Upgrading XP Home to XP Pro

[Rick]

Can the full version of XP Pro be used to upgrade XP Home?

[Nicholas]

Only if its a "retail version" and not an "OEM version".

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| Can the full version of XP Pro be used to upgrade XP Home?

[Ken Blake]

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> Can the full version of XP Pro be used to upgrade XP Home?


Yes. However the OEM version (which many people confuse with the
full version) can *not*.

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[rifleman]

In ,
Ken Blake > contemplated the little bit
of fluff in his navel and typed:
> "Rick" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Can the full version of XP Pro be used to upgrade XP Home?
>
>
> Yes. However the OEM version (which many people confuse with the
> full version) can *not*.

But the OEM version CAN be used in a clean install......

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[Ken Blake]

"rifleman" > wrote in message
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> In ,
> Ken Blake > contemplated
the little bit
> of fluff in his navel and typed:
> > "Rick" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >> Can the full version of XP Pro be used to upgrade XP Home?
> >
> >
> > Yes. However the OEM version (which many people confuse with
the
> > full version) can *not*.
>
> But the OEM version CAN be used in a clean install......
>
> --
> (I may be wrong...I usually am....)


No, you're right. But if it can't be used for an upgrade, that
leaves nothing that it can do but a clean installation.

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[JimsPuter98]

Why upgrade from home to pro? (I am trying to decide which one to get)

Jim

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"Rick" > wrote in message
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> Can the full version of XP Pro be used to upgrade XP Home?

[rifleman]

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> Why upgrade from home to pro? (I am trying to decide which one to get)
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>> Can the full version of XP Pro be used to upgrade XP Home?

the major difference is that you cannot join a domain in Home, otherwise for
the home user there is no visible difference.

HTH

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[Ken Blake]

In , JimsPuter98
wrote:

> Why upgrade from home to pro? (I am trying to decide which one
to get)


If you're a home user, Home is very likely the one to get. The
two are actually identical in all respects, except that
Professional has a few features (mostly related to networking and
security) missing from Home. For most (but not all) home users,
these features aren't needed, would never be used, and buying
Professional instead of Home is a waste of money.

Buy Professional only if you need or want one or more of these
features.

For details go to

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

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

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


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[Sharon F]

On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 11:24:15 -0500, "JimsPuter98" >
wrote:

>Why upgrade from home to pro? (I am trying to decide which one to get)
>
>Jim

If you need or want the features in Pro that aren't in Home, you would
obviously buy XP Pro instead. Some of those features:
- Internet Information Servers: a personal web server; good to have if
for developing websites.
- ASR: Automatic System Recovery. Not a knock-your-socks-off full system
recovery program but it's functional and is included in Pro.
- Remote Desktop: connect to your home or office computer to access its
resources
- Group policy: security control is better overall in XP Pro. XP home is
limited to "simple file sharing."

Those are just a few differences. Here's a llink to an article that will
lead to more information about choosing the right XP for your needs:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

Sharon F
MS MVP [Shell/User]