Re: Trying to upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro--need Upgrade Advisor on CD
From: Rick \ (rick_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/10/04
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Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 05:10:42 -0400
Hi,
Borrow a friend's WinXP Pro CD and run the advisor on it.
Chances are, you will be fine, as XP supports many laptops "out of the box".
However, it would be in your best interest to check with the laptop
manufacturer for the availability of any needed proprietary drivers for the
hardware in use. There may be none needed, but they are your best source of
information. The Home-to-Pro upgrade is a one-way ticket, there is no
uninstall option, so you want to be sure before you proceed.
Frankly, as the system was designed for WinXP, you will probably be fine,
but it doesn't hurt to check first.
-- Best of Luck, Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby! http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/ Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org "ARD" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:73DDD4D7-5A1D-40BE-9920-674284E1A113@microsoft.com... > Frustrated consumer newbie here... I've exhausted my options trying to > find answers on microsoft.com and I'm hoping that maybe a MS employee in > the know is trolling these newsgroups.... > > I am interested in upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro. I followed the > procedures posted here: > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/default.asp. I > qualify for the upgrade. My computer has the proper system requirements. > Now I want to go and check software and hardware compatibility. I am > directed to > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/checkcompat.asp > and I click on "Use the Upgrade Advisor" since I really just want to find > The site kindly tells me that the file is very large and will require a > broadband connection. But I don't have a broadband connection. > > So... is there an option to get this Upgrade advisor on CD? Is there > another utility within my XP Home OS that will allow me to do this and > then submit the results to microsoft via the Internet? How do I make sure > that if I upgrade my home laptop (and my only computer) to XP Pro, the > software programs currently installed on my computer will still work? > > Thanks in advance for any assistance/guidance/redirection provided.
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