Re: Upgrading to Retail WinXP Pro on top of an OEM Installation of

well your good to go then
If you have a problem on an individual PC, try disabling the Firewall first,
at least you know then its a firewall config isssue

"Shyster" <Shyster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Again, thank you very much! The individual firewalls are through the
anti-virus software, not the Windows default, and the router does NAT.

Also, I've taken more of a look at that website you linked to, and that
looks like a fantastic resource, with references for both beginners like
myself as well as for experienced admins. I'm really grateful for your
help.

Shyster

"DL" wrote:

With Firewalls on the individual PC's, preferably those that block in &
out
as apposed to Win default firewall that only blocks in, and a NAT router
you
should be fine

"Shyster" <Shyster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks. I'll take a look-see through the site - at a first glance, it
looks
like it should be technical enough (or more so) for me. The firewall
is
another aspect I haven't finished thinking through yet (actually, I've
barely
begun) - I was thinking (in very broad-brush terms) about setting up
the
surplus desktop I'm going to be using as a general-purpose server
machine
to
also act as a firewall. Right now internet comes through cable and
feeds
into a wireless router that the other computers connect to - the
principal
defenses being the ISP (hee, hee), the router itself (a Belkin G-plus
MIMO,
with MAC filtering, for what it's worth), and each computer's
individual
firewalls/anti-virus (which I've managed to have play nice with each
other,
so far).

By the way, I must say that I'm very grateful for your timely help.
Thanks.

Shyster

"DL" wrote:

You might try this - I havent used it
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/

Your main issues maybe Firewall related, depending on what Firewall
you
use

"Shyster" <Shyster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Again, thanks for the quick reply. Since I (obviously) know next to
nothing,
would you by any chance have any useful references to hand that I
might
consult - my experience level in general is probably best
characterized
as
advanced beginner, with a like for detailed explanation of what's
going
on
as
opposed to glib cut-n-paste recipe booklets.

Regards,

Shyster

"DL" wrote:

Theres no reason to upgrade to Pro simply to run on a network
I currently have a network of win2kpro, winxppro, winxphome (sony)
&
Vista
Business also media server box all via a netgear wired/wireless
print
server
router.
They all run together without a problem, its just that initial
setup
requires manual config on the earlier o/s rather than a wizard

"Shyster" <Shyster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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DL,

Thanks for the quick response; I really appreciate the help. I
do
have
the
original Sony CDs (which give me a circa-2003 factory-fresh
install;
not a
lot of fun since using them ends up requiring about two nights of
serial
updating); however, as my parenthetical indicates, relying on
them
is a
pain
so I've gone to making hdd images I can restore from instead.

I am contemplating going to WinXP Pro for networking reasons,
although
I
haven't made up my mind yet; I asked now primarily so that I have
an
idea
of
the parameters I have to work within.

Basically, I have an old desktop running WinXP Pro that I would
like
to
use
as the foundation of a small network, as well as a file server
and
internal
http server. I will be getting a new laptop for myself in a
month
or
so
which will come with WinXP Pro installed (still a few sellers
left
who
offer
WinXP ;^) ). That leaves two other computers unaccounted for
that
currently run WinXP Home Edition - my wife's laptop and one other
system.
The last system I'm not too worried about - it could be put to
use
or
it
could gather dust as far as I'm concerned.

Thus, unless I upgrade my wife's laptop from WinXP H-E to WinXP
Pro,
her
system will be the odd computer out in what would otherwise be a
WinXP
Pro
network. I did find the earlier post from 2004 by Carrie Frisch
with
the
link to the MS knowledgebase article on setting up a network with
WinXP
H-E
(which I haven't read through yet, but I will later today), so I
will
explore
the possibility of setting up a network with what I've got (I'm
not
quite
as
dumb as I sometimes seem, and would prefer to avoid unnecessary
costs
if
avoidance is reasonable). However, in the event that I decide
that
I
want
to
have a uniform network with all systems on the same OS, I would
need
to
upgrade my wife's WinXP H-E to WinXP Pro. Since her system is
the
Sony
with
the OEM license for WinXP H-E, and since I know that the rules
for
plain-vanilla individual retail licenses don't always apply in
exactly
the
same way to OEM licenses, I wanted to check to see if the upgrade
path
was
feasible - that way, if it turned out to be nonfeasible, I would
know
that
I
needed to come up with alternate arrangements before I sank too
much
in
the
way of time or money into setting up an all WinXP Pro network.

Cheers,

Shyster

"DL" wrote:

A retail upgrade will work, I assume you have origonal Sony cd's
in
case
you
should ever need to reinstall your upgrade, if you dont you wont
be
able
to
reinstal
I assume you need Pro for networking/Domain reasons

"Shyster" <Shyster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have a sony laptop that came with a pre-installed copy of
WinXP
Home
Edition - obviously, an OEM license.

I would now like to upgrade the OS to WinXP Professional and
need
to
know
if
I can simply purchase a retail upgrade package for WinXP
Professional,
or
if
I will be required to purchase a new retail license for WinXP
Professional.

As far as I know, at this late date, the OEM (Sony) doesn't
provide
any
sort
of upgrade path such as this, I no longer get any active
support
from
Sony
(it's been 5 years since I bought the system), and I have no
desire
to
do
any
more business than is absolutely necessary with Sony regarding
this
laptop.

So, my question is, briefly, can I install a retail upgrade
license
for
WinXP Pro on top of my original OEM installation of WinXP Home
Edition,
or
must a purchase an entirely new retail license for WinXP Pro?














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