Upgrade to XP Pro?

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I have a small home network (3 computers) setup. Two of
the 3 computers are running XP Home edition and the
server (or primary) computer is running Me. I'm
considering upgrading the primary PC to XP Pro but I'd
like to know what I might encounter during this process
and is the view worth the climb.

A few questions:

Will I have to reconfigure the network after the upgrade?

Will I have any conflicts with 2 PC's on XP Home and the
primary running XP Pro.

Will I lose any settings or data in the upgrade?

Will it still recognize the router/network or will I have
to start from scratch?

In short what could go wrong. Please provide as
many "pros/cons" as you can. Thanx.

JSF
 
"JSF" said:
I have a small home network (3 computers) setup. Two of
the 3 computers are running XP Home edition and the
server (or primary) computer is running Me. I'm
considering upgrading the primary PC to XP Pro but I'd
like to know what I might encounter during this process
and is the view worth the climb.

A few questions:

Will I have to reconfigure the network after the upgrade?

Will I have any conflicts with 2 PC's on XP Home and the
primary running XP Pro.

Will I lose any settings or data in the upgrade?

Will it still recognize the router/network or will I have
to start from scratch?

In short what could go wrong. Please provide as
many "pros/cons" as you can. Thanx.

JSF
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Everything should work the same after the upgrade as it did before.

For most home users, there's no benefit to upgrading from XP Home
Edition to XP Pro. Why are you considering it? What will Pro do for
you that Home can't do?
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Mr. W
I think JSF is thinking of upgrading from Me (on "primary") to XPpro.

regards
yellowpike
 
"yellowpike" said:
Mr. W
I think JSF is thinking of upgrading from Me (on "primary") to XPpro.

regards
yellowpike
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I think you're right, Mr. Y. I misread JSF's message. Thanks.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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Rock On !

yellowpike



Steve Winograd said:
I think you're right, Mr. Y. I misread JSF's message. Thanks.
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Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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