Difference and Installing?

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In xp home,before installing xp pro,run the file transfer wizard,set computer
as old,then select the files/settings you want saved,save to a new folder you
created,once data is saved,transfer to a cd.Once youre ready to install pro,
as microsoft puts it "Thier is no upgrade from home to pro" you need to do
a clean installation of pro (boot to xp cd),once the drive is reformatted
and pro
is installed,run the file transfer wizard from home.

"Karla" wrote:

> I just purchased a new computer and am currently using XP Home. I am planning
> on purchasing XP Pro when I get to my first semester of college in August
> though. Will this work out ok and will I be able to transition my computer
> without losing everything? What will I need to do after I buy it? Also, what
> is the real difference between XP Home and Pro that makes Pro so much better?
>
> Sincereley,
> Technologically Illiterate

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In news:72FADFA6-48DE-4194-925C-5F379D91617C@microsoft.com,
Andrew E. <eckrichco@msn.com> typed:

> In xp home,before installing xp pro,run the file transfer
> wizard,set
> computer as old,then select the files/settings you want
> saved,save to
> a new folder you created,once data is saved,transfer to a
> cd.Once
> youre ready to install pro, as microsoft puts it "Thier is no
> upgrade
> from home to pro" you need to do
> a clean installation of pro (boot to xp cd),


This is completely false. Microsoft doesn't put it that way at
all, because it isn't true. The upgrade from XP Home to
Professional is the easiest and most likely succsessful of all
possible upgrades.



> once the drive is
> reformatted
> and pro
> is installed,


Karla should *not* do the format and clean installation you
suggest.

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> run the file transfer wizard from home.
>
> "Karla" wrote:
>
>> I just purchased a new computer and am currently using XP
>> Home. I am
>> planning on purchasing XP Pro when I get to my first semester
>> of
>> college in August though. Will this work out ok and will I be
>> able
>> to transition my computer without losing everything? What will
>> I
>> need to do after I buy it? Also, what is the real difference
>> between
>> XP Home and Pro that makes Pro so much better?
>>
>> Sincereley,
>> Technologically Illiterate

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Windows XP supported upgrade paths:

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition:

Windows XP Professional Retail (Full) Version

or

Windows XP Professional Upgrade Version

Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] 0121120120

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Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/se [...] hoose.mspx

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"Andrew E." wrote:

| as microsoft puts it "Thier is no upgrade from home to pro"

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Karla wrote:
> I just purchased a new computer and am currently using XP Home. I am planning
> on purchasing XP Pro when I get to my first semester of college in August
> though. Will this work out ok and will I be able to transition my computer
> without losing everything?


WinXP is designed to install and upgrade the existing operating
system while simultaneously preserving your applications and data, and
translating as many personalized settings as possible. The process is
designed to be, and normally is, quite painless. That said, things
can go wrong, in a small number of cases. If your data is at all
important to you, back it up before proceeding.

The upgrade from WinXP Home to WinXP Pro, in particular, almost
always goes smoothly, as both operating systems use the same kernel.


> What will I need to do after I buy it?


Back-up any important data, just in case. Insert the WinXP Pro
installation CD and follow the on-screen instructions and prompts.


> Also, what
> is the real difference between XP Home and Pro that makes Pro so much better?
>


The WinXP Home and WinXP Pro versions are _identical_ when it comes
to performance, stability, and device driver and software application
compatibility, but are intended to meet different functionality,
networking, security, and ease-of-use needs, in different environments.
The most significant differences are that WinXP Pro allows up to 10
simultaneous inbound network connections while WinXP Home only allows
only 5, WinXP Pro is designed to join a Microsoft domain (a crucial
capability at most universities) while WinXP Home cannot, and only WinXP
Pro supports file encryption and IIS. (Oh, and WinXP Pro usually costs
roughly $100 USD more than WinXP Home.)

Windows XP Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] osing2.asp

Which Edition Is Right for You
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

Windows XP Home Edition vs. Professional Edition
http://www.winsupersite.com/showca [...] me_pro.asp


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Ken Blake wrote:
> In news:72FADFA6-48DE-4194-925C-5F379D91617C@microsoft.com,
> Andrew E. <eckrichco@msn.com> typed:
>
>> In xp home,before installing xp pro,run the file transfer
>> wizard,set
>> computer as old,then select the files/settings you want
>> saved,save to
>> a new folder you created,once data is saved,transfer to a
>> cd.Once
>> youre ready to install pro, as microsoft puts it "Thier is no
>> upgrade
>> from home to pro" you need to do
>> a clean installation of pro (boot to xp cd),
>
>
> This is completely false. Microsoft doesn't put it that way at
> all, because it isn't true. The upgrade from XP Home to
> Professional is the easiest and most likely succsessful of all
> possible upgrades.
>
>
>
>> once the drive is
>> reformatted
>> and pro
>> is installed,
>
>
> Karla should *not* do the format and clean installation you
> suggest.

Of course it's "completely false" it's posted by Andrew the Eejit! If A the
E ever posts anything remotely accurate, correct or true, I would first
check the headers and then assume he's either taken his medication for the
first time ever, he's had a mental aberration, or his fingers slipped... ;o)

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On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:25:32 +0100, "Gordon"
<gordon@gbpcomputing.co.uk.invalid> wrote:

>"Miss Perspicacia Tick" <test@test.com> wrote in message
>newsV5Be.5283$Q_4.2931@fe02.ams...
> > ('eejit', in case you didn't know, is an Irish word for 'idiot').
>No! It's actually "idiot" in Glasgowese. Listen to the Big' yin! (Mr William
>Connolly if you don't know!)
Sadly not true,
Eejit is the Hiberno-British word for idiot (Hiberno=Irish) and as The
Big Yin is of Irish extraction, he would have been exposed to the word
from being a wean.(Irish=child) ;-)
HTH
MH
>

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Gordon wrote:
> "Miss Perspicacia Tick" <test@test.com> wrote in message
> newsV5Be.5283$Q_4.2931@fe02.ams...
>> ('eejit', in case you didn't know, is an Irish word for 'idiot').
> No! It's actually "idiot" in Glasgowese. Listen to the Big' yin! (Mr
> William Connolly if you don't know!)

I do - and it's Irish. It may have made its way to Scotland but it's Irish
(according to Sir Terrance of Woganshire...)

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Gordon wrote:
> "Mike Hyndman" <mike@tmphyndman.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:24bad1hgt8l709iba7fbe8rro683la53g2@4ax.com...
>> On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 11:25:32 +0100, "Gordon"
>> <gordon@gbpcomputing.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> "Miss Perspicacia Tick" <test@test.com> wrote in message
>>> newsV5Be.5283$Q_4.2931@fe02.ams...
>>>> ('eejit', in case you didn't know, is an Irish word for 'idiot').
>>> No! It's actually "idiot" in Glasgowese. Listen to the Big' yin!
>>> (Mr William Connolly if you don't know!)
>> Sadly not true,
>> Eejit is the Hiberno-British word for idiot (Hiberno=Irish) and as
>> The Big Yin is of Irish extraction,
>
> He may be, but he was born and brought up in a tenement in Glasgow -
> therefore I stick to my statement. In anycase, I've heard it used by
> men in the Royal Highland Fusiliers as well, and they are from all
> over Scotland.

And English is in use over half the planet - your point being? It may be in
*use* in Scotland, that has no bearing on its origins.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special [...] 643319.stm
Eejit is Irish in origin.

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Ron Martell wrote:
> "Miss Perspicacia Tick" <test@test.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>>OK, what language to both Ireland and Scotland have in common...? I rest my
>>case...
>>
>
>
> Three of them:
>
> near-English, Gaelic, and Profanity.
>
>
> Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada

<Chuckle>

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Pretending there is someone that likes you?(those are called friends) How
quaint
"Miss Perspicacia Tick" <test@test.com> wrote in message
news:npzBe.81$V7.62@fe01.ams...
> Ron Martell wrote:
>> "Miss Perspicacia Tick" <test@test.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> OK, what language to both Ireland and Scotland have in common...? I
>>> rest my case...
>>>
>>
>> Three of them:
>>
>> near-English, Gaelic, and Profanity.
>
> Look you Canuck eejit, we Scots don't effin' damned bloody hell swear,
> OK?! ;o) <eg>
>
>