Re: upgrade from win 98
From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 08/12/04
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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 15:37:04 -0700
In news:52c901c480b7$8bf61fb0$a501280a@phx.gbl,
anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> "By the way, are you sure you need XP Professional rather
> than XP Home?"
>
> Am I sure? No, but I am setting up a fairly decent gaming
> system for online games and have read a few boards
> recomending XP Pro because it handles the network traffic
> better.
Nope, not true. There should be no difference.
> Oh and thanks for the response...good news for me.
You're welcome. Glad to help.
-- Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User Please reply to the newsgroup >>-----Original Message----- >>In news:550401c480b4$2550d6e0$a401280a@phx.gbl, >>gimp <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> typed: >> >>>I understand that win 98 qualifies for an upgrade to win >>> xp pro. >> >> >>Yes. >> >> >>> If I have a old comp I am retiring and a new box >>> I am building can I put win 98 on the new comp without >>> violating the liscense? >> >> >>If it's a retail version yes. If it's an OEM version, no; that >>would be a license violation. >> >>But it's not necessary, see below. >> >> >>> Better yet will a upgrade version >>> of xp pro install on the new box that I built without >>> installing win 98 first? >> >> >>Yes. The requirement to use an upgrade version is to *own* a >>previous qualifying version's installation CD (with an OEM >>restore CD, see below), not to have it installed. When setup >>doesn't find a previous qualifying version installed, it will >>prompt you to insert its CD as proof of ownership. Just insert >>the previous version's CD, and follow the prompts. Everything >>proceeds quite normally and quite legitimately. >>You can also do a clean install if you have an OEM restore CD >>of >>a previous qualifying version. It's more complicated, but it >>*can* be done. First restore from the Restore CD. Then run the >>XP >>upgrade CD from within that restored system, and change from >>Upgrade to New Install. When it asks where, press Esc to delete >>the partition and start over. >> >> >>> It would be a shame to clutter >>> up the new system with a OS that I plan on removing right >>> away. >> >> >>Right, and it's completely unnecessary. >> >> >>> Or, do I need to buy a brand new full version? Would like >>> to avoid spending $300 on a new copy of win xp pro if I >>> can use my old win 98 in some way to upgrade. >> >> >>By the way, are you sure you need XP Professional rather than >>XP >>Home? XP Professional and XP Home are exactly the same in all >>respects, except that Professional has a few features (mostly >>related to networking and security) missing from Home. For most >>(but not all) home users, these features aren't needed, would >>never be used, and buying Professional instead of Home is a >>waste >>of money. >>For details go to >> >>http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.as p >> >>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp >> >>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2 .asp >> >>Also note that Professional allows ten concurrent network >>connections, and Home only five. >> >> >>-- >>Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User >>Please reply to the newsgroup >> >> >>.
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