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Where should I ask about WinXp Pro? Can you upgrade from Home to Pro or
will it take another $100?

 

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You can upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro, but it will probably take more than
$100.

Upgrading from Previous Versions of Windows
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/upgrading/matrix.mspx

How to Get Windows XP Professional
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/default.mspx


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In news:I_RMd.27226$_L4.23869@fe06.lga,
~~Seska_Vedek~~ <seska_vedek@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> Where should I ask about WinXp Pro? Can you upgrade from Home to Pro
> or will it take another $100?

 

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~~Seska_Vedek~~ wrote:

> Where should I ask about WinXp Pro? Can you upgrade from Home
> to Pro


Yes.


> or will it take another $100?


The upgrade isn't free, if that's what you're asking. There is no
special upgrade version just for this, but the regular XP
Professional Upgrade works fine (although it doesn't say so on
the box).

But 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.


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You can upgrade from Home to Pro but it will cost you for the upgrade.
"~~Seska_Vedek~~" <seska_vedek@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Where should I ask about WinXp Pro? Can you upgrade from Home to Pro or
> will it take another $100?
>

 

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Excellent Advice given by Ken.
"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> ~~Seska_Vedek~~ wrote:
>
>> Where should I ask about WinXp Pro? Can you upgrade from Home to Pro
>
>
> Yes.
>
>
>> or will it take another $100?
>
>
> The upgrade isn't free, if that's what you're asking. There is no special
> upgrade version just for this, but the regular XP Professional Upgrade
> works fine (although it doesn't say so on the box).
>
> But 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.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

 

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In news:TCjNd.7441$e11.6598@twister.socal.rr.com,
Rich Barry <rbarryNot@socal.rr.com> typed:

> Excellent Advice given by Ken.


Thanks, Rich.

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> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:OAyo%23fwCFHA.2384@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> ~~Seska_Vedek~~ wrote:
>>
>>> Where should I ask about WinXp Pro? Can you upgrade from
>>> Home to
>>> Pro
>>
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>
>>> or will it take another $100?
>>
>>
>> The upgrade isn't free, if that's what you're asking. There is
>> no
>> special upgrade version just for this, but the regular XP
>> Professional Upgrade works fine (although it doesn't say so on
>> the
>> box). But 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.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup