2 versions of XP which is better?

I just bought a new laptop with XP Home; I have been using XP Pro and when I
went to install it on the new laptop a pop-up said that I was "attempting to
install an older version and I would lose the upgrades from the current
version". Now I am not sure what I will lose, what are the improvements and
differences in the software between the "2005 XP Home" vs the "2000 XP Pro"?
I would appreciate any suggestions.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...n/compare.mspx

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MVP - Windows Shell/user

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"JMH" wrote in message
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I just bought a new laptop with XP Home; I have been using XP Pro and when
I
went to install it on the new laptop a pop-up said that I was "attempting
to
install an older version and I would lose the upgrades from the current
version". Now I am not sure what I will lose, what are the improvements
and
differences in the software between the "2005 XP Home" vs the "2000 XP
Pro"?
I would appreciate any suggestions.

The newer Home probably included SP2. The Pro version you have may not
even have SP1 included with it. This is not a problem as you can get
SP2 at Windows Update. SP2 includes SP1. I'm using XP Pro version 2002
which included SP1.

What you will lose are all the Windows Updates. You'll have to start
over if you install your Pro version. You may lose any unbacked up data
also.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
JMH hunted and pecked:
I just bought a new laptop with XP Home; I have been using XP Pro and
when I went to install it on the new laptop a pop-up said that I was
"attempting to install an older version and I would lose the upgrades
from the current version". Now I am not sure what I will lose, what
are the improvements and differences in the software between the
"2005 XP Home" vs the "2000 XP Pro"? I would appreciate any
suggestions.

"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" wrote:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...n/compare.mspx

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user


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"JMH" wrote in message
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I just bought a new laptop with XP Home; I have been using XP Pro and when
I
went to install it on the new laptop a pop-up said that I was "attempting
to
install an older version and I would lose the upgrades from the current
version". Now I am not sure what I will lose, what are the improvements
and
differences in the software between the "2005 XP Home" vs the "2000 XP
Pro"?
I would appreciate any suggestions.

the newer Pro version also contacts SP2.

"Wesley Vogel" wrote in message
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The newer Home probably included SP2. The Pro version you have may not
even have SP1 included with it. This is not a problem as you can get
SP2 at Windows Update. SP2 includes SP1. I'm using XP Pro version 2002
which included SP1.

What you will lose are all the Windows Updates. You'll have to start
over if you install your Pro version. You may lose any unbacked up data
also.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ,
JMH hunted and pecked:
I just bought a new laptop with XP Home; I have been using XP Pro and
when I went to install it on the new laptop a pop-up said that I was
"attempting to install an older version and I would lose the upgrades
from the current version". Now I am not sure what I will lose, what
are the improvements and differences in the software between the
"2005 XP Home" vs the "2000 XP Pro"? I would appreciate any
suggestions.

"JMH" wrote in message
...
I just bought a new laptop with XP Home; I have been using XP Pro and when
I
went to install it on the new laptop a pop-up said that I was "attempting
to
install an older version and I would lose the upgrades from the current
version". Now I am not sure what I will lose, what are the improvements
and
differences in the software between the "2005 XP Home" vs the "2000 XP
Pro"?
I would appreciate any suggestions.

No such thing as "2005 XP Home" it is either "Windows XP Professional" or
"Windows XP Home" they're just new releases, and include Service Pack 2.