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/h...obuy/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


.