Upgrading to Pro vs. Just Getting a New Laptop

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Hi,

In my experience XP Pro runs no slower than Home on the same machine.

You should check with HP before upgrading to make sure it possible.

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Regards,
Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
http://dts-l.org/


drewwash wrote:
> Very recently I purchased a HP Pavilion dv1000 series
> laptop with XP Home pre-installed on it (some hardware
> information is below). Shortly after purchasing I
> relized that I need XP Professional for its ability to
> host websites (I'm a web developer and need IIS).
>
> So my question is if I upgrade to XP Pro from XP Home
> will it perform as well as a preinstalled version of XP
> Pro? Or should I just return my laptop and buy one with
> XP Pro preinstalled on it? I don't want to waste money on
> the upgrade just to have my laptop bogged down running
> super slow.
>
> I appreciate your advice and opinions.
>
> Andy Wash
> andrew@valleysolutions.com
>
> Hardware Vitals
> Intel Pentium M Proc: 1.50 GHz
> RAM: 512 MB
> Hard Drive: 75 GB (I believe 4200 RPM)