Re: Upgrade from XP home edition to XP Professional

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From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Mon, 09 Aug 2004 02:10:43 -0600

In article <1EC31B65-831E-45DA-807B-1FBFED6C235C@microsoft.com>,
"Michael" <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have just recently bought an acer 3000l that has XP home edition, with
>bluetooth, IR Port etc. However, I need to be on our work network. because of
>the home edition, I am unable to see the server and share files with my work
>colleagues. As a result, a friend told me that i could upgrade to XP
>professional in order to be able to use my office network properly. could you
>therefore advice me on how I can obtain patches for this upgrade that will
>enable me to get the full functionality of networking?

Are you sure that you need to upgrade? XP Home Edition can't join a
domain or log into a domain, but it can access domain resources. For
details, please see these sites:

Windows XP Home : Accessing data on a Domain Server
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxphdoms.htm

Windows XP in a Domain Environment
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/overviews/xpindomain.asp

If you need to upgrade, buy a Windows XP Professional upgrade CD
(available at computer stores, office supply stores, etc) and run it
on your computer. There are no patches or downloadable files that can
do the upgrade. 

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