How do I upgrade from Win. XP Home to Win.XP Pro.

[Andrew]

Tried to upgrade from XP HOME to XP PRO.
Message states doesn't support upgrade from XP Home .
Would like to upgrade & retain all data & Programs.

 

[Og]

"Andrew" <andrewrl@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Tried to upgrade from XP HOME to XP PRO.
> Message states doesn't support upgrade from XP Home .
> Would like to upgrade & retain all data & Programs.
>
>

You would receive such a message if you were trying to
upgrade using an OEM CD.
Steve

 

[John John]

What kind of Windows XP CD are you trying to use to do the upgrade? Is
it an upgrade CD? A full retail CD? An OEM CD? Where did you obtain
this CD?

It sounds to me like you are trying to perform an upgrade with an OEM
CD, OEMs cannot do upgrades, they can only do clean installs.

John

Andrew wrote:

> Tried to upgrade from XP HOME to XP PRO.
> Message states doesn't support upgrade from XP Home .
> Would like to upgrade & retain all data & Programs.
>
>

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 01:29:15 -0500, "Andrew" <andrewrl@verizon.net>
wrote:

> Tried to upgrade from XP HOME to XP PRO.
> Message states doesn't support upgrade from XP Home .
> Would like to upgrade & retain all data & Programs.



What kind of a CD are you using? Retail Full and Retail Upgrade CDs
can do upgrades, but OEM CDs can not. Perhaps you are trying to use an
OEM CD.

Are you sure you want to do this? Are you aware that XP Home and
Professional are identical except that Professional includes a few
features (mostly related to security and networking) missing from
Home? Most home users don't need and would never use these extra
features and will see no benefits by upgrading.

For details go to

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp>

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

Also note another point, not included in any of the above:
Professional allows ten concurrent network connections, and Home only
five.


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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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