Re: Upgrading from Home to Pro

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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 04/01/04 

Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 16:35:33 +0100

Barry Watzman wrote:

>
>Further, for about 6 months after XP came out, Microsoft had a rebate
>program for users who bought computers with XP Home pre-installed and
>wanted XP Pro. They could buy the "Home to Pro" upgrade (which, for a
>while was stocked by some retailers) and get a $50 rebate, thus making
>the cost of the ugprade $50 instead of the $100 that the "home to pro"
>upgrade listed for.

That was a short term provision - it is no longer available and has not
been for a long time now 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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