Re: Upgrade Available to Media Center Edition?

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From: Cari \(MS-MVP\) (Newsgroups1_at_coribright.com)
Date: 03/14/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:40:18 -0800

There is no upgrade from Home or Pro to XP Media Center 2005... it needs a
clean installation. In addition there is no retail copy of MCE... it is
only available on a new PC or as an OEM edition (software that is not
supported by Microsoft and must be purchased with a piece of hardware). 

-- 
Cari (MS-MVP)
Printing & Imaging
In Loving Memory of our dear friend Alex Nichol MVP
"El" <El@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:792CA405-2718-48FC-AEC1-1C51A68E4863@microsoft.com...
> Is there an upgrade available for purchase from Windows XP to Windows 
> Media
> Center Edition?  I see an upgrade available from XP Home to XP 
> Professional,
> but not the Media Center Edition.  My computer is less than 45 days old. 
> LOL.
>
> I understand that normal Windows XP Home Edition can let you watch and
> record TV, and record onto DVD, so I really don't see much of a difference 
> in
> functionality.
>
> If not, why not?
>
> Thanks!  :-)
>
> Model-Behavior
>
>

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