Re: upgrade or re-install?

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Does this mean it can not be used in a home network...?...I have a new box
with Media Center XP...but the salesman didn't mention you can't use this in
a home network ?

I have now W2000 cabled to the router..and three other PCs/Notebooks set up
on wireless network...by not being able to "join" a domain...do you mean the
network will not recognize the new PC if I use it...?...It's still in the
box so I can return it...I want to be able to use it with my home workgroup
tho ?

But I also want to be able to use some of the features of Media Center and
the included tuner card/graphics/video editing...etc

thanks, Tim

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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MediaCenter wrote:
Hi,
Just a quick question - is it possible to "upgrade" Windows XP Media
Center
edition to Professional edition? or have to re-install?
Thanks,




To be more accurate, it's a "downgrade," and the only way to do it
would be to format the hard drive and start fresh.

WinXP Media Center Edition is a _superset_ (iow, it does
_everything_ WinXP Pro can do (except join a domain), plus contains
additional multi-media features) of WinXP Pro.

Windows XP Media Center Edition Home
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ehome/default.asp


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