Can you put Pro upgrade over full version Home?

More clarification:

1 new computer - want to buy Home Ed. and use as a base to
upgrade Pro (so this computer will have Home Ed. on it
only as a means to upgrade to Pro). Therefore this
computer will use COA from Pro version.

2nd old computer - want to install the Home Ed. into this
computer and use Home Ed. as main os. This computer will
use COA from Home Ed.

I guess I'm asking if I can just install the Home Ed. as a
base into new computer, without registering, in order to
then install Pro version. I will then reinstall Home Ed.
into 2nd computer, but register using the COA that came
with it.

Do you follow? Tiger


-----Original Message-----
Yeah, I kind of missed the Canadian part... Really, I am
not sure about
purchasing software from the US. I do not see a reason
why you cannot.

Can I buy 1 full version of Home Ed. and 1 Home upgrade
and use these on both of my computers (2 different COAs
on
2 different computers)?

Do you mean 1 full version of home ed. and 1 pro upgrade
on the same pc.
Yes, can do that without a problem...

Good Luck!
--
Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, A+, Network+,
i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI
"tiger" wrote in message
...
Thanks - you might have missed in my other post that I
am
Canadian, so the prices seem to be much higher over
here.
Would you know if we are allowed to purchase US
software?

Also, here is another scenario since you've been so
helpful:


Thanks,Tiger

-----Original Message-----
I am looking at one cd right now. It is a
Gateway "Operating System --
Windows XP -- Home Edition" cd. It is not a hologram
cd. I
do own the hologram cds as well. And all came with a
COA.
In regards to the
price of Windows XP Professional, it sell for $299 at
Best Buy
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?
id=1051806637688&skuId=4272307&type=product

And Windows XP Home is $199. Then you tack on another
$199 for the
Professional upgrade. That $400 plus tax right there.
Hope that helps!

--
Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, A+, Network+,
i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI
"tiger" wrote in
message
...
Can you elaborate please - in reference to rep not
knowing
what he was talking about? Are you saying that OEM
sources can be burned onto CD? According to the
Microsoft
website all Windows products must come with both a:
COA
and hologram CD, period.

In regards to buying XP Pro full version - this is
close
to $450.00 + tax by itself, and then we still need to
buy
the upgrade version at $300.00 + tax (total $800.00)
to
put into second computer. We don't think that the 2nd
computer needs Pro as well, so we thought why not buy
the
full version of Home for $300.00 and then by Pro
upgrade
for $300.00 ($600.00). Want to do everything
properly,
but looking to save some money as we might be out the
$160.00 as well for the burned OEM version that our
computer guy sold to us. Looking at all suggestions,
thanks.

Please explain your Microsoft reference, Tiger

-----Original Message-----
Why not purchase the full version of Windows XP Pro
instead of doing the
upgrade path? It would be cheapier, less time, and
less
hassle...

Do you think that he said this in reference to my
actual computer guy
(small time store) because he knew that I hadn't
purchased a major OEM
computer package?

No, I do not believe that. What I do believe is that
the
rep did not know
what her/she was talking about... I am never going
to
get
awarded MVP if I
keep that up! lol...

--
Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, A+, Network+,
i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI
"tiger" wrote in
message
...
Thanks for your time. Just to clarify - Actually
we
are
hoping that our computer guy will refund us our
money
tomorrow so that we can go and purchase 2 new
Windows
programs (Home Ed. full version, and Pro version)
from a
retail outlet such as Costco or Best Buy. This
way
we
don't have to worry about anything and we will not
have
any illegal software. It means that we will have
to
wipe
our system clean, but if it has to be done, it has
to be
done. That being said, can we do it this way?

In response to your hologram CD info, Microsoft
today
told
me that all OEM CDs must be hologram, but of
course
we
all
know that Dell, EMachines, etc... get permission
from
Microsoft to imprint their own CDs.
Thanks again, Tiger

-----Original Message-----
I remember reading and, I believe answer some of
your
posts yesterday. I
just looked back today over your posts and I must
say
that I am sorry for
the trouble you must be going through! First off,
let
me
say this about the
illegitimate cd -- and obviously you have
figured it
out,
the cd does not
have to be a hologram cd to be legit. The only
time
you
will run into a
hologram cd is if you purchase the cd in stores
or
from a
computer company
like you thought you did with your last computer
guy.
Here is your ammo for
you computer guy -- if you purchased windows xp
from
him,
you purchased the
cd and license, period.

Now your first post was, "Can I put the new
windows
xp
cd
on my old
computer?" The answer to that is no. The problem
is
not
the cd mind you. The
problem is that both your old computer's and new
computer's windows product
number has already been used.

So now you are thinking of installing Win XP home
edition
on the old
computer and upgrading it to XP Pro? Yes this
can be
done
without a problem.
My quetion is, did you purchase an upgrade
windows
xp
professional cd? if
so, then yes you can upgrade. If not, and you are
planning on using the same
windows xp cd that came with your new computer,
then
no.

No here is the kicker to the whole mess. I run
into
clients whos hard drive
has crashed on them and they need replacing. I
replace
there hard drives and
use the windows xp cd with there product key to
install
windows xp on their
new hard drives. It comes back and tells me that
this
product has already
been register. I call the 800 number of Microsoft
and
they give me another
key. This has happened probably a dozen times or
so
in
the past year.

--
Michael D. Alligood
MCSA, MCP, A+, Network+,
i-Net+, CIW A, CIW CI
"tiger" wrote
in
message
...
We have received lots of help tonight with our
Windows
XP
software problem, so here is another question.
We
have 2
home computers - we want Pro on our new
computer,
and
Home
Ed. on 2nd computer. Here is my husband's
question:

We want to put full version of Home. Ed. on 2nd
computer,
and then install it on new computer as a base
in
order
to
install Pro. Therefore, one computer will have
Pro
and
one
will have Home Ed. (full version Home, and
upgrade
version
of Pro). Can we do this?

Thanks, Tiger


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