Re: Upgrade Home to Pro

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From: LVTravel (none_at_nothere.com)
Date: 09/03/04 

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 22:58:24 -0400

Yes to just about all your statements (it will upgrade, things SHOULD work
as before, it has more file security and can log onto a domain but unless
you need the features it is not worth upgrading, it will see Home as a
qualifying upgrade path even though the box doesn't state it.) After you
install Pro over Home you will have to redo any SP installations you have
done in the past.

Now, do you really need to do the upgrade? Read the features between the
two to help you decide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.mspx

"Terry" <terry5000@ihatespam,verizon.net> wrote in message
news:sbQZc.4121$Ep4.3374@trnddc01...
> I'm going to upgrade XP Home to XP Pro. Can I just run it as an upgrade
or
> do I need to format the drive and do a clean install? Will everything
work
> the same as before? Is Pro just an XP with a few more features in it? If
> I boot to the Pro install disk, will it see the Home version as an older
> version and automatically try to upgrade?
> Thanks.

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