Re: Trying to switch from Windows XP Home to Windows XP Profession

Olympusman wrote:

So if you think its a hardware problem what do you suggest I do?


You say "My computer keeps crashing as of late." Please provide the details
of the error message(s) you get. When I say I think it's a hardware error,
that's just a guess based on the limited information you've provided. It's
difficult to diagnose at a distance, but it's especially hard without any
real information.

I should also mention that my skills are mostly in software, and I lay no
claims to being a hardware expert. If your problem *is* hardware-related,
somebody else here might be better able to help you than me. But post the
details first

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

Olympusman wrote:

I would like to take off home and go to professional. I am not
having any problems with professional and i have the same software
on my work computer as my home computer. I also have IE7 on my work
computer.


Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional are *exactly* the same in
stability, because they are exactly the same at their core. the only
difference is that XP Professional has some extra features, mostly
related to networking and security. Unless you need or want those
extra features, going from Home to Professional is a waste of time
and money. It will do nothing for you. Look elsewhere for the source
of your problems.

If you work computer is stable and your home computer is not, there
are several possibilities for what the difference is, but the two
that are most likely are

1. Hardware issues on the home computer

2. Malware issues on the home computer.

Despite the anti-virus and anti-spyware software you have run, the
possibility remains that you are infected. However, my guess is that
a hardware issue is most likely.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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"Leonard Grey" wrote:

What, exactly, do you wish to do?

---
Leonard Grey
Since no one was buying 'Earl Grey'

Olympusman wrote:
My computer keeps crashing as of late. Whenever I use the
internet it doesnt fail. This started happening after I upgraded
from IE6 to IE7. At this point I have tried everything from
Norton, Symantec, Spybot and etc. I am not finding any viruses.
I also cannot locate my Windows XP Home CD. But the system is
slower and I was told that if I try to switch back to Windows ME
which is the original system that I have to take off IE& first.
Then from there I can upgrade to XP Professional and then upgrade
to IE7 again. Does anyone know if this is correct? If it is not
can someone give me the correct way to accomplish the task and
get my computer back on the right track again? Thank you!!!


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