Re: Xp Home to XP Pro Question?
- From: "\"old\" devildog" <teyoungATmchsiDOTcom>
- Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:10:13 -0500
Know what you mean. I still like the classic start menu. I guess I used '98
for too long. I may even be brain dead by now. Lets see I have owned and
used Windows 1.0, 3.1, NT, '95, ' and now XP. I skipped the ME, '2000
upgrades as I felt the OS was not what I wanted. In fact my company never
sold a single copy of ME or 2000. They didn't "play" well with the graphics
design software we sold. As well as Boeing, Beechcraft, and Lear wanted
nothing to do with these OS's from MS. When I sold out and retired, XP was
just getting to SP1 and we had not even attempted to try it on the special
software we were using at the time. Now I understand they are installing and
using quite well XP Pro with zero problems. Retirement at 51 is not that
bad. I have invested the profits from the sale and I can expect to have a
nice monthly income for the next 30 years easily. Let me see, I started the
company from my home in '92 with a $500 bonus check (from the now failed
company I worked for then) and sold out in late 2002 for just a little over
20,000 times that much. Not a bad investment of $500. I sold out to my
employees. They help build the company over the years and I felt they should
benefit from the profits after I retired. They tell me busseness is booming
as they have branched out to knew types of hardware and software.
"old" devildog
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"Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mike.hall.mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| Set it up in 'classic' mode.. that way, they will recognise more of it
than
| if you give them the XP theme.. it will also run faster.. I wouldn't have
| mine any other way..
|
| --
| Mike Hall
| MVP - Windows Shell/User
|
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| ""old" devildog" <teyoungATmchsiDOTcom> wrote in message
| news:OCojSCwoFHA.860@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Thanks for the input Ron.
| > Like I had hoped, The XP Pro license is now on the OS on my computer,
and
| > that frees up the XP Home for legal use on another computer.
| >
| > Now all I have to ask myself, is it worth the 6 hour one way drive to
put
| > XP
| > Home on my parents computer, and the phone calls everyday for the next 6
| > months to a year till they get it down. Well at least it will give them
| > something new to do for a while, and as long as they call every day I
| > worry
| > less about them at their ages.
| >
| > Now I just need to order the new MOB, processor, HD and power supply. In
| > fact I think I will even get them a cable modem and pay for the monthly
| > connection to get them off of dail-up and on to broadband. Their cable
| > company requires XP Home as a minimum to use their services. Win'98SE
is
| > not allowed due to what they called "security" problems.
| >
| > Anyway thanks again for the input. I am aiming to do the upgrade this
| > weekend.
| >
| > "old" devildog
| > -- Simper Fi --
| > ______________________________________
| > Murphy's Laws about War:
| >
| > Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than yourself.
| > If you are short of everything but the enemy, you are in a combat zone.
| > Remember if the enemy is within range, so are you.
| > Professional soldiers are very predictable; too bad the world is full of
| > dangerous amateurs.
| > ______________________________________
| >
| > "Ron Martell" <ron.martell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:6el4g1p590ev878d22i6ihv7kguri32ken@xxxxxxxxxx
| > | "\"old\" devildog" <teyoungATmchsiDOTcom> wrote:
| > |
| > | >A Question to the MVP's
| > | >
| > | >I have a legally purchased XP Home w/SP2 full retail running right
now
| > (it
| > | >has passed WGA). I won't bother you with all the details of why, but
MS
| > has
| > | >just shipped to me a full retail XP Pro w/SP2 at no charge. The
| > original
| > XP
| > | >Home SP1 OEM that came on the computer was wiped out along with the
| > crapware
| > | >Gateway included with a reformat and clean install of the Home SP2
six
| > | >months ago. Should I just backup to my D: drive and do a clean
install
| > of
| > | >Pro or do a back up and do a repair install over the XP Home? Of
course
| > | >using the new Product Key on the XP Pro folder. I know that SP2 has
to
| > be
| > | >present on the repair CD to match what is already present on the
| > computer.
| > | >Since both the XP Home and XP Pro boxes are SP2 this shouldn't be a
| > problem,
| > | >right?
| > | >
| > | >I know a clean install will require me to reinstall of all of my
| > software
| > | >again (I would hate doing all of the software upgrades that will have
| > to
| > be
| > | >preformed to most of my software). Will a repair install with XP Pro
CD
| > be
| > | >the easiest way of doing it? Or is that not an option?
| > | >
| > | >Also with the XP Home no longer being used will I be able to use the
XP
| > Home
| > | >on another computer. Remember the XP Home was a full retail purchase
| > and
| > not
| > | >an upgrade. Will the XP Home Key be tied to the XP Pro if I just do a
| > repair
| > | >install and not be usable on another computer?
| > | >
| > | >I do have a use for the XP Home if it is legal to do so. And before I
| > am
| > | >asked, no I will not be placing for sale either version of XP.
| > | >
| > | >"old" devildog
| > |
| > |
| > | You should be able to just install your new XP Pro as an upgrade of
| > | the installed XP Home, thereby preserving all of your installed
| > | applications, configuration settings, and user data files.
| > |
| > | Because the new XP Pro is a Retail Full Install version there is no
| > | licensing requirement to have a previous license for the "upgraded
| > | from" product. Therefore your existing XP Home retail license should
| > | be freed up by the installation of Pro, and you would be free to move
| > | that Home license to whatever other computer you wish to use it on.
| > |
| > | Good luck
| > |
| > | Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
| > | --
| > | Microsoft MVP
| > | On-Line Help Computer Service
| > | http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
| > |
| > | In memory of a dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
| > | http://aumha.org/alex.htm
| >
| >
|
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