Re: Windows XP Home Edition -> Windows XP Professional?
- From: "Rock" <Rock@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 15:01:45 -0700
"Elian" wrote
"Bob I" wrote
Elian wrote:
I am planning upgrading Windows XP Home with Windows XP Professional.
I have a laptop PC, Packard Bell EasyNote R, that came with Windows XP Home Edition installed. Will I have any problems if I install Pro? I mean both application/OS problems and legal? Note: Both XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional are genuine.
Do you have any links on the Web
Will I save programs like MSN or should I install them again?
Is Windows XP Professional more stable than Home?
Do you need the domain joining features of Pro? Or the encryption capabilities? If not, what is the purpose? A retail copy of Pro can perform the Upgrade install without issues, but backup important files in the case of a gotcha! Pro and Home are equally "stable"
Well, I don't need the XP Professional capabilities stated by you right NOW, but in the future I think that maybe I'll need any of them. As of stability, I've read a lot of Internet resources stating that XP Home Edition is a stripped-down version of XP Professional and has more security holes than it. Is this true?
XP Home and Pro are the same in core functionality. XP Pro has some features such as the ability to join a domain, EFS file encryption, and the ability to set file and folder permissions without going into safe mode which is needed for XP Home. Other than the feature differences the two OSs are the same in terms of stability and the ability to keep the OS secure from malware.
If things are running well now and you have no need for these particular features of Pro, don't bother with the upgrade.
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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
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