XP Home to XP Pro upgrade

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John Smith

Bought a new laptop that came with XP Home on it.

What differences, besides being able to connect to a domain, does XP Pro
provide?

Are there any 'gotchas' in installing the XP Pro upgrade, ie. don't have
Norton installed or things think that?

Are there any URL's that walk one through this upgrade?

Thanx
 
Windows XP Comparison Guide
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

1. Purchase the conventional "retail upgrade version" of XP Pro.
2. Uninstall any third-party antivirus or firewall programs.
3. Disconnect all peripheral hardware devices, but not the monitor, keyboard or mouse.
4. While at your XP Home desktop screen, insert the XP Pro CD in the CD drive.
5. Select the default "Upgrade" option....do not select "New Installation".
6. Defrag your drive after upgrading.
7. Reinstall your antivirus program & turn-on the firewall.
8. Visit the Windows Update website and download the necessary updates.
9. Visit the support website of the manufacturer of your laptop, search for Windows XP
drivers, download and install them.
10. Perform a Disk Cleanup & Defrag your drive again.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Bought a new laptop that came with XP Home on it.
|
| What differences, besides being able to connect to a domain, does XP Pro
| provide?
|
| Are there any 'gotchas' in installing the XP Pro upgrade, ie. don't have
| Norton installed or things think that?
|
| Are there any URL's that walk one through this upgrade?
|
| Thanx
 
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John Smith said:
Bought a new laptop that came with XP Home on it.

What differences, besides being able to connect to a domain, does XP
Pro provide?
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XP Professional and XP Home are exactly the same in all respects,
except that Professional has a few features (mostly related to
networking and security) missing from Home. For most (but not
all) home users, these features aren't needed, would never be
used, and buying Professional instead of Home is a waste of
money.

For details go to

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/whichxp.asp

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/howtobuy/choosing2.asp

Also note that Professional allows ten concurrent network
connections, and Home only five.
 
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