Upgrade XP Home to Professional?

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Ron_S

I am dissatisfied with the home edition of XP. I have always worked in a
business environment where i used more professional operating systems. I
don't like not having things like "backup" for instance.
My question is - what's the easiest path to move from home edition to
professional? Can I just install over my current or do a concurrent install.
Is there an upgrade software package that is cheaper than buying a full
edition?
Ron
PS - I looked on Microsoft.com and else where and I have not found a simple
answer.
 
Ron_S said:
I am dissatisfied with the home edition of XP. I have always worked
in a business environment where i used more professional operating
systems. I don't like not having things like "backup" for instance.
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Well, you can install NTBackup from your installation CD, provided it isn't
a limited OEM CD....see if
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q302894 helps.
My question is - what's the easiest path to move from home edition to
professional? Can I just install over my current or do a concurrent
install. Is there an upgrade software package that is cheaper than
buying a full edition?
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Yes, but if all you want is backup, not necessary. IF you want stuff like
offline files, remote desktop hosting, etc., you need Professional. Also,
Home supports only 5 concurrent network connections (inbound) whereas Pro
supports 10. Those are the main differences.
 
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