Upgrade from Windows PX home to Windows PX Professional

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I have been working with Windows XP Home for a year. My co-workers have
Windows PX professional. I think that this is what create a problem for me to
connect to our Network, and for my my co-workers - to open my files on Shared
docs. I need to upgrade my comp.

1. What difficulties I may face doing so?
2. How to protect all the data on my computer while I am upgrading? Or it is
not necessary?

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Natasha wrote:

> I have been working with Windows XP Home for a year. My
> co-workers
> have Windows PX professional. I think that this is what create
> a
> problem for me to connect to our Network, and for my my
> co-workers -
> to open my files on Shared docs. I need to upgrade my comp.


Is your network a workgroup or a domain? If it's a domain, what
you think is correct. If it's a workgroup, it is *not* correct,
and XP Professional will not solve your problem.


> 1. What difficulties I may face doing so?
> 2. How to protect all the data on my computer while I am
> upgrading?
> Or it is not necessary?


Don't do anything until you answer the question above.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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