upgrades

[Roxann]

I would like to upgrade windows xp home edition to windows
xp office. Being a computer idiot it... I sure could use
some guidance. Help!
Roxann

[Jon]

"Roxann" > wrote in message =
...
> I would like to upgrade windows xp home edition to windows=20
> xp office. Being a computer idiot it... I sure could use=20
> some guidance. Help! =20
> Roxann

Hi Roxann,

XP Home is the operating system, and XP Office (aka Office XP) is =
separate and doesn't upgrade the operating system. You simply install =
Office, and get the Office apps you need to use like Word, Excel, =
Powerpoint, Outlook, etc (depending on what version you have, you at =
least get these).

[Jon]

"Roxann" > wrote in message =
...
> I would like to upgrade windows xp home edition to windows=20
> xp office. Being a computer idiot it... I sure could use=20
> some guidance. Help! =20
> Roxann

Hi Roxann,

XP Home is the operating system, and XP Office (aka Office XP) is =
separate and doesn't upgrade the operating system. You simply install =
Office, and get the Office apps you need to use like Word, Excel, =
Powerpoint, Outlook, etc (depending on what version you have, you at =
least get these).

[Len Segal]

Roxann,

Just as Jon told you . . . all you need to do is pop the CD in the drive and
sit back, answer the questions asked (mostly plug in the Product Key) and
let it install, activate it after installation is done (it will prompt you).
Then just use it as you need to do tasks.

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Regards,
Len Segal, MCP
Microsoft - MVP
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[Len Segal]

Roxann,

Just as Jon told you . . . all you need to do is pop the CD in the drive and
sit back, answer the questions asked (mostly plug in the Product Key) and
let it install, activate it after installation is done (it will prompt you).
Then just use it as you need to do tasks.

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Regards,
Len Segal, MCP
Microsoft - MVP
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> I would like to upgrade windows xp home edition to windows
> xp office. Being a computer idiot it... I sure could use
> some guidance. Help!
> Roxann


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[Ken Blake]

In , Roxann wrote:

> I would like to upgrade windows xp home edition to windows
> xp office. Being a computer idiot it... I sure could use
> some guidance. Help!


Sorry, but your question doesn't make any sense. You can't
upgrade from Windows XP Home to XP Office, since they are two
completely different things--the first an operating system, the
second an application suite. This is sort of like saying you want
to upgrade your Chevrolet to a CD player.

You can *install* XP Office under Windows XP Home (just as you
can install a CD player in your Chevrolet), but that's not an
upgrade. If that's what you want to do, simply buy a copy of
Office and follow the instructions that come with it.

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[Ken Blake]

In , Roxann wrote:

> I would like to upgrade windows xp home edition to windows
> xp office. Being a computer idiot it... I sure could use
> some guidance. Help!


Sorry, but your question doesn't make any sense. You can't
upgrade from Windows XP Home to XP Office, since they are two
completely different things--the first an operating system, the
second an application suite. This is sort of like saying you want
to upgrade your Chevrolet to a CD player.

You can *install* XP Office under Windows XP Home (just as you
can install a CD player in your Chevrolet), but that's not an
upgrade. If that's what you want to do, simply buy a copy of
Office and follow the instructions that come with it.

--
Ken Blake
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[Michael Stevens]

Roxann wrote:
> I would like to upgrade windows xp home edition to windows
> xp office. Being a computer idiot it... I sure could use
> some guidance. Help!
> Roxann

Just in case the other replies were not clear and your declaration as not
adept in the use of a computer, I will offer up some more information.
If you have a computer that has Windows XP Home, that is the Operating
System [OS] and it is the platform that runs applications/programs that you
install on the Windows XP platform like XP Office. Confusing? Yes the XP
designation is used in both completely different software applications, but
they are completely different.
--

Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

http://michaelstevenstech.com

[Michael Stevens]

Roxann wrote:
> I would like to upgrade windows xp home edition to windows
> xp office. Being a computer idiot it... I sure could use
> some guidance. Help!
> Roxann

Just in case the other replies were not clear and your declaration as not
adept in the use of a computer, I will offer up some more information.
If you have a computer that has Windows XP Home, that is the Operating
System [OS] and it is the platform that runs applications/programs that you
install on the Windows XP platform like XP Office. Confusing? Yes the XP
designation is used in both completely different software applications, but
they are completely different.
--

Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP

http://michaelstevenstech.com