Re: Xp Home to XP Pro Question?

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"Mike Hall \(MS-MVP\)" <mike.hall.mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>I have a feeling that if you take the 'upgrade' route, then the XP Home will
>be inextricably tied to XP Pro.. no doubt somebody will correct me if I am
>wrong in thinking this.. personally, I don't see how it could be, but I have
>heard otherwise..

As it is a Retail Full Install version of Pro there should be no need
for an "upgraded from" license even though the actual install was done
as an upgrade.

I believe that in this specific instance the Retail XP Home license
could be legitimately reused on another computer.

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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