Windows XP Media Center Upgrade

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Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional? If 'yes', can it be done
using 'XP Professional Upgrade', similarly to upgrading from 'XP Home', or do
I have to use 'XP Professional Full'? ('XP Media Center' has some quirks that
I would like to be done with.)
 
Media Center in Windows XP
The final version of Windows XP Media Center Edition was 2005 Update Rollup
2 (UR2), which is basically Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2)
with the additional Media Center functionality. The main feature of Windows
Professional Edition that Media Center 2005 lacks is support for Domain
Controllers. XP MCE 2005 was the first version of Media Center that could be
bought other than on a pre-built system, but it was available only under OEM
licensing.
Windows XP Media Center 2005 runs well on relatively low-end hardware, such
as a Celeron D with integrated graphics (256 MB of video memory required to
view HDTV content). Because Vista's more intense graphics (for translucent
and glowing effects) require a more powerful computer, MCE 2005 is still
popular.





"Art" <Art@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6018295C-B24D-472F-A4D3-62CAA195B468@microsoft.com...
Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional? If 'yes', can it be done
using 'XP Professional Upgrade', similarly to upgrading from 'XP Home', or
do
I have to use 'XP Professional Full'? ('XP Media Center' has some quirks
that
I would like to be done with.)
 
Thanks for the info on XP Media Center however, my basic question is: 'Can I
use the 'XP Professional Upgrade' to upgrade 'XP Media Center' to 'XP
Professional'?

"ColTom2" wrote:

> Media Center in Windows XP
> The final version of Windows XP Media Center Edition was 2005 Update Rollup
> 2 (UR2), which is basically Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2)
> with the additional Media Center functionality. The main feature of Windows
> Professional Edition that Media Center 2005 lacks is support for Domain
> Controllers. XP MCE 2005 was the first version of Media Center that could be
> bought other than on a pre-built system, but it was available only under OEM
> licensing.
> Windows XP Media Center 2005 runs well on relatively low-end hardware, such
> as a Celeron D with integrated graphics (256 MB of video memory required to
> view HDTV content). Because Vista's more intense graphics (for translucent
> and glowing effects) require a more powerful computer, MCE 2005 is still
> popular.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Art" <Art@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6018295C-B24D-472F-A4D3-62CAA195B468@microsoft.com...
> Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional? If 'yes', can it be done
> using 'XP Professional Upgrade', similarly to upgrading from 'XP Home', or
> do
> I have to use 'XP Professional Full'? ('XP Media Center' has some quirks
> that
> I would like to be done with.)
>
>
>
 
"Art" wrote:

> Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional? If 'yes', can it be done
> using 'XP Professional Upgrade', similarly to upgrading from 'XP Home', or do
> I have to use 'XP Professional Full'? ('XP Media Center' has some quirks that
> I would like to be done with.)
 
"Art" wrote:

> Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional? If 'yes', can it be done
> using 'XP Professional Upgrade', similarly to upgrading from 'XP Home', or do
> I have to use 'XP Professional Full'? ('XP Media Center' has some quirks that
> I would like to be done with.)
 
"Art" wrote:

> Thanks for the info on XP Media Center however, my basic question is: 'Can I
> use the 'XP Professional Upgrade' to upgrade 'XP Media Center' to 'XP
> Professional'?
>
> "ColTom2" wrote:
>
> > Media Center in Windows XP
> > The final version of Windows XP Media Center Edition was 2005 Update Rollup
> > 2 (UR2), which is basically Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2)
> > with the additional Media Center functionality. The main feature of Windows
> > Professional Edition that Media Center 2005 lacks is support for Domain
> > Controllers. XP MCE 2005 was the first version of Media Center that could be
> > bought other than on a pre-built system, but it was available only under OEM
> > licensing.
> > Windows XP Media Center 2005 runs well on relatively low-end hardware, such
> > as a Celeron D with integrated graphics (256 MB of video memory required to
> > view HDTV content). Because Vista's more intense graphics (for translucent
> > and glowing effects) require a more powerful computer, MCE 2005 is still
> > popular.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Art" <Art@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6018295C-B24D-472F-A4D3-62CAA195B468@microsoft.com...
> > Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional? If 'yes', can it be done
> > using 'XP Professional Upgrade', similarly to upgrading from 'XP Home', or
> > do
> > I have to use 'XP Professional Full'? ('XP Media Center' has some quirks
> > that
> > I would like to be done with.)
> >
> >
> >
 
"keng" wrote:

>
>
> "Art" wrote:
>
> > Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional? If 'yes', can it be done
> > using 'XP Professional Upgrade', similarly to upgrading from 'XP Home', or do
> > I have to use 'XP Professional Full'? ('XP Media Center' has some quirks that
> > I would like to be done with.)
 
"ColTom2" wrote:

> Media Center in Windows XP
> The final version of Windows XP Media Center Edition was 2005 Update Rollup
> 2 (UR2), which is basically Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2)
> with the additional Media Center functionality. The main feature of Windows
> Professional Edition that Media Center 2005 lacks is support for Domain
> Controllers. XP MCE 2005 was the first version of Media Center that could be
> bought other than on a pre-built system, but it was available only under OEM
> licensing.
> Windows XP Media Center 2005 runs well on relatively low-end hardware, such
> as a Celeron D with integrated graphics (256 MB of video memory required to
> view HDTV content). Because Vista's more intense graphics (for translucent
> and glowing effects) require a more powerful computer, MCE 2005 is still
> popular.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Art" <Art@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6018295C-B24D-472F-A4D3-62CAA195B468@microsoft.com...
> Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional? If 'yes', can it be done
> using 'XP Professional Upgrade', similarly to upgrading from 'XP Home', or
> do
> I have to use 'XP Professional Full'? ('XP Media Center' has some quirks
> that
> I would like to be done with.)
>
>
>
 
Art <Art@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional?

AFAIK, Media Center is a superset of XP Pro, with the single exception
that it cannot join a domain (unless you jump through some hoops to
join it at installation time). Switching to XP Pro would get you
nothing except that capability. And, AFAIK, it would be considered a
downgrade and therefore not supported.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
 
"Art" <Art@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:47F24EBE-350F-4960-85C7-7581A75742F9@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the info on XP Media Center however, my basic question is:
> 'Can I
> use the 'XP Professional Upgrade' to upgrade 'XP Media Center' to 'XP
> Professional'?
>
> "ColTom2" wrote:
>
>> Media Center in Windows XP
>> The final version of Windows XP Media Center Edition was 2005 Update
>> Rollup
>> 2 (UR2), which is basically Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2)
>> with the additional Media Center functionality. The main feature of
>> Windows
>> Professional Edition that Media Center 2005 lacks is support for Domain
>> Controllers. XP MCE 2005 was the first version of Media Center that could
>> be
>> bought other than on a pre-built system, but it was available only under
>> OEM
>> licensing.
>> Windows XP Media Center 2005 runs well on relatively low-end hardware,
>> such
>> as a Celeron D with integrated graphics (256 MB of video memory required
>> to
>> view HDTV content). Because Vista's more intense graphics (for
>> translucent
>> and glowing effects) require a more powerful computer, MCE 2005 is still
>> popular.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Art" <Art@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:6018295C-B24D-472F-A4D3-62CAA195B468@microsoft.com...
>> Can XP Media Center be upgraded to XP Professional? If 'yes', can it be
>> done
>> using 'XP Professional Upgrade', similarly to upgrading from 'XP Home',
>> or
>> do
>> I have to use 'XP Professional Full'? ('XP Media Center' has some quirks
>> that
>> I would like to be done with.)
>>
>>
>>

No.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
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