professional installl over home edition

[bob]

Will XP professional install over XP Home edition?

[Harry Ohrn]

Yes. It is advisable to disable your antivirus and firewall protection
first. You might also wish to do a decent disk cleanup and defrag first as
well. After the upgrade you will need to reinstall SP1a and other Critical
Updates.

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Harry Ohrn - MS MVP (Windows Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp/
www.webtree.ca/newlife/


"bob" > wrote in message
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> Will XP professional install over XP Home edition?
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[Ken Blake]

In , bob wrote:

> Will XP professional install over XP Home edition?


Yes. You can use either the Upgrade or Full version (but *not*
the OEM version).

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[Ron H.]

Ken,
I have the same question as Bob. But what would happen if I did try the OEM
version. Would it simply fail, leaving the existing XP Home operable, or
would it render the XP Home useless requiring a new installation anyway.

Regards Ron H.

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
...
> In , bob wrote:
>
> > Will XP professional install over XP Home edition?
>
>
> Yes. You can use either the Upgrade or Full version (but *not*
> the OEM version).
>
> --
> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

[Harry Ohrn]

You can not use an OEM to upgrade so the choice is not available. Whether
or not you screw up your previous setup will really depends on how far
through the installation process you go before you stop. Obviously if you
pop the CD in and boot off it. Then press F3 to cancel the operation when
you see that message you will be fine. But if you format your drive you will
have lost everything and might as well continue installing unless you have
some nifty unformatting tools.

--

Harry Ohrn - MS MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Ron H." > wrote in message
...
> Ken,
> I have the same question as Bob. But what would happen if I did try the
OEM
> version. Would it simply fail, leaving the existing XP Home operable, or
> would it render the XP Home useless requiring a new installation anyway.
>
> Regards Ron H.
>
> "Ken Blake" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In , bob wrote:
> >
> > > Will XP professional install over XP Home edition?
> >
> >
> > Yes. You can use either the Upgrade or Full version (but *not*
> > the OEM version).
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake
> > Please reply to the newsgroup
> >
> >
>
>