
> because I cant afford to get another right now. But my
> question is if I purchased XP Pro, can I run them
> together on same computer? It is to my understanding that
> XPpro has same as Home but more things geared for
> business. Please help this is been on my mind for awhile
> and need a computer for work ASAP.
>
> Thanks Chris

[JerryM]

Chris, if your hard drive is big enough, you can run a dual boot setup, to
have both versions on the same computer.
You choose which one to work in during boot up.

A 3rd party partition program such as Partition Magic is easier to work with
and you can create or delete partitions without losing any installed
programs.
Boot Magic, which is part of the Partition Magic program will give you a
menu during startup to select between 4 or more different programs, like
some who also keep Windows 98SE and WindowsME on the same machine for
playing games etc.

Jerry



"Chris A" > wrote in message
...
> I have XPhome currently on my computer. This is the
> easiest office product to navigate in and I really like
> it. I want to use my computer for business purposes
> because I cant afford to get another right now. But my
> question is if I purchased XP Pro, can I run them
> together on same computer? It is to my understanding that
> XPpro has same as Home but more things geared for
> business. Please help this is been on my mind for awhile
> and need a computer for work ASAP.
>
> Thanks Chris

[Amethyst]

Chris A wrote:
> I have XPhome currently on my computer. This is the
> easiest office product to navigate in and I really like
> it. I want to use my computer for business purposes
> because I cant afford to get another right now. But my
> question is if I purchased XP Pro, can I run them
> together on same computer? It is to my understanding that
> XPpro has same as Home but more things geared for
> business. Please help this is been on my mind for awhile
> and need a computer for work ASAP.
>
> Thanks Chris

'Easiest Office product'? Home is an operating system, not an Office
version. There are no Office applications included in any version of
Windows.

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[Gordon BP]

In article >,
cogitated deeply and wrote...
> Chris, if your hard drive is big enough, you can run a dual boot setup, to
> have both versions on the same computer.

As Pro is essentially Home with a few extra networking and security
bells and whistles, why would anyone want a dual boot? Why not just use
Pro? (Or Home if you don't need the extras!)

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