Re: Upgrading from XP Home to XP Pro
- From: "witam" <witam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 21:43:02 -0700
So, is it possible for me -- I just bought a DELL Latitude D610 with XP Home
already installed on it -- to change to our XP Pro SP1? The XP Pro is what
we have at the office, but I didn't want to pay for a new version with the
new laptop as we already have the volume license. When I try to install the
XP Pro, I'm told that I cannot because the Pro is an older version than the
Home.
"Star Fleet Admiral Q" wrote:
> If you want "a cheap desktop" for the office, and it comes with XP Home,
> then the XP Pro 32-bit is just fine. There is a XP Pro 64-bit, but it runs
> on 64-bit hardware, which wouldn't be "a cheap desktop" by normal standards.
> Now, the XP Pro Upgrade you buy, could be older than the XP Home that's on
> the "cheap desktop" - in other words the "cheap desktop" if bought new, will
> most likely have XP Home SP2, where the XP Pro Upgrade you buy, may be SP2,
> but odds it could be SP1 or no service pack at all - but don't fret,
> downloading SP2 from Microsoft (240MB) and a small utility (AutoStreamer)
> and as long as you have a CD burner, you can make a slipstreamed version of
> XP Pro Upgrade with SP2 - which will do an upgrade of XP Home SP2.
>
> --
>
> Star Fleet Admiral Q @ your Service!
>
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> "Shannon" <Shannon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:677B0643-491F-4FE1-8945-0C6BB8D15505@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I need a cheap desktop for the office. They all come with XP Home. When
> > seaching Bizrate.com for a good price on an XP Pro upgrade, I noticed one
> > said "not compatible with 64 bit systems" Was this just an old version of
> > XP
> > Pro upgrade? Or do I need to avoid buying a 64 bit desktop?
> > Thank you.
> > --
> > Gig ''em!
>
>
>
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