Re: Upgrade from XP Home to XP pro

[Stephen]

Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
> The WinXP Pro Upgrade works on WinXP Home.
(Apparently, the
>Microsoft executive who approved the packaging design for
the WinXP
>Pro Upgrade box didn't consider the possibility that some
peoples'
>requirements could change after purchasing WinXP Home, or
that some
>people might not do the necessary research to make sure
that they
>bought the correct version of WinXP the first time.)
>
>Upgrading to WinXP from Previous Versions of Windows
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading
/matrix.asp
>
> You can easily upgrade from WinXP Home to WinXP Pro.
Of
>course, there are no iron-clad, 100% guarantees when it
comes to
>updating any kind of computer software, much less an
operating system.
>WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing
operating system
>while simultaneously preserving your data and translating
as many
>personalized settings as possible. The process is
designed to be, and
>normally is, quite painless. That said, things can go
wrong, in a
>small number of cases. If your data is at all important
to you, back
>it up before proceeding.
>
>
>Bruce Chambers
>
>Help us help you:
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>----
>You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever
count on
>having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
>"Stephen Zavell" > wrote in message
...
>> I want to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro so my operating
>> system matches my office system. When I look at the XP
Pro
>> upgrade boxes it mentions several past operating systems
>> it will upgrade but XP Home is not one of them. The
>> Mircosoft Web site seems to indicate this upgrade can be
>> done. DO I need a special Upgrade Pro copy to
>> upgrade?....or will the XP Pro upgrade boxes I see in
the
>> store work even though they do not mention upgrading
from
>> XP Home operating system to XP pro? Thanks Stephen
>
>
>.
>

[Stephen]

Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings --
>
> The WinXP Pro Upgrade works on WinXP Home.
(Apparently, the
>Microsoft executive who approved the packaging design for
the WinXP
>Pro Upgrade box didn't consider the possibility that some
peoples'
>requirements could change after purchasing WinXP Home, or
that some
>people might not do the necessary research to make sure
that they
>bought the correct version of WinXP the first time.)
>
>Upgrading to WinXP from Previous Versions of Windows
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/upgrading
/matrix.asp
>
> You can easily upgrade from WinXP Home to WinXP Pro.
Of
>course, there are no iron-clad, 100% guarantees when it
comes to
>updating any kind of computer software, much less an
operating system.
>WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing
operating system
>while simultaneously preserving your data and translating
as many
>personalized settings as possible. The process is
designed to be, and
>normally is, quite painless. That said, things can go
wrong, in a
>small number of cases. If your data is at all important
to you, back
>it up before proceeding.
>
>
>Bruce Chambers
>
>Help us help you:
>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>----
>You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever
count on
>having both at once. -- RAH
>
>
>"Stephen Zavell" > wrote in message
...
>> I want to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro so my operating
>> system matches my office system. When I look at the XP
Pro
>> upgrade boxes it mentions several past operating systems
>> it will upgrade but XP Home is not one of them. The
>> Mircosoft Web site seems to indicate this upgrade can be
>> done. DO I need a special Upgrade Pro copy to
>> upgrade?....or will the XP Pro upgrade boxes I see in
the
>> store work even though they do not mention upgrading
from
>> XP Home operating system to XP pro? Thanks Stephen
>
>
>.
>

[Stephen]

Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>It works.
>
>"Stephen Zavell" > wrote in message
...
>> I want to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro so my operating
>> system matches my office system. When I look at the XP
Pro
>> upgrade boxes it mentions several past operating systems
>> it will upgrade but XP Home is not one of them. The
>> Mircosoft Web site seems to indicate this upgrade can be
>> done. DO I need a special Upgrade Pro copy to
>> upgrade?....or will the XP Pro upgrade boxes I see in
the
>> store work even though they do not mention upgrading
from
>> XP Home operating system to XP pro? Thanks Stephen
>
>
>.
>

[Stephen]

Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>It works.
>
>"Stephen Zavell" > wrote in message
...
>> I want to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro so my operating
>> system matches my office system. When I look at the XP
Pro
>> upgrade boxes it mentions several past operating systems
>> it will upgrade but XP Home is not one of them. The
>> Mircosoft Web site seems to indicate this upgrade can be
>> done. DO I need a special Upgrade Pro copy to
>> upgrade?....or will the XP Pro upgrade boxes I see in
the
>> store work even though they do not mention upgrading
from
>> XP Home operating system to XP pro? Thanks Stephen
>
>
>.
>

[Stephen]

Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>The retail XP Pro upgrade will work fine to upgrade XP
Home. They didn't
>put it on the box because I guess they didn't really
think about that
>scenario. It works fine and is an easy upgrade to
perform.
>
>--
>Tom Porterfield
>Windows XP / Smart Display MVP
>http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support
>
>Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.
>
>"Stephen Zavell" > wrote in message
...
>> I want to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro so my operating
>> system matches my office system. When I look at the XP
Pro
>> upgrade boxes it mentions several past operating systems
>> it will upgrade but XP Home is not one of them. The
>> Mircosoft Web site seems to indicate this upgrade can be
>> done. DO I need a special Upgrade Pro copy to
>> upgrade?....or will the XP Pro upgrade boxes I see in
the
>> store work even though they do not mention upgrading
from
>> XP Home operating system to XP pro? Thanks Stephen
>
>
>.
>

[Stephen]

Thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>The retail XP Pro upgrade will work fine to upgrade XP
Home. They didn't
>put it on the box because I guess they didn't really
think about that
>scenario. It works fine and is an easy upgrade to
perform.
>
>--
>Tom Porterfield
>Windows XP / Smart Display MVP
>http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tp.porterfield/support
>
>Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.
>
>"Stephen Zavell" > wrote in message
...
>> I want to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro so my operating
>> system matches my office system. When I look at the XP
Pro
>> upgrade boxes it mentions several past operating systems
>> it will upgrade but XP Home is not one of them. The
>> Mircosoft Web site seems to indicate this upgrade can be
>> done. DO I need a special Upgrade Pro copy to
>> upgrade?....or will the XP Pro upgrade boxes I see in
the
>> store work even though they do not mention upgrading
from
>> XP Home operating system to XP pro? Thanks Stephen
>
>
>.
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You're welcome.

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
----
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Stephen" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You're welcome.

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
----
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Stephen" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks